Women with incurable breast cancer have been thrown fresh hope thanks to a ‘mind-blowing’ new drug that holds the disease at bay for more than twice as long as previous treatments.
The medication can halt progression for two years, compared to just nine months with previous options, according to the latest trial results.
The drug, Enhertu, approved by NHS health chiefs last week, is given every three weeks in hospital via an intravenous drip, and combines two potent compounds: an antibody that helps the immune system find cancer cells and a fighter molecule, which enters the cancer cells and destroy them.
Daiichi Sankyo UK, Limited: ENHERTU - (TRASTUZUMAB DERUXTECAN) NOW AVAILABLE VIA THE CANCER DRUGS FUND FOR THE TREATMENT OF HER2 POSITIVE METASTATIC BREAST CANCER
Reimbursement decisions in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to be announced later this year
Daiichi Sankyo UK, Limited
(hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) and AstraZeneca UK today welcome the news that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) as an option for treating HER2 positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer in adults who have received two or more prior anti-HER2 based therapies.
In the UK, almost 54,000 cases of breast cancer in women are diagnosed annually, with an estimated one in five cases being HER2 positive.
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ENHERTU® ▼ (TRASTUZUMAB DERUXTECAN) NOW AVAILABLE VIA THE CANCER DRUGS FUND FOR THE TREATMENT OF HER2 POSITIVE METASTATIC BREAST CANCER
April 20, 2021 GMT
Daiichi Sankyo UK, Limited (hereafter, Daiichi Sankyo) and AstraZeneca UK today welcome the news that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Enhertu ® (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) as an option for treating HER2 positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer in adults who have received two or more prior anti-HER2 based therapies.
In the UK, almost 54,000 cases of breast cancer in women are diagnosed annually, with an estimated one in five cases being HER2 positive. 1,2,3 The impact of the disease is significant, with breast cancer responsible for approximately 12,000 deaths per year. 1 There are an estimated 35,000 people living with metastatic breast