AZ, Daiichi put their trust into TROP2-based drugs, inks an oncology deal to together develop and commercialize DS-1062
AstraZeneca has inked an oncology deal with Daiichi Sankyo to jointly develop and commercialize an antibody-drug conjugate DS-1062 (trastuzumab deruxtecan), worldwide except in Japan. Daiichi holds exclusive rights to the drug in Japan.
Daiichi’s DS-1062, a trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (TROP2) directed DXd antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) is currently in Phase I clinical trial for multiple cancer types including the majority of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
Under the term of the deal, AZ ...