Trastuzumab deruxtecan - AstraZeneca/Daiichi Sankyo
Alternative Names: DS 8201; DS 8201a; ENHERTU; Enhertu; fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan; fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki; T-DXdLatest Information Update: 03 Jul 2026
At a glance
- Originator Daiichi Sankyo Company
- Developer AstraZeneca; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Daiichi Sankyo Company; Medica Scientia Innovation Research; Seagen
- Class Antineoplastics; Camptothecins; Drug conjugates; Immunoconjugates; Monoclonal antibodies
- Mechanism of Action DNA topoisomerase I inhibitors
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Gastric cancer; Non-small cell lung cancer
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Breast cancer; Gastric cancer; HER2 positive breast cancer; Non-small cell lung cancer; Solid tumours
- Registered Adenocarcinoma
- Phase III Biliary cancer; Endometrial cancer; Ovarian cancer
- Phase II Colorectal cancer; Uterine cancer
- Phase I/II Urogenital cancer
Most Recent Events
- 29 Jun 2026 Registered for Solid tumours (Second-line therapy or greater, Metastatic disease, Inoperable/Unresectable, Monotherapy, In adults) in Norway, Liechtenstein, Iceland, European Union (IV)
- 29 Jun 2026 Updated efficacy data from the phase-II DESTINY-PanTumor02 trial in Solid tumours released by AstraZeneca
- 31 May 2026 Phase-I development is still underway for Breast-cancer(Combination therapy, Late-stage disease, Metastatic disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in USA, Belgium and France (IV, Infusion) (Daiichi Sankyo pipeline, May 2026)