Trastuzumab deruxtecan - AstraZeneca/Daiichi Sankyo
Alternative Names: DS 8201; DS 8201a; ENHERTU; Enhertu; fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan; fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki; T-DXdLatest Information Update: 17 Apr 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
- 27 Mar 2026 Registered for HER2-positive-breast-cancer (Neoadjuvant therapy, Early-stage disease, First-line therapy) in China (IV)
- 23 Mar 2026 Registered for Solid tumours (Late-stage disease, Inoperable/Unresectable, Second-line therapy or greater, Metastatic disease) in Japan (IV)
- 23 Mar 2026 PMDA approves Trastuzumab deruxtecan for second-line treatment of Gastric cancer in Japan (IV, Infusion)