Trastuzumab deruxtecan - AstraZeneca/Daiichi Sankyo
Alternative Names: DS 8201; DS 8201a; ENHERTU; Enhertu; fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan; fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki; T-DXdLatest Information Update: 24 Oct 2025
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
- 18 Oct 2025 Updated adverse events and efficacy data from the phase-III DESTINY-Breast05 trial in Breast cancer released by AstraZeneca ,
 - 18 Oct 2025 Updated adverse events and efficacy data from the phase-III DESTINY-Breast11 trial in Breast cancer released by Daiichi Sankyo Company
 - 07 Oct 2025 Phase-III clinical trials in Non-small cell lung cancer (Metastatic disease, Late-stage disease, First-line therapy, Combination therapy, Inoperable/Unresectable) in Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, China (IV) (NCT06899126)