The first patient has been dosed in the HERTHENA-Breast04 phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of investigational patritumab deruxtecan (HER3-DXd) versus investigator’s choice of treatment in patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic hormone receptor (HR) positive, HER2 negative (IHC 0, IHC 1+ or IHC 2+/ISH-) breast cancer with disease progression following endocrine and CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy in either the adjuvant or first-line metastatic settings.
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Patritumab deruxtecan is a specifically engineered HER3 directed DXd antibody drug conjugate (ADC) discovered by Daiichi Sankyo (TSE: 4568) and being developed jointly by Daiichi Sankyo and Merck (known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada).
While survival rates are high for those diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, only about 30% of patients initially diagnosed with advanced disease or having metastatic progression are expected to live five years following diagnosis. Patients with HR positive, HER2 negative metastatic breast cancer experience poor outcomes if they progress following initial treatment, highlighting the need for additional options.
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“Despite significant development in the treatment landscape, HR positive, HER2 negative metastatic breast cancer is a highly complex and challenging disease with an overall poor prognosis,” said Mark Rutstein, MD, Head, Therapeutic Area Oncology Development, Daiichi Sankyo. “The promising clinical activity observed in our early phase studies including ICARUS-Breast01 suggest that patritumab deruxtecan has the potential to become a meaningful new treatment option for this specific type of breast cancer.”
“The initiation of HERTHENA-Breast04 demonstrates our ongoing commitment to researching innovative approaches that may help treat some of the most challenging cancers,” said Marjorie Green, MD, Senior Vice President and Head of Oncology, Global Clinical Development, Merck Research Laboratories. “These patients need new options, and we continue to pursue cutting-edge science to develop therapies that may lead to improved treatment outcomes.”
The initiation of HERTHENA-Breast04 is based on results from ICARUS-Breast01 and a phase 1/2 breast cancer trial previously published in Journal of Clinical Oncology in June 2022, where patritumab deruxtecan showed promise in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
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Source- businesswire
