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DESTINY-Lung06 Phase 3 Trial of ENHERTU® Initiated as First-Line Therapy in Patients with HER2 Overexpressing Metastatic Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
TOKYO & BASKING RIDGE, N.J., October 31, 2025--DESTINY-Lung06 Phase 3 Trial of ENHERTU Initiated as First-Line Therapy in Patients with HER2 Overexpressing Metastatic NSCLC
About this update from Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
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