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ENHERTU® Reduced the Risk of Death by 30% Versus Ramucirumab Plus Paclitaxel as a Second-Line Therapy in Patients with HER2 Positive Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric Cancer in DESTINY-Gastric04 Phase 3 Trial
TOKYO & BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 31, 2025--ENHERTU Reduced Risk of Death by 30% as 2L Therapy in Patients w/HER2+ Unresectable or Metastatic Gastric Cancer in DESTINY-Gastric04 Phase 3 Trial
About this update from Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited
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