The Japanese regulator has approved Daiichi Sankyo’s quizartinib for certain patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), amid doubts over the outcome of a regulatory review in the US.
AZ and Daiichi Sankyo announced positive top-line results from the pivotal phase 2 DESTINY-Breast01 trial of trastuzumab deruxtecan, an antibody-drug conjugate, in patients with an advanced
Daiichi Sankyo had a day of mixed fortunes after advisers to the US regulator voted against approval for its leukaemia drug quizartinib, but recommended pexidartinib for a rare tumour.
In March AstraZeneca asked investors for $3.5 billion to fund a collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo over a new breast cancer drug – and it looks like the project is on track.