The company announced topline results for MARIPOSA in EGFR-mutant NSCLC, showing positive progression-free survival and a favorable trend on overall survival.

The Japanese drug maker gave multiple presentations on AstraZeneca-partnered Enhertu and other deruxtecan-based ADCs. Plus Gilead presented data on Trodelvy, Amgen showed early frontline data for Lumakras, and J&J’s EGFR-directed bispecific Rybrevant showed a 50% ORR in heavily pretreated patients.

Improvements in PFS compared to chemotherapy may help broaden Rybrevant’s indication in EGFR-mutated non-small cell lunger cancer. Investors await data from a head-to-head trial testing it versus AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso.

Korea Health Industry Development Institute President Soon-Do Cha talks to Scrip how the government agency’s support strategy to the domestic biopharma industry may be changing in line with the industry’s increased globalization move and how he views the country’s policy stance should improve going forward to meet its goal of becoming a strong biohealth nation.