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Pasi A. Janne, MD, PhD, on NSCLC: Patritumab Deruxtecan to Target HER3

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Pasi A. Janne, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses study findings that show patritumab deruxtecan is effective in patients with EGFR-mutated and inhibitor-resistant non–small cell lung cancer. Dr. Janne also explains why targeting HER3, a mutation expressed in most EGFR-altered cancers, is a beneficial treatment approach (Abstract 9007).



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