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. 2022 Nov 8;13(11):2065. doi: 10.3390/genes13112065

Table 4.

Summary of clinical trials that led to FDA approval of T-DXd.

Trial DESTINY-BREAST01
(Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Previously Treated with T-DM1)
Group Experimental Therapy (intention to treat)
Treatment T-DXd (5.4 mg/Kg)
Sample Size n = 184
Median Progression-Free Survival 16.4 months
Overall Response 60.9%
Drug-related Grade ≥ 3
adverse events
57.1%
Trial DESTINY-BREAST03 (Phase III Clinical Trial)
(Trastuzumab Deruxtecan versus Trastuzumab Emtansine for Breast Cancer)
Groups Experimental Therapy Control Arm
Treatment T-DXd T-DM1
Sample Size n = 261 n = 263
Progression-Free Survival at 12 Months 75.8% 34.1%
Overall Response 79.7% 34.2%
Drug-related Grade ≥ 3
Adverse events
45.1% 39.8%
Trial DESTINY-BREAST04
(Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Previously Treated HER2-Low Advanced Breast Cancer)
Groups Experimental Therapy Control Arm
Treatment T-DXd Physician’s Choice 1
Sample size n = 373 n = 184
Median Progression-Free Survival 9.9 months 5.1 months
Overall Survival 23.4 months 16.8 months
Drug-related Grade ≥ 3
adverse events
52.6% 67.4%

1 Physician’s choice of therapy included: capecitabine, eribulin, gemcitabine, paclitaxel, or nab-paclitaxel.