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Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan

A drug used to treat adults with certain types of HER2-positive or HER2-low breast cancer or HER2-positive stomach cancer or gastroesophageal junction cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan contains a monoclonal antibody called trastuzumab that binds to a protein called HER2, which is found on some cancer cells. It also contains an anticancer drug called deruxtecan, which may help kill cancer cells. Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan is a type of antibody-drug conjugate. Also called Enhertu.

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