
Dr. Brenner on the Role of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Gastric Cancer
Warren S. Brenner, MD, discusses the utilization of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (Enhertu) as a HER2-directed therapy in gastric cancer.
Warren S. Brenner, MD, co-chief, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Internal Medicine, Center for Hematology/Oncology, Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida, discusses the utilization of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (Enhertu) as a HER2-directed therapy in gastric cancer.
Trastuzumab deruxtecan has represented a major advancement in the second-line setting for patients with gastric cancer who have progressed in the front line setting with trastuzumab (Herceptin), Brenner says. In January 2021,
The approval gave oncologists an active drug that works with a different mechanism and has produced significant activity in the second-line setting, Brenner notes. It is important to be aware of important adverse effects with trastuzumab deruxtecan, including the risk of interstitial lung disease, that must be monitored closely, Brenner concludes.







































