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AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo should only have to wait for six months to hear from the FDA if it will approve their HER2 drug Enhertu for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and add to its current uses in breast and gastric cancer. billion licensing deal for the drug in 2019.
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