Truqap plus Faslodex approved in Japan for patients with advanced HR-positive breast cancer
First and only AKT inhibitor approved in Japan for breast cancer patients with specific biomarker alterations (PIK3CA, AKT1 or PTEN). Approval based on CAPItello-291 results which showed Truqap plus Faslodex reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 50% vs. Faslodex alone in the biomarker-altered population. AstraZeneca’s Truqap (capivasertib) in combination with Faslodex (fulvestrant) has been approved in Japan for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or recurrent PIK3CA, AKT1, or PTEN-altered hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer following