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‹ Wed · 10 Jun 2026
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Real-world clinical characteristics and outcomes in patients with HER2-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who received second-line treatment: A nationwide database analysis in Japan

Real-world data from thousands of Japanese patients shows how well newer lung cancer drugs actually work outside clinical trials.

This large nationwide Japanese database study (n=3,012) characterizes the real-world landscape of second-line treatment in HER2-mutant NSCLC following drug approvals, providing outcome benchmarks (ORR, DCR, time on treatment) beyond trial populations. The data serves as a critical reference for understanding real-world effectiveness of trastuzumab deruxtecan and other HER2-directed therapies in this molecularly defined NSCLC subgroup.

What the study was

Study design
Non-interventional retrospective cohort study
Population
Patients with HER2-mutant NSCLC receiving second-line treatment in Japan (C-CAT nationwide database)
Sample size
3012
Category
Genomics/Precision Medicine
Maturity
Validated
Journal
Lung Cancer

Why it surfaced

Large real-world cohort (n=3,012) providing post-approval evidence for HER2-directed NSCLC therapy in a national database. Real-world outcomes in approved targeted therapy context; directly relevant to precision oncology watchlist. Japan C-CAT database provides unusually high-quality nationwide genomic + clinical linkage.

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