Friday, May 15: Enhertu’s Early B...
Friday, May 15: Enhertu’s Early Breast Cancer Expansion, Tecentriq’s MRD Approval, and Aardvark’s Clinical Hold
BioBrief by BioBrief
S1 · E19
May 20, 2026
05:35
Episode notes

BioBrief’s Friday episode covers a regulatory-heavy day in biopharma, with two meaningful FDA oncology decisions landing against a weak biotech tape.

In today’s BioBrief:

  • Enhertu — The FDA approved AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s antibody-drug conjugate in two early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer settings, including adjuvant use after residual invasive disease.
  • Tecentriq and Signatera — Roche’s Tecentriq was approved for ctDNA-positive muscle-invasive bladder cancer after cystectomy, alongside Natera’s Signatera CDx companion diagnostic.
  • Aardvark Therapeutics — The FDA placed ARD-101 under a full clinical hold after cardiac safety concerns, resetting the outlook for the company’s Prader-Willi syndrome program.
  • Market pulse — Biotech un ... 
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