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Trodelvy label expansion could further boost Gilead cancer sales after $2.1B year

Still dwarfed by antivirals, cell therapy unit is key growth driver as Yescarta crosses blockbuster threshold

February 3, 2023 10:33 PM UTC

A new label expansion for Trodelvy figures to further drive sales growth in Gilead’s oncology business following a $2.1 billion year in 2022, making it the biopharma’s fastest-growing segment.

On Friday, FDA approved TROP2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate Trodelvy sacituzumab govitecan-hziy to treat hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, expanding its label beyond prior approvals in triple-negative breast cancer and urothelial cancer. Sales of the drug in those indications reached $680 million in 2022, including $195 million in the year’s final quarter...