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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
December 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted approval to Eli Lilly and Company's pirtobrutinib (BTK inhibitor) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who have previously been treated with a covalent BTK inhibitor. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of the indication? 🎯 The US FDA granted approval to Bristol Myers Squibb's lisocabtage

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Dec 10, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
November 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC granted approval to Bristol Myers Squibb's lisocabtagene maraleucel (anti-CD19 CAR-T) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma after at least two lines of systemic therapy including a BTK inhibitor. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of the indication? 🎯 The US FDA granted approval to AstraZeneca’s neoadjuvant durvalumab (anti-PD-L1) + chemot

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Dec 2, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
November 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC granted approval to Merck & Co./MSD's subcutaneous formulation of pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA SC, anti-PD-1) for use across all 33 KEYTRUDA indications for adult patients in Europe. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the key pros and cons of this SC formulation? 🎯 The EC granted approval to Regeneron's cemiplimab (anti-PD-1) as an adjuvant treatment for adult patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma at high risk of recurrence after surg

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Nov 27, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
November 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted full approval to Kura Oncology, Inc. and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd.'s ziftomenib (menin inhibitor) for adult patients with R/R AML with a susceptible NPM1 mutation who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the Tx algorithm of AML? Clinical Events 🔬 In the Phase 3 PEAK trial, Cogent Biosciences' bezuclastinib (KIT inhibitor) + sunitinib met the primary en

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Nov 19, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
November 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Johnson & Johnson's Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab, an anti-CD38, and hyaluronidase) as a single agent treatment for adult patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (HR-SMM). (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of this indication? Clinical Events 🔬 In the registrational cohort of the Phase 2 IOV-LUN-202/NCT04614103 trial, Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.’s lifileucel m

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Nov 11, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
October 5th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC approved Merck & Co./ MSD's pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) single agent as a neoadjuvant Tx followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab + RT ± cisplatin after surgery, and then as a single agent for adults with resectable LA SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS ≥1. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of LA SCCHN? Clinical Events 🔬 Merck & Co./MSD and Eisai US reported that the Phase 3 LITESPARK-011 trial of belzuti

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Nov 4, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
October 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Regeneron's cemiplimab (PD-1 inhibitor) as an adjuvant Tx for adult patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma at high risk of recurrence after surgery and radiation. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the Tx paradigm of this indication? 🎯 The US FDA accepted for Priority Review Orca Bio's BLA seeking approval of Orca-T (allogeneic T-cell immunotherapy) as a Tx of hematological malignancies i

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Oct 15, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
October 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Jazz Pharmaceuticals' lurbinectedin (DNA alkylating agent) + Roche's atezolizumab (anti-PD-L1) as a maintenance Tx for adults with ES-SCLC whose disease has not progressed after first-line induction Tx with atezolizumab, carboplatin and etoposide. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the Tx paradigm? 🎯 AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s sBLA for trastuzumab deruxtecan (HER2 ADC) followed by paclitaxel

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Oct 7, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
September 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Eli Lilly and Company's imlunestrant (oral estrogen receptor antagonist) for the Tx of adults with ER+, HER2–, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer whose disease progressed after at least one line of endocrine therapy. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the Tx paradigm? 🎯 Nuvalent, Inc., completed its NDA submission to the US FDA for zidesamtinib (ROS1-selective macrocyclic tyrosine

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Oct 3, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
September 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Merck & Co/MSD’s Keytruda Qlex (subcutaneous injection of pembrolizumab and berahyaluronidase alfa) in adults across most solid tumor indications for Keytruda. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this SC injection positioned against other approved SC anti-PD(L)1s? 🎯 Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved Novocure's Optune Lua (tumor treating fields) for concurrent use with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors for the Tx of adu

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Sep 23, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
September 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine's INLEXZO (TAR-200; gemcitabine intravesical system) for the Tx of adults with BCG-unresponsive, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ, with or without papillary tumors (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the Tx paradigm? 🎯 The US FDA accepted Corcept Therapeutics' NDA for relacorilant (selective glucocorticoid receptor antagonist) as a Tx

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Sep 16, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
September 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 China’s NMPA approved Boehringer Ingelheim’s zongertinib (HER2-selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor) monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC whose tumors have activating HER2 mutations and who have received at least one line of prior systemic therapy. (Ref 1) ❓ What is the development status of the regimen in other key geographies? Clinical Events 🔬 The pivotal Phase

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Sep 16, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC approved BeOne Medicines' tislelizumab (anti-PD-1) + platinum-containing chemo as neoadjuvant Tx followed by tislelizumab monotherapy as adjuvant Tx for resectable NSCLC at high risk of recurrence. (Ref 1) ❓ How is BeOne’s regimen positioned compared to other approved perioperative options? Clinical Events 🔬 Per final analysis of the Phase 3 HARMONi-A trial, a statistically significant and clinically meaningful OS benef

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Sep 2, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 Health Canada issued a NOC/c for Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.'s lifileucel (autologous TIL therapy) for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma that has progressed on or after at least one prior systemic therapy including an anti-PD-1, and if BRAF V600 mutant, BRAF inhibitor ± MEK inhibitor, and who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval going to impact the Melanoma treat

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Aug 26, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 Health Canada granted approval to Merck & Co./MSD's pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) mono as a neoadjuvant treatment, then continued as adjuvant treatment in combination with RT +/- cisplatin and then as monotherapy for adult patients with resectable locally advanced HNSCC with PD-L1 CPS ≥1. (Ref 1) ❓ What were the clinical outcomes that supported the approval? Clinical Events 🔬 The Phase 3 KEYNOTE-905/EV-303 trial of Merck & Co./MSD's

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Aug 26, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted accelerated approval to Boehringer Ingelheim's zongertinib (kinase inhibitor) for previously treated, unresectable/metastatic non-sqNSCLC with HER2 TKD activating mutations. (Ref 1) ❓ What proportion of NSCLC patients have HER2 TKD activating mutations? 🎯 The US FDA granted accelerated approval to Jazz Pharmaceuticals' dordaviprone (DRD2 antagonist and ClpP agonist) for previously treated, H3 K27M-mutant, diff

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Aug 12, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 AbbVie submitted a sNDA to the US FDA for AbbVie and Roche’s venetoclax (BCL-2 inhibitor) + acalabrutinib (fixed-duration, all-oral combo) in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the combo’s pros and cons vs approved CLL therapies? Clinical Events 🔬 Eli Lilly and Company’s Phase 3 BRUIN CLL-314 trial of pirtobrutinib (non-covalent, reversible BTK inhibitor) vs ibrutinib (covalent

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Aug 6, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
July 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC approved Bayer and Orion Pharma’s darolutamide (androgen receptor inhibitor) + androgen deprivation therapy for the Tx of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval going to impact the Tx paradigm of mHSPC? 🎯 The EC approved Roche's inavolisib (PIK3CA inhibitor) + palbociclib + fulvestrant for the Tx of PIK3CA-mutated, ER+ve, HER2-ve, LA/M breast cancer, following recurrence on or within 12

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Jul 29, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
July 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Updates 🎯 Corcept Therapeutics submitted an NDA to the US FDA for relacorilant (selective cortisol modulator) to treat patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the clinical outcomes that support the NDA submission? Special Designations ⭐ The US FDA granted the Priority Review to Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine’s TAR-200 (intravesical gemcitabine releasing system) for the Tx of BCG unresponsive high-risk non-

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Jul 21, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
July 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Updates 🎯 The EC approved BeOne Medicines' tislelizumab (anti-PD-1) + gemcitabine + cisplatin for the first-line Tx of metastatic or recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), not amenable to curative surgery or radiotherapy. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the other key Asia-specific trials emerging in this indication? 🎯 The UK’s MHRA granted marketing authorization to ImmunityBio, Inc.'s nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln (lymphocyte-stimulating agent

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Jul 14, 20252 min read
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