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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
12/08/2026 NMPA approves ivonescimab + chemo for first‑line advanced squamous NSCLC Zipalertinib Combo Achieves PFS Milestone in EGFR Exon 20 NSCLC, FDA Filing Planned NMPA approves ivonescimab + chemo for first‑line advanced squamous NSCLC (Ref) China’s NMPA approved Akeso Bio & Summit Therapeutics' ivonescimab (PD-1 x VEGF) in combination with chemotherapy as first-line treatment for advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sq-NSCLC) The approval was based on the signi

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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
15/09/2025 Daiichi and Merck's raludotatug deruxtecan received the Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancers (Ref) The US FDA granted the Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Daiichi Sankyo and Merck & Co./MSD's raludotatug deruxtecan (R-DXd; CDH6-directed ADC) for the treatment of adult patients with platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancers expressing CDH6 who have received prior trea

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Sep 16, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
26/08/2025 Genmab's Rina-S ADC received the Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the FDA for endometrial cancer (Ref) The US FDA granted the Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Genmab's rinatabart sesutecan (FRα-directed, TOPO1-inhibitor ADC), for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or progressive endometrial cancer who have disease progression on or following prior treatment with a platinum-containing regimen and a PD-(L)1 therapy. The designation was based on re

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Aug 27, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
28/07/2025 sNDA for Akeso and Summit's ivonescimab (PD-1 x VEGF bispecific antibody) + chemotherapy for sqNSCLC accepted by China's NMPA (Ref) The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted the sNDA for Akeso and Summit's ivonescimab (PD-1 x VEGF bispecific antibody) + chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for advanced squamous NSCLC. The filing is based on the results from the Phase 3 AK112-306/HARMONi-6 trial, which showed that ivonescimab + chemotherapy

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Jul 28, 20253 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
24/04/2025 Ivonescimab Plus Chemotherapy Shows Statistically Significant Superiority Over Tislelizumab in First-Line Treatment of Squamous NSCLC (Ref 1) Akeso and Summit Therapeutics' ivonescimab, a PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody (BsAb), in combination with chemotherapy, met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS) in the Phase 3 HARMONi-6 trial versus tislelizumab (anti-PD-1) + chemotherapy as a first-line treatment of advanced, squamous non-small cell lung can

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Apr 24, 20252 min read


Understanding Cervical Cancer: An Infographic Overview
Cervical cancer ranks as the second most common feminine malignant tumor and the second leading cause of death among female cancers worldwide. Nearly 99% of cervical cancer cases are linked to HPV infection, making it largely preventable through HPV vaccination. Despite this, there were 604,127 new global cases and 341,831 deaths in 2020. Localized cervical cancer, which accounts for about 43% of all cases, has a five-year relative survival rate of 91.2%. However, locally adv

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Jan 24, 20241 min read
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