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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
30/06/2025 Revolution Medicines and Summit entered into a clinical collaboration to evaluate RAS(ON) inhibitors and ivonescimab combinations in RAS Mutant Tumors (Ref) Revolution Medicines and Summit Therapeutics entered into a clinical collaboration to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Revolution Medicines’ daraxonrasib (multi-selective RAS(ON) inhibitor), zoldonrasib (G12D-selective inhibitor) and elironrasib (G12C-selective inhibitor), in combination with Akeso & Summit

Oncofocus Team
Jul 1, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
23/06/2025 Datroway has been approved in the US for locally advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated NSCLC (Ref) The US FDA approved AstraZeneca and Daiichi's datopotamab deruxtecan (Datroway; TROP2 ADC) for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated NSCLC who have received prior EGFR-directed therapy and platinum-based chemotherapy. The indication is approved under accelerated approval based on ORR and DoR results from a subgroup analysis of

Oncofocus Team
Jun 24, 20251 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
April 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory & Market News 🎯 Akeso Biopharma’s penpulimab-kcqx (anti-PD-1) + chemo received the US FDA approval for the Tx of previously untreated recurrent or metastatic non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma (nkNPC). 👉 The FDA also approved single agent penpulimab-kcqx for the Tx of nkNPC patients who have progressed following platinum chemo and at least one other prior line of therapy. (Ref 1) ❓ How does this approval affect the current Tx landscape

Oncofocus Team
Jun 23, 20252 min read


CHMP Updates - May'25
Highlights from the CHMP May 2025 Meeting are out! ⭐ New Medicines 💊 Autolus Therapeutics' obecabtagene autoleucel (Aucatzyl; CD19 CAR-T cell therapy) for the treatment of adults from 26 years of age with R/R B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia 👉 Positive opinion recommending the granting of a conditional marketing authorisation 💊 GSK's belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep; anti-BCMA ADC) for the treatment of adults with R/R multiple myeloma: 👉In combination with bort

Oncofocus Team
Jun 20, 20252 min read


CHMP Updates - April'25
Highlights from the CHMP Apr 2025 Meeting are out! ⭐ New Medicines 💊 Jazz Pharmaceuticals and BeiGene's zanidatamab (Ziihera; dual HER2-targeted BsAb) monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adults with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic HER2+ve biliary tract cancer previously treated with at least one prior line of systemic therapy ⭐ New Biosimilars 💊 CuraTeQ Biologics' trastuzumab (Dazublys; HER2 inhibitor) is indicated for the treatment of HER2+ve metastat

Oncofocus Team
Jun 20, 20251 min read


CHMP Updates - January'25
Highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) January 2025 Meeting are out! Here are the positive recommendations in the Oncology space (Ref 1): ⭐ New Therapies: 👉 AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's datopotamab deruxtecan (TROP2-directed ADC) for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer (post-endocrine therapy + chemo) 👉 Pfizer, Zai Lab, and Genmab's tisotumab vedotin (tissue factor-di

Oncofocus Team
Jun 20, 20251 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


Understanding Gastric Cancer: An Infographic Overview
Gastric cancer has remained one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths globally. It was reported as the 5th most common cancer and the 4th leading cause of cancer death worldwide in 2020, with an observed trend of increasing incidence rates in younger adults (<50 years). Despite therapeutic progress, the survival rate for gastric cancer patients remains low, highlighting the unmet need for treatments of further potential. In this concise infographic, we highlight the

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Nov 28, 20231 min read


Understanding Breast Cancer: An Infographic Overview
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide with a steady increase in incidence rate over the past decades. It is estimated that, if the current trends remain unchanged, the burden of breast cancer is set to grow to over 3 million new cases and 1 million deaths per year by 2040 as a result of population growth and ageing alone. The infographic highlights the current key options in Breast cancer's evolving treatment paradigm with a glimpse of the emerging the

Oncofocus Team
Oct 31, 20231 min read


Understanding Gallbladder & Bile Duct Cancer: An Infographic Overview
Biliary tract cancers, encompassing bile duct and gallbladder malignancies, originate from the bile duct epithelium. Cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer, affects approximately 8,000 individuals annually in the United States, while gallbladder cancer is even less common, with an incidence rate of about 2 per 100,000 people. These cancers are frequently diagnosed at advanced stages, leading to poor prognoses. In the US and EU, treatment options remain scarce, although recen

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Feb 27, 20231 min read
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