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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
20/03/2026 BMS received approvals from US FDA and EC for Opdivo-based treatment combinations for classical Hodgkin Lymphoma BMS received approvals from US FDA and EC for Opdivo-based treatment combinations for classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (Ref) The US FDA approved Bristol Myers Squibb's nivolumab (anti-PD-1) + doxorubicin + vinblastine + dacarbazine for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 12 years and older with previously untreated, Stage III or IV cHL. Additionally,

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Mar 231 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
09/03/2026 Johnson & Johnson's AKEEGA regimen received EC approval for the treatment of BRCA1/2-mutated mHSPC BMS announced positive Ph3 data of oral mezigdomide regimen in R/R Multiple Myeloma AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu received priority review status for HER2-positive early breast cancer Roche announced failure of the Phase 3 persevERA Breast Cancer trial Johnson & Johnson's AKEEGA regimen received EC approval for the treatment of BRCA1/2-mutated mHSPC (Ref)

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Mar 102 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
26/02/2026 Boehringer Ingelheim's zongertinib received accelerated approval for HER2m NSCLC Izalontamab brengitecan elicited significant PFS and OS benefit in TNBC Boehringer Ingelheim's zongertinib received accelerated approval for HER2m NSCLC (Ref) The US FDA granted accelerated approval to Boehringer Ingelheim's zongertinib (kinase inhibitor) for an expanded indication for adults with unresectable or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC whose tumors have HER2 TKD activating mutat

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Feb 271 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
17/02/2026 Deciphera Pharmaceuticals' NDA for tirabrutinib has been accepted by the US FDA for R/R PCNSL J&J's RYBREVANT FASPRO™ received FDA approval for once a month dosing schedule for EGFRm NSCLC BMS' NDA for iberdomide + standard treatment has been accepted by the US FDA for R/R MM Deciphera Pharmaceuticals' NDA for tirabrutinib has been accepted by the US FDA for R/R PCNSL (Ref) The US FDA has accepted for filing the NDA under the accelerated approval pathway for Deciph

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Feb 182 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
11/12/2025 BMS' sBLA for Opdivo + AVD received the FDA priority review for first-line cHL BMS' sBLA for Opdivo + AVD received the FDA priority review for first-line cHL (Ref) The US FDA granted priority review status to Bristol Myers Squibb's sBLA for nivolumab (Opdivo; anti-PD-1) + doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (AVD) for adult and pediatric (12 years and older) patients with previously untreated stage III or IV classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL). The FDA assigned a

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Dec 12, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
18/08/2025 Izalontamab brengitecan received the Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the US FDA for EGFR-mutated NSCLC (Ref) The US FDA granted the Breakthrough Therapy Designation to SystImmune and Bristol Myers Squibb's izalontamab brengitecan (EGFR x HER3 bispecific ADC) for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R substitution mutations whose disease has progressed on or after treatment with an EGFR TKI and platinum

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Aug 20, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
04/08/2025 Alphamab's IND application for JSKN022 was accepted by China's CDE (Ref) Alphamab Oncology's IND application for JSKN022 (PD-L1 x integrin αvβ6 bispecific antibody-drug conjugate) has been accepted by the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). The company plans to initiate a first-in-human trial of JSKN022 for the treatment of advanced malignant solid tumors The Ph1 trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK/P

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Aug 4, 20252 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


Rapid CAR-T Platforms: A Top-level Analysis
CAR-T therapy has dramatically changed the course of cancer management over the past few years. However, despite this impact, one of the key challenges about the CAR-T therapies is its highly complex and long manufacturing process. With this lengthy manufacturing time and long wait-time, patients face higher chance of disease progression. To address this scenario, many novel platforms which promote rapid production of CAR-Ts are underway. Several steps utilized in conventiona

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Apr 10, 20241 min read


Understanding Acute Myeloid Leukemia: An Infographic Overview
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of leukemia among the adult population and accounts for about 80% of all cases. Despite development of novel treatment options and targeted therapeutics, the 5-year survival rate in adult population is quite low, indicating towards a huge unmet need in AML treatment space. The current infographic concisely highlights the key treatment options for AML and some of the emerging therapeutic stratagems.

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Dec 19, 20231 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
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