29/07/2026 The US FDA Grants RMAT & Fast Track to Allogene’s Cema‑cel for first‑Line LBCL consolidation The US FDA Grants RMAT & Fast Track to Allogene’s Cema‑cel for first‑Line LBCL consolidation (Ref) RMAT & Fast Track status granted to cemacabtagene ansegedleucel (cema‑cel; CAR T‑cell therapy) for the treatment of adult patients with large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL) who, at the completion of first-line therapy, are in complete or partial response suitable for observation but t

22/06/2026 Exelixis’ STELLAR-303 trial showed OS benefit in ITT, non‑significant trend in NLM in mCRC; FDA decision due Dec 2026 SystImmune secures world’s first bispecific ADC approval with iza-bren in China CARsgen secures NMPA approval for satri-cel, the world’s first CAR-T therapy in solid tumors, targeting Claudin18.2-positive advanced gastric cancer Sigvotatug vedotin in metastatic non-squamous NSCLC missed OS in the overall population but showed promising efficacy in s

09/06/2026 Imugene’s Azer-cel secures FDA Fast Track for CLL/SLL and MZL FDA grants RedHill’s opaganib Rare Pediatric Disease designation for neuroblastoma Serplulimab secures world‑first approval as a chemo‑sparing perioperative immunotherapy for gastric cancer FDA grants RMAT to lasme‑cel, advancing the first off‑the‑shelf CAR‑T into pivotal r/r B‑ALL trial Imugene’s Azer-cel secures FDA Fast Track for CLL/SLL and MZL (Ref) Imugene's Azer-cel (azercabtagene zapreleucel; CD1

31/03/2026 Caribou Biosciences' CB-011 received the FDA RMAT designation for multiple myeloma Caribou Biosciences' CB-011 received the FDA RMAT designation for multiple myeloma (Ref) The US FDA granted the Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to Caribou Biosciences' CB-011 (allogeneic anti-BCMA CAR-T) for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (r/r MM). The cell therapy is being evaluated in the open-label, multicenter Phase 1 CaMMouflage clinical trial

06/02/2026 The FDA approved a label update for Yescarta for Relapsed/Refractory Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma The FDA approved a label update for Yescarta for Relapsed/Refractory Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (Ref) The US FDA approved an update to Gilead's Yescarta® (axicabtagene ciloleucel; anti-CD19 CAR T-cell therapy) prescribing information removing the previous Limitations of Use in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) primary central nervous sy

21/01/2026 BioNTech's BNT113 + pembro received the FDA fast track designation for HPV16+ R/M SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Wugen's soficabtagene geleucel received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for T cell malignancies Opna Bio's zavabresib received the FDA orphan drug designation for myelofibrosis BioNTech's BNT113 + pembro received the FDA fast track designation for HPV16+ R/M SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS ≥1 (Ref) The US FDA granted the fast track designation to BioNTech's BNT11

12/01/2026 Novita Pharmaceuticals' NP-G2-044 received the FDA orphan drug designation for pancreatic cancer Eureka Therapeutics' ECT204 received the FDA RMAT designation for hepatocellular carcinomaEureka Therapeutics' ECT204 received the FDA RMAT designation for hepatocellular carcinoma Summit Therapeutics submitted a BLA seeking approval for ivonescimab + chemo in 2L+ EGFRm NSCLC AbbVie acquires ex-China rights to RemeGen's RC148 in a ~$5.6B deal Novita Pharmaceuticals' NP-

04/12/2025 BMS' Breyanzi received FDA approval for R/R MZL J & D Pharmaceuticals' investigational therapy received the FDA orphan drug designation for HCC BMS' Breyanzi received FDA approval for R/R MZL (Ref) The US FDA granted approval to Bristol Myers Squibb's lisocabtagene maraleucel (Breyanzi; CD19-directed CAR-T cell therapy) for the treatment of adult patients with R/R marginal zone lymphoma who have received at least two prior lines of systemic therapy. The approval

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

30/09/2025 Umoja Biopharma's UB-VV111 in vivo CAR T cell therapy received the FDA fast track designation for B-Cell Malignancies (Ref) The US FDA granted the fast track designation to Umoja Biopharma's UB-VV111 (off-the-shelf drug product that generates CD19-directed CAR T cells in vivo) for the treatment of relapsed/refractory Large B-cell Lymphoma following two or more lines of prior therapy and relapsed/refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia following two or more lines of

21/08/2025 In a $350M deal, Kite to acquire Interius BioTherapeutics (Ref) Kite (a Gilead Company) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Interius BioTherapeutics developing in vivo CAR therapeutics for $350 million. Interius’ off-the-shelf and personalized approach is designed to be delivered via a single IV infusion, eliminating the need for preconditioning chemotherapy and complex cell processing Under the terms of the agreement, Kite will acquire all of the outsta

06/08/2025 Jazz Pharmaceuticals' Modeyso received accelerated approval from the FDA for Recurrent H3 K27M-mutant Diffuse Midline Glioma (Ref) The US FDA granted accelerated approval to Jazz Pharmaceuticals' Modeyso™ (dordaviprone; oral antagonist of dopamine receptor D2 and agonist of ClpP) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients 1 year of age and older with diffuse midline glioma harboring an H3 K27M mutation with progressive disease following prior therapy. Contin