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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
08/10/2025 Regeneron's cemiplimab has been approved by the US FDA for the adjuvant Tx of CSCC (Ref) The US FDA approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' Libtayo® (cemiplimab; PD-1 inhibitor) as an adjuvant treatment for adult patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) at high risk of recurrence after surgery and radiation. The approval is based on results from the pivotal Phase 3 C-POST trial of adjuvant Libtayo vs placebo in patients with CSCC at high risk of recurrenc

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Oct 8, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
02/10/2025 Aminex Therapeutics' AMXT 1501 + DFMO received the FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Neuroblastoma (Ref) The US FDA granted the Orphan Drug Designation to Aminex Therapeutics' AMXT 1501 (polyamine transport inhibitor) + difluoromethylornithine for the treatment of patients with neuroblastoma. Mark Burns, CSO and President, Aminex Therapeutics: "Receiving Orphan Drug Designation for AMXT 1501 in combination with DFMO represents an important milestone in our mission to

Oncofocus Team
Oct 3, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
22/07/2025 Replimune's BLA for vusolimogene oderparepvec + nivo received a CRL from the US FDA (Ref) The US FDA issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) regarding the BLA for Replimune's vusolimogene oderparepvec (RP1; herpes simplex virus engineered with a fusogenic protein (GALV-GP R-) and GM-CSF) + nivolumab for the treatment of advanced melanoma. The CRL highlighted that the FDA was unable to approve the application in its present form due to the following reasons: The Ph1

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Jul 23, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
22/06/2025 The Phase 3 STELLAR-303 trial of zanzalintinib + atezolizumab achieved significant OS benefit in metastatic colorectal cancer (Ref) Per topline results from the Phase 3 STELLAR-303/NCT05425940 pivotal trial, Exelixis' zanzalintinib (third-generation oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor) + Roche's atezolizumab (aPD-L1) demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in OS vs regorafenib in previously treated, non-microsatellite instability (MSI)-high metastatic color

Oncofocus Team
Jun 23, 20251 min read
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