07/08/2025 ProteinQure's PQ203 received the Fast track designation for TNBC (Ref) The US FDA granted the Fast Track designation to ProteinQure's PQ203 (SORT1 targeting peptide drug conjugate) for the treatment of patients with triple negative breast cancer. ProteinQure also received regulatory clearance from both the US FDA and Health Canada to initiate a Phase 1 trial evaluating the safety, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and anti-cancer activity of PQ203 The Phase 1 stud

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

30/07/2025 Phase 3 COSTAR Lung trial of dostarlimab + docetaxel ± cobolimab failed to meet the OS endpoint in previously treated NSCLC (Ref) GSK's Phase 3 COSTAR Lung/NCT04655976 trial of dostarlimab (anti-PD-1) + docetaxel ± cobolimab (anti-TIM-3) combinations did not meet the primary endpoint of improving OS vs docetaxel alone in advanced NSCLC that has progressed on prior PD-(L)1 therapy and chemotherapy. All regimens were well tolerated and toxicities were consistent with

29/07/2025 Calidi Biotherapeutics' CLD-201 received the US FDA Fast Track Designation for soft tissue sarcoma (Ref) The US FDA granted the Fast Track designation to Calidi Biotherapeutics' CLD-201 (SuperNova; allogeneic adipose stem-cell loaded oncolytic virus) for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma. Guy Travis Clifton, CMO, Calidi: “FDA IND clearance and Fast Track designation represents an important milestone in the development of CLD-201. This designation underscores the

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

24/07/2025 GenFleet Therapeutics and Verastem Oncology's VS-7375 received the Fast Track Designation from the US FDA for pancreatic cancer (Ref) The US FDA granted the Fast Track Designation to GenFleet Therapeutics and Verastem Oncology's VS-7375 (oral KRAS G12D (ON/OFF) inhibitor) for the first-line treatment of patients with KRAS G12D-mutated locally advanced or metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, and for the treatment of patients with KRAS G12D-mutated locally adva

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

15/07/2025 The first patient has been enrolled in the Phase 3 HARMONi-GI6 trial of ivonescimab + chemo in CRC (Ref) The first patient has been successfully enrolled in the registration Phase 3 AK112-312/HARMONi-GI6 trial of Akeso and Summit's ivonescimab (PD-1 x VEGF BsAb) in first-line treatment for advanced metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) The trial is evaluating ivonescimab + FOLFOXIRI vs bevacizumab + FOLFOXIRI Primary completion date: Jan'27

14/07/2025 Henlius’ Ph3 trial of HLX22 combo has dosed the first HER2+ GC patient in the US (Ref) Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced the dosing of the first patient in the US in Phase 3 HLX22-GC-301 international, multicentre trial of HLX22 (anti-HER2) + trastuzumab + chemotherapy vs trastuzumab + chemotherapy ± pembrolizumab as a first-line Tx for HER2+ve, locally advanced or metastatic gastroesophageal junction cancer and gastric cancer The primary endpoints of this study a

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

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

19/06/2025 Initial patient screening completed in Transgene's Phase 2 trial of TG4050 vaccine in resectable SCCHN (Ref) Transgene completed the initial patient screening in the randomized Phase 2 part of its Phase 1/2 TG4050.02/NCT04183166 trial evaluating TG4050 (individualized neoantigen vaccine) mono as an adjuvant Tx of HPV-ve SCCHN In Ph1 part of the trial, the vaccine elicited promising outcomes with a 2-yr DFS rate of 100.0% Transgene expects to complete randomization

18/06/2025 The Phase 3 IDeate-Prostate01 trial of ifinatamab deruxtecan has been initiated in pretreated, metastatic CRPC patients (Ref) The first patient has been dosed in the Phase 3 IDeate-Prostate01/NCT06925737 trial evaluating Daiichi Sankyo and Merck & Co./MSD's ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd; B7-H3 ADC) vs docetaxel in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) with disease progression during or after treatment with an androgen receptor pathway

12/06/2025 MAIA Biotechnology and Roche announce a master clinical supply agreement for hard-to-treat cancer therapies (Ref) MAIA Biotechnology entered into a clinical master supply agreement with Roche for future trials evaluating MAIA’s ateganosine (THIO; telomere-targeting agent) in combination with Roche's atezolizumab (Tecentriq; anti-PD-L1) for the treatment of multiple hard-to-treat cancers. Ateganosine's highly synergistic and effective activity in combination with at

29/04/2025 ALX Oncology’s Phase 2 ASPEN-03 & ASPEN-04 trials failed to meet the primary endpoint of ORR (Ref 1) ALX Oncology hit with a double blow in first-line R/M SCCHN as their Phase 2 ASPEN-03 & ASPEN-04 trials evaluating evorpacept, a CD47-blocker, in combination with pembrolizumab with or without chemotherapy did not meet the primary endpoints of improved ORR. While data showed trends in improvement versus historical controls, the signals were not strong enough to adva