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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
07/09/2026 FDA withdraws Krazati’s colorectal cancer indication after KRYSTAL‑10 fails to confirm survival benefit FDA withdraws Krazati’s colorectal cancer indication after KRYSTAL‑10 fails to confirm survival benefit (Ref) The FDA has finalized the withdrawal of Bristol Myers Squibb’s Krazati (adagrasib; KRAS inhibitor) for colorectal cancer, citing lack of confirmed clinical benefit after the KRYSTAL‑10 Phase III trial failed to meet survival endpoints Krazati had received

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Sep 91 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 4th Week, 2026 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA has approved Jazz Pharmaceuticals, BeOne Medicines and Zymeworks Inc.' zanidatamab-hrii (Ziihera; biparatopic HER2 BsAb) + fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemo ± BeOne's tislelizumab-jsgr (Tevimbra; anti-PD-1) for the first-line Tx of adults with HER2+ advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (GEA) (Ref1) ❓ How is the approval expected to impact the GEA Tx paradigm? 🎯 The EC has approved Gilead Sciences’s

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Sep 22 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
27/08/2026 US FDA granted Fast track designation for Varseta-M in R/R Colorectal Cancer FDA clears path for Phase III melanoma trial of ruxotemitide + pembrolizumab NMPA conditional approval granted for Asandeutertinib in NSCLC with CNS metastases US FDA granted Fast track designation for Varseta-M in R/R Colorectal Cancer (Ref) CytomX Therapeutics announced that the US FDA has granted Fast Track designation to Varsetatug masetecan (Varseta-M; EpCAM targeting ADC) for patient

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Aug 281 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
26/08/2026 US FDA Fast Track designation granted for SOT106 in Soft Tissue Sarcoma; First-in-Human Trial Planned in late-2026 US FDA Fast Track designation granted for SYS6090 in MSS/pMMR metastatic colorectal cancer Celcuity submits sNDA to US FDA for approval of gedatolisib combination therapy in PIK3CA-mutant HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer US FDA Fast Track designation granted for SOT106 in Soft Tissue Sarcoma; First-in-Human Trial Planned in late-2026 (Ref) The US FDA h

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Aug 272 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
18/08/2026 BH-30643 earns US FDA Fast Track designation for pretreated NSCLC FDA Endorses Registrational Path for Pelareorep in RAS‑Mutant MSS Colorectal Cancer PLN-101095 Secures US FDA Fast Track for ICI-Refractory Solid Tumors US FDA Grants Fast Track to ETX‑19477, a Novel PARG Inhibitor for BRCA‑Mutated Breast Cancer BH-30643 earns US FDA Fast Track designation for pretreated NSCLC (Ref) BlossomHill Therapeutics announced that its investigational drug BH-30643, a macrocyc

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Aug 192 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
14/07/2026 FDA frants Fast Track Designation to SOTIO’s SOT109 (CDH17-targeting) ADC for advanced Colorectal Cancer FDA grants full approval to selpercatinib for RET fusion positive solid tumors AstraZeneca secures global rights to Zegfrovy, first oral EGFR exon 20 NSCLC therapy, in $600M upfront deal with Dizal In a Ph3 trial, HBI-8000 + nivolumab improved PFS vs nivolumab + placebo, for advanced Melanoma FDA approved first generics of Gilotrif (afatinib) for EGFR‑mutant and

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Jul 213 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
13/05/2026 FDA grants Fast Track to SUPLEXA, advancing Alloplex’s non-engineered immune cell therapy for MSI-H colorectal cancer FDA grants Fast Track to SUPLEXA, advancing Alloplex’s non-engineered immune cell therapy for MSI-H colorectal cancer (Ref) The FDA has granted Fast Track Designation to SUPLEXA for treating colorectal cancer patients with the MSI-H phenotype Alloplex has submitted its US IND package for SUPLEXA in CRC-MSI-H and is advancing preparatory clinical act

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May 151 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
11/05/2026 FDA grants Fast Track to Zai Lab’s DLL3‑targeting ADC Zocilurtatug Pelitecan (Zoci) for epNECs Hansoh Pharma’s HS-20093 B7-H3 ADC wins NMPA Breakthrough Therapy nod in ESCC Innovent’s IBI363 secures third Breakthrough Therapy Designation in China, advancing to Phase III for MSS/pMMR colorectal cancer with Takeda partnership FDA grants Fast Track to Zai Lab’s DLL3‑targeting ADC Zocilurtatug Pelitecan (Zoci) for epNECs (Ref) Zai Lab's : Zocilurtatug pelitecan (Zoci,

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May 132 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
24/02/2026 Pfizer's encorafenib + cetuximab + chemo received FDA traditional approval for CRC Siren Biotechnology's SRN-101 received the FDA fast track designation for HGG Aktis Oncology's AKY-1189 received the FDA fast track designation for mUC Onconic Therapeutics' nesuparib received the FDA orphan drug designation for SCLC Pfizer's encorafenib + cetuximab + chemo received FDA traditional approval for CRC (Ref) The US FDA granted traditional approval to Pfizer's encorafenib

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Feb 252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
February 1st Week, 2026 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved an update to Gilead Sciences' axicabtagene ciloleucel (anti-CD19 CAR-T) prescribing information removing the previous “Limitations of Use” in patients with relapsed/refractory primary central nervous system lymphoma (Ref 1) ❓ How would this decision alter Yescarta’s positioning in the market landscape? 🎯 AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo US’ sBLA for datopotamab deruxtecan (TROP2 ADC) was accepted and granted a Pr

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Feb 102 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
04/02/2026 Oncolytics Biotech's pelareorep-based regimen received the FDA fast track designation for MSS CRC Oncolytics Biotech's pelareorep-based regimen received the FDA fast track designation for MSS CRC (Ref) The US FDA granted the fast track designation to Oncolytics Biotech's pelareorep (oncolytic virus) in combination with bevacizumab (Avastin®) and FOLFIRI for the treatment of patients with KRAS-mutant, MSS metastatic colorectal cancer in the second-line setting. The

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Feb 51 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
02/02/2026 OS Therapies initiated US FDA BLA filing for OST-HER2 for Osteosarcoma Exelixis' NDA for zanzalintinib + atezolizumab in mCRC has been accepted for review by the US FDA TuHURA Biosciences' IFx-2.0 received the FDA orphan drug designation for cutaneous Melanoma OS Therapies initiated US FDA BLA filing for OST-HER2 for Osteosarcoma (Ref) OS Therapies has initiated a BLA submission to the US FDA for OST-HER2 (HER2-bioengineered form of Listeria monocytogenes) in the p

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Feb 32 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
16/12/2025 Adagene's muzastotug + pembro received the FDA fast track designation for MSS mCRC without current or active liver metastases Adagene's muzastotug + pembro received the FDA fast track designation for MSS mCRC without current or active liver metastases (Ref) The US FDA granted the fast track designation (FTD) to Adagene's muzastotug (ADG126; masked anti-CTLA-4) + pembrolizumab for the treatment of adult patients with microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cance

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Dec 18, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
14/10/2025 Pfizer's tucatinib combination regimen significantly improved PFS as a 1L maintenance therapy in HER2+ve metastatic Breast Cancer (Ref) Per topline results from the Phase 3 HER2CLIMB-05 trial, Pfizer's tucatinib (tyrosine kinase inhibitor) in combination with first-line standard-of-care maintenance therapy (trastuzumab plus pertuzumab) following chemotherapy-based induction met its primary endpoint of PFS in HER2+ metastatic breast cancer. A statistically significa

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Oct 15, 20251 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
September 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Eli Lilly and Company's imlunestrant (oral estrogen receptor antagonist) for the Tx of adults with ER+, HER2–, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer whose disease progressed after at least one line of endocrine therapy. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the Tx paradigm? 🎯 Nuvalent, Inc., completed its NDA submission to the US FDA for zidesamtinib (ROS1-selective macrocyclic tyrosine

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Oct 3, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
24/09/2025 AstraZeneca and Daiichi's trastuzumab deruxtecan + pertuzumab received priority review status for first-line HER2+ve breast cancer (Ref) The US FDA accepted and granted Priority Review to AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s sBLA for trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu; HER2 ADC) + pertuzumab for the first-line Tx of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. The PDUFA date is anticipated during Q1'26 The sBLA was based on results from th

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Sep 25, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
28/08/2025 TOLREMO Therapeutics' TT125-802 received two fast track designations from the US FDA for NSCLC (Ref) The US FDA granted two fast track designations to TOLREMO Therapeutics' TT125-802 (CBP/p300 inhibitor) for the treatment of NSCLC: For the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with an EGFR exon 19 deletion or exon 21 L858R substitution mutation, with disease progression on at least one line of prior therapy including an EGFR inhibitor For

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Aug 29, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 Health Canada issued a NOC/c for Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.'s lifileucel (autologous TIL therapy) for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma that has progressed on or after at least one prior systemic therapy including an anti-PD-1, and if BRAF V600 mutant, BRAF inhibitor ± MEK inhibitor, and who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval going to impact the Melanoma treat

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Aug 26, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
25/08/2025 Quest Diagnostics' Haystack MRD® test received the Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA for colorectal cancer (Ref) The US FDA granted the Breakthrough Device Designation for Quest Diagnostics' Haystack MRD® test for identifying MRD-positive patients with stage II colorectal cancer following curative-intent surgical treatment who may benefit from adjuvant therapy in accordance with therapeutic product labeling. Dan Edelstein, Vice President and General Mana

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Aug 26, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
Health Canada approved Bristol Myers Squibb's nivolumab (Opdivo; anti-PD-1) + ipilimumab (Yervoy; anti-CTLA-4) for the first-line treatment of adult patients with:
Unresectable or metastatic MSI-H/dMMR colorectal cancer, and
Unresectable or advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Oncofocus Team
Aug 20, 20251 min read
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