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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
March 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted traditional approval to Merck & Co./MSD’s pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) + trastuzumab (anti-HER2) + fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemo for the first-line treatment of adults with locally advanced, unresectable/metastatic HER2+ve gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma with PD-L1 CPS ≥1 (Ref 1). The regimen was previously granted accelerated approval for this indication in May’21. ❓ Which other re

Oncofocus Team
Jun 23, 20252 min read


Cell and Gene Therapy Updates
March 1st Week, 2025 ⭐ Regulatory Events 🎯 China’s NMPA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) to CARsgen Therapeutics’ satricabtagene autoleucel (satri-cel; CT041; an autologous, anti-CLDN18.2 CAR-T) for the treatment of Claudin18.2-positive ≥third-line G/GEJ cancer (Ref 1) ❓ What are CARsgen’s next steps in advancing satri-cel? Has CARsgen obtained similar designations in other markets? 🎯 The US FDA accepted Bioheng Therapeutics’ IND application for CTD402 (anti-

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Jun 20, 20251 min read
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