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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
24/06/2026 US FDA approved sacituzumab govitecan-hziy as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab for first-line treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) EU approves KEYTRUDA + Padcev as first PD-1 + ADC perioperative regimen for cisplatin-ineligible MIBC IBRANCE secures US FDA approval as the first CDK4/6 inhibitor for HR+, HER2+ metastatic breast cancer maintenance US FDA approved sacituzumab govitecan-hziy as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizu

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Jun 263 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
23/06/2026 EC approves Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) monotherapy as first-line Tx for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer patients ineligible for PD-(L)1 therapy EC approves Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) monotherapy as first-line Tx for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer patients ineligible for PD-(L)1 therapy (Ref) Gilead Sciences announced that the European Commission granted marketing authorization for sacituzumab govitecan-hziy (Trodelvy; Trop-2-directed

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Jun 261 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
08/06/2026 Zai Lab secures China NMPA approval for TIVDAK®, the first ADC for recurrent/metastatic cervical cancer Merck & Gilead halt Phase 3 KEYNOTE-D46/EVOKE-03 trial as Trodelvy + Keytruda fails to show statistically significant survival benefit in first-line PD-L1–high NSCLC Zai Lab secures China NMPA approval for TIVDAK®, the first ADC for recurrent/metastatic cervical cancer (Ref) China’s NMPA approved TIVDAK® (tisotumab vedotin) for adult patients with recurrent or me

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Jun 101 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
20/04/2026 Arcus halts Lung Cancer Trial With Gilead After Futility Analysis FDA granted Fast Track designation for Lunresertib + Zedoresertib in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer FDA Grants Orphan Drug Status to Orion’s ODM-212 for Mesothelioma FDA Grants Priority Review for PADCEV + Keytruda in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Arcus halts Lung Cancer Trial With Gilead After Futility Analysis (Ref) Arcus Biosciences has halted its Phase 3 lung cancer trial with Gilead Sciences

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Apr 212 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
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

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Feb 91 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
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

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Aug 22, 20251 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
April 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory & Market News 🎯 Akeso Biopharma’s penpulimab-kcqx (anti-PD-1) + chemo received the US FDA approval for the Tx of previously untreated recurrent or metastatic non-keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma (nkNPC). 👉 The FDA also approved single agent penpulimab-kcqx for the Tx of nkNPC patients who have progressed following platinum chemo and at least one other prior line of therapy. (Ref 1) ❓ How does this approval affect the current Tx landscape

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Jun 23, 20252 min read
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