14/05/2026 Alembic secures USFDA tentative nod for Darolutamide tablets, 300 mg In Ph3 VOLGA trial, durvalumab + enfortumab vedotin significantly improved EFS and OS in MIBC Celcuity expands Phase 3 VIKTORIA-2 trial to include endocrine‑sensitive HR+/HER2‑ breast cancer patients Astellas files sNDA in Japan for PADCEV + Keytruda in cisplatin‑eligible muscle‑invasive bladder cancer, backed by Phase 3 EV‑304 survival benefit Alembic secures USFDA tentative nod for Darolutamide

Highlights from the CHMP Jan 2026 Meeting are out! Indication Expansions 💊 Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine's niraparib & abiraterone acetate co-formulation (Akeega; PARP x CYP17 inhibitor) is indicated with prednisone or prednisolone in combination with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) and BRCA 1/2 mutations (germline and/or somatic) 💊 Incyte and Takeda's ponatinib (Iclusig

November 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC granted approval to Bristol Myers Squibb's lisocabtagene maraleucel (anti-CD19 CAR-T) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma after at least two lines of systemic therapy including a BTK inhibitor. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of the indication? 🎯 The US FDA granted approval to AstraZeneca’s neoadjuvant durvalumab (anti-PD-L1) + chemot

August 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 AbbVie submitted a sNDA to the US FDA for AbbVie and Roche’s venetoclax (BCL-2 inhibitor) + acalabrutinib (fixed-duration, all-oral combo) in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the combo’s pros and cons vs approved CLL therapies? Clinical Events 🔬 Eli Lilly and Company’s Phase 3 BRUIN CLL-314 trial of pirtobrutinib (non-covalent, reversible BTK inhibitor) vs ibrutinib (covalent

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

04/07/2025 Imfinzi has been approved by the EC as a perioperative immunotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (Ref) AstraZeneca’s neoadjuvant durvalumab (Imfinzi; anti-PD-L1) in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin followed by adjuvant durvalumab monotherapy after radical cystectomy for adult patients with resectable muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) has been approved in the EU The approval follows the positive CHMP opinion and is based on results from the Phas

April 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 AstraZeneca's neoadjuvant durvalumab (anti-PD-L1) + chemo followed by adjuvant durvalumab mono has been approved for adults with resectable NSCLC at a high risk of recurrence and no EGFR mutations or ALK rearrangements in the EU. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the other approved regimens in the early-stage NSCLC, and how do the outcomes of the AEGEAN regimen compare against those regimens? 🎯 The US FDA approved AstraZeneca’s neoadjuvant durval

Highlights from the CHMP May 2025 Meeting are out! ⭐ New Medicines 💊 Autolus Therapeutics' obecabtagene autoleucel (Aucatzyl; CD19 CAR-T cell therapy) for the treatment of adults from 26 years of age with R/R B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia 👉 Positive opinion recommending the granting of a conditional marketing authorisation 💊 GSK's belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep; anti-BCMA ADC) for the treatment of adults with R/R multiple myeloma: 👉In combination with bort

Highlights from the CHMP Feb 2025 Meeting are out! Here are the positive recommendations in the Oncology space: ⭐ New Therapies: 👉 Regeneron's linvoseltamab (BCMA x CD3 BsAb) mono for the treatment of adult patients with R/R multiple myeloma who have received at least 3 prior therapies, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent, and an anti-CD38, and have demonstrated disease progression on the last therapy ⭐ Indication expansions: 👉 AstraZeneca's acalabru

Highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) January 2025 Meeting are out! Here are the positive recommendations in the Oncology space (Ref 1): ⭐ New Therapies: 👉 AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's datopotamab deruxtecan (TROP2-directed ADC) for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer (post-endocrine therapy + chemo) 👉 Pfizer, Zai Lab, and Genmab's tisotumab vedotin (tissue factor-di

Cervical cancer ranks as the second most common feminine malignant tumor and the second leading cause of death among female cancers worldwide. Nearly 99% of cervical cancer cases are linked to HPV infection, making it largely preventable through HPV vaccination. Despite this, there were 604,127 new global cases and 341,831 deaths in 2020. Localized cervical cancer, which accounts for about 43% of all cases, has a five-year relative survival rate of 91.2%. However, locally adv

PD-(L)1 axis inhibits CAR-T cell activation, proliferation, survival, and functionality. Thus, CAR-T mediated direct targeting of the PD-(L)1 immunosuppressive axis or modulation of the axis along with CAR-T therapy holds a huge promise to unleash the full potential of CAR-Ts. Multiple strategies are under investigation to target PD-(L)1 immunosuppressive axis to increase CAR-T therapy efficacy. We have grouped the strategies under the following three broad categories, Combin

Biliary tract cancers, encompassing bile duct and gallbladder malignancies, originate from the bile duct epithelium. Cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer, affects approximately 8,000 individuals annually in the United States, while gallbladder cancer is even less common, with an incidence rate of about 2 per 100,000 people. These cancers are frequently diagnosed at advanced stages, leading to poor prognoses. In the US and EU, treatment options remain scarce, although recen