12/08/2025 Perioperative pembrolizumab + enfortumab vedotin significantly improved EFS, OS and pCR in cisplatin-ineligible MIBC (Ref) The Phase 3 KEYNOTE-905/EV-303 trial of Merck & Co./MSD's pembrolizumab (Keytruda; anti-PD-1) + Astellas Pharma and Pfizer's enfortumab vedotin (Padcev; anti-Nectin-4 ADC) given before and after radical cystectomy demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in the primary endpoint of EFS, as well as key second

11/08/2025 IO Biotech's Cylembio + pembrolizumab demonstrated clinical improvement in PFS as a first-line treatment of Melanoma, but statistical significance was narrowly missed (Ref) IO Biotech announced topline results from the pivotal Phase 3 IOB-013 trial of Cylembio (imsapepimut and etimupepimut, adjuvanted; IDO and PD-L1 vaccine) + pembrolizumab vs pembrolizumab alone as a first-line treatment of advanced melanoma. The combo demonstrated clinical improvement in PFS vs p

05/08/2025 Immutep received positive feedback from the FDA for the late-stage development of Eftilagimod Alfa in SCCHN (Ref) Immutep received positive and constructive feedback from the US FDA regarding future clinical development of eftilagimod alpha (soluble LAG-3 protein) as a first-line Tx of R/M SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS <1. Based on available data from cohort B of the Ph2b TACTI-003 trial of efti + pembro in R/M SCCHN with CPS <1, the FDA agreed on the potential of the comb

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

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

10/07/2025 TEVIMBRA + chemotherapy has been approved in EU as a first-line treatment for NPC (Ref) The EC approved BeOne Medicines' tislelizumab (TEVIMBRA; anti-PD-1) + gemcitabine + cisplatin for the first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic or recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), not amenable to curative surgery or radiotherapy The approval is based on results from the Phase 3 RATIONALE-309 trial which met the primary endpoint of PFS (HR 0.52; p<0.0001)

08/07/2025 Adagene and ConjugateBio sign a partnership agreement to develop novel ADC (Ref) Adagene announced a partnership with ConjugateBio to provide a proprietary antibody for use in partner companies’ bispecific ADC development programs Under the terms of the agreement, Adagene will receive an undisclosed upfront payment, as well as milestone and royalty payments Adagene will provide an internally developed antibody for novel bispecific ADC development Adagene retains al

01/07/2025 HanchorBio and Henlius signed a ~$200M licensing deal for HanchorBio's HCB101 (Ref) HanchorBio and Shanghai Henlius Biotech signed an out-licensing agreement which granted Henlius the exclusive development and commercialization rights to HanchorBio's HCB101 (SIRPα-IgG4 Fc fusion protein) across Greater China (including Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau), key Southeast Asian countries, as well as all countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Under the

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

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