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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
30/06/2026 BRUKINSA + rituximab achieves 43% PFS risk reduction in frontline MCL US FDA approves Orca Bio’s TREGZI™, as first precision‑engineered cell therapy for matched‑donor stem cell transplant in adult hematological malignancies BRUKINSA + rituximab achieves 43% PFS risk reduction in frontline MCL (Ref) BeOne Medicines announced that BRUKINSA (zanubrutinib; BTK inhibitor) combined with rituximab met the primary progression-free survival endpoint in the Phase 3 MANGROVE

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Jul 12 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
26/11/2025 BeOne's sonrotoclax received the priority review status for R/R MCL (Ref) The US FDA granted priority review status to BeOne Medicines' NDA for sonrotoclax (BCL2 inhibitor) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), following treatment with a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor. The NDA is supported by results from the global Phase 1/2 BGB-11417-201 (NCT05471843) trial Lai Wang, Ph.D., Global Head of R&D,

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Nov 27, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
13/10/2025 Bicara Therapeutics' ficerafusp alfa + pembro received the breakthrough therapy designation for PD-L1 CPS ≥1, R/M SCCHN pts excluding HPV+ve OSCC (Ref) The US FDA granted the breakthrough therapy designation to Bicara Therapeutics' ficerafusp alfa (EGFR x TGF-β bifunctional antibody) in combination with pembrolizumab for the first line treatment of patients with R/M HNSCC whose tumors express PD-L1 CPS ≥1, excluding HPV+ve oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. The

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Oct 14, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
29/08/2025 BeOne reported positive topline results for sonrotoclax in R/R MCL (Ref) BeOne Medicines' Phase 1/2 BGB-11417-201 trial of sonrotoclax (BCL2 inhibitor) met its primary endpoint of ORR in adult patients with relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma following treatment with a BTK inhibitor and anti-CD20 therapy. Promising results were also observed across several secondary efficacy endpoints, including CR, DOR and PFS The safety profile was generally well-tolerated,

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Sep 1, 20251 min read


CHMP Updates - June'25
Highlights from the CHMP June 2025 Meeting are out! New Medicines 💊 Cordex Biologics' (an ExCellThera company) dorocubicel (Zemcelpro; UM171 Cell Therapy) has been recommended for a conditional marketing authorisation for the treatment of adult patients with haematological malignancies requiring an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation following myeloablative conditioning for whom no other type of suitable donor cells is available. Indication Expansions 💊 Exel

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Jun 24, 20252 min read


CHMP Updates - March'25
Highlights from the CHMP March 2025 Meeting are out! ⭐ Indication Expansions: 💊 Pfizer's bosutinib (Bosulif; second-generation BCR-ABL TKI) use is extended to children aged 6 years and older with certain types of chronic myelogenous leukaemia, along with a new pharmaceutical form (hard capsules), associated with two new strengths (50 mg and 100 mg). 💊 AstraZeneca's acalabrutinib (Calquence; BTK inhibitor) + rituximab (anti-CD20 mAb) + bendamustine for the Tx of adult pati

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Jun 20, 20251 min read
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