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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

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Jun 23, 20252 min read
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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
March 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 Bristol Myers Squibb’ nivolumab (anti-PD-1) + ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4) has been approved by the EC as a first-line Tx for unresectable or advanced HCC. (Ref 1) ❓ How do the outcomes of nivolumab + ipilimumab compare against the previously approved Tx options for the first-line HCC? 🎯 Johnson & Johnson's amivantamab (EGFR x MET BsAb) + lazertinib (EGFR TKI) has been approved by the UK's MHRA for EGFR mutant, metastatic NSCLC. (Ref 2)

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Jun 23, 20252 min read
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