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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
15/05/2026 FDA approved ENHERTU (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) for the treatment of neoadjuvant and adjuvant HER2+ early breast cancer UGN-103 delivers 94.5% six‑month durability in Phase 3 UTOPIA trial, with NDA submission planned for Q3 2026 to advance next‑generation RTGel therapy in recurrent LG‑IR‑NMIBC In Ph3 trial, Regeneron’s fianlimab + cemiplimab showed numeric PFS gain but missed statistical significance vs pembrolizumab in advanced or metastatic Melanoma CAN‑24

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May 182 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
12/05/2026 FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Servier’s B7‑H4 ADC Emiltatug Ledadotin (Emi‑Le) for advanced adenoid cystic carcinoma Rigel secures global rights to VEPPANU, the first FDA‑approved oral PROTAC, with strong Phase 3 data in ER+/HER2‑, ESR1‑mutated breast cancer ZUSDURI delivers 64.5% 3‑year event‑free durability in recurrent LG‑IR‑NMIBC FDA grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Servier’s B7‑H4 ADC Emiltatug Ledadotin (Emi‑Le) for advanced adenoid

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May 152 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
18/02/2026 ImmunityBio's ANKTIVA® + BCG received conditional marketing authorization in Europe for BCG-unresponsive NMIBC CIS Johnson & Johnson's subcutaneous amivantamab received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for HPV-unrelated R/M SCCHN ImmunityBio's ANKTIVA® + BCG received conditional marketing authorization in Europe for BCG-unresponsive NMIBC CIS (Ref) The EC granted conditional marketing authorization to ImmunityBio's ANKTIVA® (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept) +

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Feb 191 min read


CHMP Updates - December'25
Highlights from the CHMP Dec 2025 Meeting are out! New Medicines 💊 Conditional marketing authorisation of ImmunityBio, Inc.'s nogapendekin alfa inbakicept (Anktiva: IL-15 superagonist complex) in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for the treatment of adult patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with carcinoma in situ (CIS) with or without papillary tumours 💊 Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.’s aumolertinib (Aumseq

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Dec 15, 20251 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
November 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Johnson & Johnson's Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab, an anti-CD38, and hyaluronidase) as a single agent treatment for adult patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (HR-SMM). (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of this indication? Clinical Events 🔬 In the registrational cohort of the Phase 2 IOV-LUN-202/NCT04614103 trial, Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc.’s lifileucel m

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Nov 11, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
September 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine's INLEXZO (TAR-200; gemcitabine intravesical system) for the Tx of adults with BCG-unresponsive, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ, with or without papillary tumors (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the Tx paradigm? 🎯 The US FDA accepted Corcept Therapeutics' NDA for relacorilant (selective glucocorticoid receptor antagonist) as a Tx

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Sep 16, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
09/09/2025 Johnson & Johnson's INLEXZO received US FDA approval for NMIBC (Ref) The US FDA approved Johnson & Johnson's INLEXZO™ (TAR-200; gemcitabine intravesical system) for the treatment of adult patients with BCG-unresponsive, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with carcinoma in situ (CIS), with or without papillary tumors. The approval is based on results from the Phase 2b SunRISe-1/NCT04640623 trial Jennifer Taubert, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Chairman,

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Sep 10, 20251 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
July 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Updates 🎯 Corcept Therapeutics submitted an NDA to the US FDA for relacorilant (selective cortisol modulator) to treat patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the clinical outcomes that support the NDA submission? Special Designations ⭐ The US FDA granted the Priority Review to Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine’s TAR-200 (intravesical gemcitabine releasing system) for the Tx of BCG unresponsive high-risk non-

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Jul 21, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
17/07/2025 Johnson & Johnson received Priority Review for TAR-200 from the US FDA in high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (Ref) The US FDA granted Priority Review to Johnson & Johnson's NDA filed for TAR-200 (intravesical gemcitabine releasing system) for the treatment of BCG-unresponsive, high-risk NMIBC with carcinoma in situ (CIS), with or without papillary tumors. The filing was based on results from the Phase 2b SunRISe-1 trial which demonstrated a CR of 82.4% wi

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Jul 18, 20251 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
July 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Updates 🎯 The EC approved BeOne Medicines' tislelizumab (anti-PD-1) + gemcitabine + cisplatin for the first-line Tx of metastatic or recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), not amenable to curative surgery or radiotherapy. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the other key Asia-specific trials emerging in this indication? 🎯 The UK’s MHRA granted marketing authorization to ImmunityBio, Inc.'s nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln (lymphocyte-stimulating agent

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Jul 14, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
07/07/2025 SIR-Spheres® Y-90 Resin Microspheres received FDA approval for HCC (Ref) The US FDA approved Sirtex Medical's SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres for the Tx of unresectable HCC The approval is based on the results from the prospective, multi-center, open-label DOORwaY90 trial DOORwaY90 met its prespecified primary endpoints with a ORR of 98.5%; the median DoR exceeded 300 days Matt Schmidt, CEO, Sirtex: "The expanded indication makes SIR-Spheres® the only Y-90 tr

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Jul 8, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
24/06/2025 CARsgen Therapeutics submitted a NDA for Satri-cel to China’s NMPA (Ref) CARsgen Therapeutics submitted the New Drug Application (NDA) for satricabtagene autoleucel (satri-cel; an autologous anti-Claudin18.2 CAR-T) to the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the treatment of Claudin18.2-positive advanced gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (G/GEJA) in patients who have failed at least two prior

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Jun 26, 20251 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
June 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Merck & Co./MSD's pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) mono Q3W, 2Cy, as a neoadjuvant Tx followed by adjuvant pembro Q3W, 3Cy + RT ± cisplatin after surgery, then pembro mono Q3W, 12Cy, for adults with resectable locally advanced SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS ≥1. (Ref 1) ❓ What were the factors that influenced the FDA’s decision to limit the label to PD-L1 CPS ≥1? 🎯 The US FDA approved Nuvation Bio’s taletrectinib (ROS1 inhibitor)

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Jun 23, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
May 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 Summit Therapeutics, Inc. and Akeso Biopharma’s ivonescimab (PD-1 x VEGF BsAb) mono has been approved in China for the 1L Tx of NSCLC with PD-L1 ≥1%. (Ref 1) ❓ When can we expect ivonescimab to receive the first approval in the key markets? 🎯 The UK’s MHRA approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s nivolumab (anti-PD-1) subcutaneous formulation for a broad range of cancers, including kidney, melanoma, lung, head and neck, bladder, colorectal,

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Jun 23, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
April 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 Bristol Myers Squibb’s nivolumab (anti-PD-1) + ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4) has been approved by the US FDA as a first-line Tx of unresectable/metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. (Ref 1) ❓ What portion of the first-line HCC patients are anticipated to transition to the nivolumab + ipilimumab regimen? 🎯 ImmunityBio, Inc. completed the sBLA submission to the US FDA for nogapendekin alfa inbakicept (IL-15 superagonist fusion protein) + B

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Jun 23, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
March 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 CStone Pharmaceuticals submitted a Type II variation application to the EMA for sugemalimab (Cejelmy; anti-PD-L1) to treat stage III NSCLC patients who have not progressed following concurrent or sequential platinum-based CRT. (Ref 1) ❓ How do sugemalimab’s outcomes compare with those of previously approved AstraZeneca’s durvalumab? Special Designations ⭐ Shandong Boan Biotechnology's BA1302 (a first-in-class CD228-directed ADC) has

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Jun 23, 20252 min read
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