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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
13/08/2025 Merck's perioperative Keytruda regimen received approval in Canada for resectable HNSCC with PD-L1 CPS ≥1 (Ref) Health Canada granted approval to Merck & Co./MSD's pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) mono as a neoadjuvant treatment, then continued as adjuvant treatment in combination with RT +/- cisplatin and then as monotherapy for adult patients with resectable locally advanced HNSCC with PD-L1 CPS ≥1. The approval is based on results from the Phase 3 KEYNOTE-689 trial in

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Aug 14, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
23/07/2025 Roche's Itovebi regimen received approval in the EU for ER-positive, HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer with a PIK3CA mutation (Ref) The European Commission approved Roche's inavolisib (Itovebi; PIK3CA inhibitor) + palbociclib + fulvestrant for the treatment of adult patients with PIK3CA-mutated, ER+ve, HER2-ve, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, following recurrence on or within 12 months of completing adjuvant endocrine treatment The approval is bas

Oncofocus Team
Jul 24, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
21/07/2025 Bayer and Orion Corporation’s Nubeqa™ received EU approval for mHSPC (Ref) The European Commission granted marketing authorization to Bayer and Orion Corporation’s darolutamide (Nubeqa; oral androgen receptor inhibitor) + androgen deprivation therapy for the treatment of patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer The approval was based on results from the pivotal Phase 3 ARANOTE trial in which darolutamide + ADT significantly reduced the risk of rad

Oncofocus Team
Jul 22, 20253 min read
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