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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
24/06/2026 US FDA approved sacituzumab govitecan-hziy as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizumab for first-line treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) EU approves KEYTRUDA + Padcev as first PD-1 + ADC perioperative regimen for cisplatin-ineligible MIBC IBRANCE secures US FDA approval as the first CDK4/6 inhibitor for HR+, HER2+ metastatic breast cancer maintenance US FDA approved sacituzumab govitecan-hziy as monotherapy and in combination with pembrolizu

Oncofocus Team
Jun 263 min read
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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
December 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted approval to Eli Lilly and Company's pirtobrutinib (BTK inhibitor) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who have previously been treated with a covalent BTK inhibitor. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of the indication? 🎯 The US FDA granted approval to Bristol Myers Squibb's lisocabtage

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Dec 10, 20252 min read
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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 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. (Ref 1) ❓ What were the clinical outcomes that supported the approval? Clinical Events 🔬 The Phase 3 KEYNOTE-905/EV-303 trial of Merck & Co./MSD's

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Aug 26, 20252 min read
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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
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

Oncofocus Team
Aug 13, 20251 min read
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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
April 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s trastuzumab deruxtecan (HER2 ADC) mono has been approved in the EU for the Tx of unresectable/metastatic HR+ve, HER2-low/ultralow breast cancer patients who have received at least one endocrine Tx in the metastatic setting and who are not suitable for endocrine Tx as the next line of Tx. (Ref 1) ❓What is the status of trastuzumab deruxtecan for these patients in other key markets? 🎯AstraZeneca and D

Oncofocus Team
Jun 23, 20252 min read
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