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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
25/03/2026 Corcept's relacorilant + nab-paclitaxel received FDA approval for platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer TRIANA Biomedicines' TRI-611 received the FDA fast track designation for ALK+ NSCLC In a $6.7B deal, Merck & Co acquired Terns Pharmaceuticals to expand its hematology pipeline Corcept's relacorilant + nab-paclitaxel received FDA approval for platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer (Ref) The US FDA granted approval to Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated's Lifyorli (relacori

Oncofocus Team
Mar 262 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
29/09/2025 In an ~$8B deal, Genmab will acquire Merus in an all-cash transaction (Ref) Genmab and Merus announced a transaction agreement pursuant to which Genmab will acquire all the shares of Merus for $97.00 per share in an all-cash transaction representing a transaction value of ~$8.0 billion. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies A wholly owned subsidiary of Genmab will commence a tender offer for 100% of Merus’ common

Oncofocus Team
Sep 29, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
21/08/2025 In a $350M deal, Kite to acquire Interius BioTherapeutics (Ref) Kite (a Gilead Company) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Interius BioTherapeutics developing in vivo CAR therapeutics for $350 million. Interius’ off-the-shelf and personalized approach is designed to be delivered via a single IV infusion, eliminating the need for preconditioning chemotherapy and complex cell processing Under the terms of the agreement, Kite will acquire all of the outsta

Oncofocus Team
Aug 22, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
05/08/2025 Immutep received positive feedback from the FDA for the late-stage development of Eftilagimod Alfa in SCCHN (Ref) Immutep received positive and constructive feedback from the US FDA regarding future clinical development of eftilagimod alpha (soluble LAG-3 protein) as a first-line Tx of R/M SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS <1. Based on available data from cohort B of the Ph2b TACTI-003 trial of efti + pembro in R/M SCCHN with CPS <1, the FDA agreed on the potential of the comb

Oncofocus Team
Aug 6, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
01/07/2025 HanchorBio and Henlius signed a ~$200M licensing deal for HanchorBio's HCB101 (Ref) HanchorBio and Shanghai Henlius Biotech signed an out-licensing agreement which granted Henlius the exclusive development and commercialization rights to HanchorBio's HCB101 (SIRPα-IgG4 Fc fusion protein) across Greater China (including Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau), key Southeast Asian countries, as well as all countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Under the

Oncofocus Team
Jul 2, 20252 min read
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