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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
April 4th Week, 2026 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC granted conditional marketing authorization to Ipsen’s tovorafenib (Ojemda; type II RAF kinase inhibitor) monotherapy for the treatment of pediatric low-grade-glioma harboring a BRAF fusion or rearrangement, or BRAF V600 mutation, who have progressed after one or more prior systemic therapies (Ref 1) ❓ What is the addressable market for pLGG in EU? 🎯 The US FDA accepted a supplemental BLA for Pfizer and Astellas Pharma’s

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May 42 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
December 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted approval to Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine's sNDA for niraparib and abiraterone acetate dual-action tablet (PARB inhibition and novel hormonal therapy) + prednisone for the treatment of patients with BRCA2-mutated metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of the indication? Clinical Events 🔬 The Phase 3 STAR-221 trial of A

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Dec 15, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
12/12/2025 Arcus and Gilead have discontinued the Phase 3 STAR-221 trial of their TIGIT regimen in gastric and esophageal cancers Johnson & Johnson's AKEEGA received FDA approval for BRCA2-mutated CSPC Arcus and Gilead have discontinued the Phase 3 STAR-221 trial of their TIGIT regimen in gastric and esophageal cancers (Ref) The Phase 3 STAR-221 trial of Arcus Biosciences and Gilead's domvanalimab (anti-TIGIT) + zimberelimab (anti-PD-1) + chemotherapy vs nivolumab + chemother

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Dec 15, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
May 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 Incyte and MacroGenics, Inc.’s retifanlimab (anti-PD-1) + carboplatin + paclitaxel has been approved by the US FDA for the first-line Tx of inoperable, locally recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal (SCAC). Retifanlimab has also been approved as a single agent for the Tx of locally recurrent or metastatic SCAC with disease progression on or intolerance to platinum-based chemo. (Ref 1) ❓ What is the status of

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Jun 23, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
April 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 AstraZeneca's neoadjuvant durvalumab (anti-PD-L1) + chemo followed by adjuvant durvalumab mono has been approved for adults with resectable NSCLC at a high risk of recurrence and no EGFR mutations or ALK rearrangements in the EU. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the other approved regimens in the early-stage NSCLC, and how do the outcomes of the AEGEAN regimen compare against those regimens? 🎯 The US FDA approved AstraZeneca’s neoadjuvant durval

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Jun 23, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
15/05/2025 Another TIGIT agent fails as iTeos and GSK terminate the belrestotug development program based on disappointing NSCLC and SCCHN trials (Ref 1, Ref 2) iTeos Therapeutics and GSK announced topline results from an updated interim analysis of the Ph2 GALAXIES Lung-201 trial of iTeos & GSK's belrestotug (anti-TIGIT) + GSK & Anaptys' dostarlimab (anti-PD-1) as a first-line Tx of unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with PD-L1 ≥50%, in which clinically meani

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May 15, 20252 min read
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