March 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted traditional approval to Merck & Co./MSD’s pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) + trastuzumab (anti-HER2) + fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemo for the first-line treatment of adults with locally advanced, unresectable/metastatic HER2+ve gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma with PD-L1 CPS ≥1 (Ref 1). The regimen was previously granted accelerated approval for this indication in May’21. ❓ Which other re

March 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 Bristol Myers Squibb’ nivolumab (anti-PD-1) + ipilimumab (anti-CTLA-4) has been approved by the EC as a first-line Tx for unresectable or advanced HCC. (Ref 1) ❓ How do the outcomes of nivolumab + ipilimumab compare against the previously approved Tx options for the first-line HCC? 🎯 Johnson & Johnson's amivantamab (EGFR x MET BsAb) + lazertinib (EGFR TKI) has been approved by the UK's MHRA for EGFR mutant, metastatic NSCLC. (Ref 2)

Highlights from the CHMP Apr 2025 Meeting are out! ⭐ New Medicines 💊 Jazz Pharmaceuticals and BeiGene's zanidatamab (Ziihera; dual HER2-targeted BsAb) monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adults with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic HER2+ve biliary tract cancer previously treated with at least one prior line of systemic therapy ⭐ New Biosimilars 💊 CuraTeQ Biologics' trastuzumab (Dazublys; HER2 inhibitor) is indicated for the treatment of HER2+ve metastat

Gastric cancer has remained one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths globally. It was reported as the 5th most common cancer and the 4th leading cause of cancer death worldwide in 2020, with an observed trend of increasing incidence rates in younger adults (<50 years). Despite therapeutic progress, the survival rate for gastric cancer patients remains low, highlighting the unmet need for treatments of further potential. In this concise infographic, we highlight the