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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
January 2nd Week, 2026 Regulatory Events 🎯 Summit Therapeutics, Inc. has submitted a biologics license application to the US FDA seeking approval for Akeso Biopharma & Summit's ivonescimab (PD-1 x VEGF BsAb) + chemotherapy in second-line or later treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous NSCLC. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the launch timeline estimates for the regimen in this indication? Special Designations ⭐ The US FDA granted the rege
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Jan 202 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
January 1st Week, 2026 Clinical Events 🔬 Per primary analysis from the Phase 3 HERIZON-GEA-01 trial, Jazz Pharmaceuticals , BeOne Medicines and Zymeworks Inc. 's zanidatamab (bispecific HER2-directed antibody) + chemo ± BeOne Medicines ' tislelizumab (anti-PD-1) met the PFS endpoint as a first-line treatment of HER2+, locally advanced or metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the current survival benchmarks for this indication? Special Designatio
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Jan 132 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
December 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted accelerated approval to Roche 's Lunsumio VELO (mosunetuzumab; CD20 x CD3 BsAb), as a subcutaneous formulation, for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the key pros and cons of this subcutaneous therapy? Clinical Events 🔬 The Phase 3 LATIFY trial of AstraZeneca 's ceralasertib (ATR kinase inhibitor) +
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Dec 30, 20252 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 o
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Dec 16, 20252 min read


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 lisocab
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Dec 10, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
November 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC granted approval to Bristol Myers Squibb 's lisocabtagene maraleucel (anti-CD19 CAR-T) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma after at least two lines of systemic therapy including a BTK inhibitor. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of the indication? 🎯 The US FDA granted approval to AstraZeneca ’s neoadjuvant durvalumab (anti-PD-L1) + ch
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Dec 2, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
November 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC granted approval to Merck & Co./ MSD 's subcutaneous formulation of pembrolizumab (KEYTRUDA SC, anti-PD-1) for use across all 33 KEYTRUDA indications for adult patients in Europe. (Ref 1) ❓ What are the key pros and cons of this SC formulation? 🎯 The EC granted approval to Regeneron 's cemiplimab (anti-PD-1) as an adjuvant treatment for adult patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma at high risk of recurrence after
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Nov 27, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
November 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted full approval to Kura Oncology, Inc. and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. 's ziftomenib (menin inhibitor) for adult patients with R/R AML with a susceptible NPM1 mutation who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the Tx algorithm of AML? Clinical Events 🔬 In the Phase 3 PEAK trial, Cogent Biosciences ' bezuclastinib (KIT inhibitor) + sunitinib met the prim
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Nov 19, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
November 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Johnson & Johnson 's Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab, an anti-CD38, and hyaluronidase) as a single agent treatment for adult patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (HR-SMM). (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of this indication? Clinical Events 🔬 In the registrational cohort of the Phase 2 IOV-LUN-202/NCT04614103 trial, Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. ’s lifileuc
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Nov 11, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
October 5th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC approved Merck & Co./ MSD 's pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) single agent as a neoadjuvant Tx followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab + RT ± cisplatin after surgery, and then as a single agent for adults with resectable LA SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS ≥1. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of LA SCCHN? Clinical Events 🔬 Merck & Co./ MSD and Eisai US reported that the Phase 3 LITESPARK-011 trial of b
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Nov 4, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
October 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Regeneron 's cemiplimab (PD-1 inhibitor) as an adjuvant Tx for adult patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma at high risk of recurrence after surgery and radiation. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the Tx paradigm of this indication? 🎯 The US FDA accepted for Priority Review Orca Bio 's BLA seeking approval of Orca-T (allogeneic T-cell immunotherapy) as a Tx of hematological malignanci
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Oct 15, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
October 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Jazz Pharmaceuticals ' lurbinectedin (DNA alkylating agent) + Roche 's...
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Oct 7, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
September 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Eli Lilly and Company 's imlunestrant (oral estrogen receptor...
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Oct 3, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
September 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Merck & Co/ MSD ’s Keytruda Qlex (subcutaneous injection of...
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Sep 23, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
September 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine 's INLEXZO (TAR-200; gemcitabine...
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Sep 16, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
September 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 China’s NMPA approved Boehringer Ingelheim ’s zongertinib (HER2-selective tyrosine kinase...
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Sep 16, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC approved BeOne Medicines ' tislelizumab (anti-PD-1) + platinum-containing chemo as...
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Sep 2, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 Health Canada issued a NOC/c for Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. 's lifileucel (autologous...
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Aug 26, 20252 min read


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...
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Aug 26, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted accelerated approval to Boehringer Ingelheim 's zongertinib (kinase...
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Aug 12, 20252 min read
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