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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
October 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events đŻ 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) â How is this approval expected to impact the Tx paradigm of this indication? đŻ 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
Oncofocus Team
Oct 15, 20252 min read
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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
14/10/2025 Pfizer's tucatinib combination regimen significantly improved PFS as a 1L maintenance therapy in HER2+ve metastatic Breast Cancer ( Ref ) Per topline results from the Phase 3 HER2CLIMB-05 trial, Pfizer's tucatinib (tyrosine kinase inhibitor) in combination with first-line standard-of-care maintenance therapy (trastuzumab plus pertuzumab) following chemotherapy-based induction met its primary endpoint of PFS in HER2+ metastatic breast cancer. A statistically signifi
Oncofocus Team
Oct 15, 20251 min read
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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
13/10/2025 Bicara Therapeutics' ficerafusp alfa + pembro received the breakthrough therapy designation for PD-L1 CPS â„1, R/M SCCHN pts excluding HPV+ve OSCC ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the breakthrough therapy designation to Bicara Therapeutics' ficerafusp alfa (EGFR x TGF-ÎČ bifunctional antibody) in combination with pembrolizumab for the first line treatment of patients with R/M HNSCC whose tumors express PD-L1 CPS â„1, excluding HPV+ve oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. T
Oncofocus Team
Oct 14, 20252 min read
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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
09/10/2025 Adcendo's ADCE-D01 received the FDA fast track designation for the treatment of STSÂ ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the fast track...
Oncofocus Team
Oct 10, 20251 min read
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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
08/10/2025 Regeneron's cemiplimab has been approved by the US FDA for the adjuvant Tx of CSCCÂ ( Ref ) The US FDA approved Regeneron...
Oncofocus Team
Oct 9, 20252 min read
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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
07/10/2025 Precision NeuroMed's cinetredekin besudotox received the FDA orphan drug designation for GBM ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the...
Oncofocus Team
Oct 8, 20251 min read
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