04/11/2025 Merck and Blackstone enter into a $700M R&D funding agreement for Sacituzumab Tirumotecan ( Ref ) Merck & Co./MSD entered into an agreement to receive funds managed by Blackstone Life Sciences for the development of sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT; TROP2 ADC). Under the terms of the agreement, Blackstone will pay Merck $700 million (which is non-refundable, subject to termination provisions provided for in the agreement) to fund a portion of the development costs

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

28/10/2025 Alphamab Oncology's JSKN003 received the FDA fast track designation for PROC ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the fast track designation to Alphamab Oncology's JSKN003 (biparatopic HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate) for the treatment of advanced or metastatic platinum-resistant recurrent epithelial ovarian cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, or fallopian tube cancer (PROC). To note, in Sep'24, Alphamab  entered a licensing agreement with JMT-Bio Technology (a wholly-

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

09/10/2025 Adcendo's ADCE-D01 received the FDA fast track designation for the treatment of STS ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the fast track...

October 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved  Jazz Pharmaceuticals ' lurbinectedin (DNA alkylating agent) +  Roche 's...

06/10/2025 Orca Bio's BLA for Orca-T accepted for Priority Review to treat Hematological Malignancies ( Ref ) The US FDA accepted Orca...

September 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved  Eli Lilly and Company 's imlunestrant (oral estrogen receptor...

01/10/2025 The US FDA accepted the sBLA for Enhertu® followed by THP for HER2+ve early-stage Breast Cancer ( Ref ) Daiichi Sankyo and...

30/09/2025 Umoja Biopharma's UB-VV111 in vivo CAR T cell therapy received the FDA fast track designation for B-Cell Malignancies ( Ref )...

23/09/2025 Kelun Biotech's NDA for A400/EP0031 in RET +ve NSCLC was accepted by China's NMPA ( Ref ) China's NMPA has accepted Sichuan...

September 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Merck & Co/ MSD ’s Keytruda Qlex (subcutaneous injection of...

16/09/2025 Corbus and CSPC Pharma's CRB-701 ADC received the FDA Fast Track Designation for R/M HNSCC ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the Fast...

September 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved  Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine 's INLEXZO (TAR-200; gemcitabine...

September 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 China’s NMPA approved  Boehringer Ingelheim ’s zongertinib (HER2-selective tyrosine kinase...

15/09/2025 Daiichi and Merck's raludotatug deruxtecan received the Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or...

05/09/2025 CERo Therapeutics' CER-1236 received the FDA Fast Track Designation for AML ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the Fast Track...

August 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events   🎯 The EC approved  BeOne Medicines ' tislelizumab (anti-PD-1) + platinum-containing chemo as...

26/08/2025 Genmab's Rina-S ADC received the Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the FDA for endometrial cancer ( Ref ) The US FDA...

August 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events   🎯 Health Canada issued a NOC/c for  Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. 's lifileucel (autologous...