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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
02/04/2026 Merck & Co./MSD's pembrolizumab + paclitaxel ± bevacizumab received the EC approval for Platinum-Resistant Recurrent Ovarian Carcinoma Context Therapeutics' CTIM-76 received the FDA fast track designation for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer AstraZeneca's Phase 3 EMERALD-3 trial met the PFS endpoint in embolisation-eligible unresectable HCC Merck & Co./MSD's pembrolizumab + paclitaxel ± bevacizumab received the EC approval for Platinum-Resistant Recurrent Ovarian
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Apr 32 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
23/03/2026 AstraZeneca & Daiichi Sankyo's ENHERTU received approval in Japan for HER2+ solid cancers AstraZeneca & Daiichi Sankyo's ENHERTU received approval in Japan for HER2+ solid cancers ( Ref ) Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) granted approval to AstraZeneca & Daiichi Sankyo's ENHERTU® (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for the treatment of adult patients with HER2+, advanced or recurrent solid cancers refractory or intolerant to standard treatments. The appro
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Mar 241 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
16/03/2026 AstraZeneca’s perioperative durvalumab regimen received EC approval for early gastric and gastroesophageal cancers Telix resubmitted NDA to the US FDA for TLX101-Px brain cancer imaging candidate AstraZeneca’s perioperative durvalumab regimen received EC approval for early gastric and gastroesophageal cancers ( Ref ) The EC granted approval to AstraZeneca’s durvalumab (anti-PD-L1) + standard-of-care FLOT chemotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with resecta
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Mar 171 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
09/03/2026 Johnson & Johnson's AKEEGA regimen received EC approval for the treatment of BRCA1/2-mutated mHSPC BMS announced positive Ph3 data of oral mezigdomide regimen in R/R Multiple Myeloma AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu received priority review status for HER2-positive early breast cancer Roche announced failure of the Phase 3 persevERA Breast Cancer trial Johnson & Johnson's AKEEGA regimen received EC approval for the treatment of BRCA1/2-mutated mHSPC ( Ref
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Mar 102 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
20/02/2026 The combination of venetoclax and acalabrutinib has been approved by the US FDA for CLL The combination of venetoclax and acalabrutinib has been approved by the US FDA for CLL ( Ref ) The US FDA has approved a sNDA for Abbvie & Genentech's venetoclax (BCL-2 inhibitor) + AstraZeneca's acalabrutinib (BTK inhibitor) for the treatment of previously untreated adult patients with CLL The approval is supported by data from the Phase 3 AMPLIFY trial Dr. Brian Koffman, co-f
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Feb 231 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
19/02/2026 Enhertu's type II variation application has been validated by the EMA for HER2 +ve early Breast Cancer Pilatus Biosciences' PLT012 received the FDA Fast Track designation for HCC Genentech's NDA for giredestrant + everolimus has been accepted by the US FDA for certain patients with breast cancer Enhertu's type II variation application has been validated by the EMA for HER2 +ve early Breast Cancer ( Ref ) The EMA has validated the type II variation marketing author
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Feb 202 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
10/02/2026 Abbisko Therapeutics' irpagratinib received the FDA fast track designation for certain patients with HCC Merck's Keytruda/Keytruda Qlex regimen received FDA approval for PD-L1 positive Ovarian Cancer AstraZeneca & Daiichi's Phase 3 TROPION-Lung12 trial in stage I NSCLC has been discontinued Abbisko Therapeutics' irpagratinib received the FDA fast track designation for certain patients with HCC ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the fast track designation to Abbisko Therape
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Feb 102 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
03/02/2026 Relay Therapeutics' zovegalisib + fulvestrant received the FDA breakthrough therapy designation for breast cancer The US FDA granted priority review status to Datroway for the treatment of TNBC Relay Therapeutics' zovegalisib + fulvestrant received the FDA breakthrough therapy designation for breast cancer ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the breakthrough therapy designation to Relay Therapeutics' zovegalisib (PI3Kα inhibitor) + fulvestrant for the treatment of adults wi
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Feb 42 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
22/12/2025 Roche's mosunetuzumab SC received the FDA accelerated approval for follicular lymphoma AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s trastuzumab deruxtecan received the FDA breakthrough therapy designation for early breast cancer AstraZeneca's ceralasertib + durvalumab failed to meet the OS endpoint in PD(L)-1 failed NSCLC Roche's mosunetuzumab SC received the FDA accelerated approval for follicular lymphoma ( Ref ) The US FDA granted accelerated approval to Roche's Lunsumio VE
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Dec 29, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
06/10/2025 Orca Bio's BLA for Orca-T accepted for Priority Review to treat Hematological Malignancies ( Ref ) The US FDA accepted Orca...
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Oct 7, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
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...
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Oct 3, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
29/09/2025 In an ~$8B deal, Genmab will acquire Merus in an all-cash transaction ( Ref ) Genmab and Merus announced a transaction...
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Sep 29, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
24/09/2025 AstraZeneca and Daiichi's trastuzumab deruxtecan + pertuzumab received priority review status for first-line HER2+ve breast...
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Sep 25, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
22/09/2025 Nuvalent completed the NDA submission to the FDA for zidesamtinib in ROS +ve NSCLC ( Ref ) Nuvalent, Inc has completed its NDA...
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Sep 24, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
11/09/2025 Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca’s trastuzumab deruxtecan has been accepted for review in the EU for HER2 +ve solid tumors ( Ref...
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Sep 12, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
21/07/2025 Bayer and Orion Corporation’s Nubeqa™ received EU approval for mHSPC ( Ref ) The European Commission granted marketing...
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Jul 22, 20253 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
17/07/2025 Johnson & Johnson received Priority Review for TAR-200 from the US FDA in high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer ( Ref )...
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Jul 18, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
04/07/2025 Imfinzi has been approved by the EC as a perioperative immunotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer ( Ref ) AstraZeneca’s...
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Jul 7, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
30/06/2025 Revolution Medicines and Summit entered into a clinical collaboration to evaluate RAS(ON) inhibitors and ivonescimab...
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Jul 1, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
23/06/2025 Datroway has been approved in the US for locally advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated NSCLC ( Ref ) The US FDA approved...
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Jun 24, 20251 min read
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