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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
15/12/2025 Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca's trastuzumab deruxtecan + pertuzumab has been approved for first-line HER2+ve breast cancer FibroGen's roxadustat received the FDA Orphan Drug Designation for myelodysplastic syndromes Eli Lilly's TECVAYLI plus DARZALEX FASPRO combo has been selected for the FDA's CNPV Pilot program Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca's trastuzumab deruxtecan + pertuzumab has been approved for first-line HER2+ve breast cancer ( Ref ) The US FDA granted ap
Oncofocus Team
Dec 162 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
08/12/2025 Chimeric Therapeutics' CHM CDH17 received the FDA orphan drug designation for Gastric Cancer Chimeric Therapeutics' CHM CDH17 received the FDA orphan drug designation for Gastric Cancer ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the orphan drug designation to Chimeric Therapeutics' CHM CDH17 (CDH17-targeting CAR-T cell therapy) in the treatment of Gastric Cancer. Dr Rebecca McQualter, CEO, Chimeric Therapeutics: “ This is a great step forward in the development of CHM CDH17 to ser
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Dec 81 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
07/12/2025 In Ph3 trial, Lilly's Jaypirca met its primary endpoint of ORR in CLL/SLL In Ph3 trial, Lilly's Jaypirca met its primary endpoint of ORR in CLL/SLL ( Ref ) The Phase 3 BRUIN CLL-314 trial of Eli Lilly and Company's pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca; BTK inhibitor) met its primary endpoint of non-inferiority on ORR vs ibrutinib in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who were treatment-naïve or were BTK inhibitor-naïve. ORR: 87.0%
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Dec 81 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
06/11/2025 Johnson & Johnson's Darzalex Faspro has been approved by the FDA for HR-SMM ( Ref ) The US FDA approved Johnson & Johnson's Darzalex Faspro® (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) as a single agent treatment for adult patients with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (HR-SMM). The approval is based on results from the Ph3 AQUILA/NCT03301220 trial, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of Darzalex Faspro vs active monitoring (or “Watch and Wait”) in patients with
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Nov 71 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
30/10/2025 Lantheus received FDA PDUFA Date for LNTH-2501 (Ga 68 edotreotide), a PET Diagnostic Imaging Kit ( Ref ) The US FDA established a PDUFA date for Lantheus Holdings' LNTH-2501 (Gallium-68 edotreotide) diagnostic kit indicated for use with PET imaging for localization of SSTR+ neuroendocrine tumors in adult and pediatric patients. The FDA has set a PDUFA target action date of March 29, 2026 Brian Markison, CEO, Lantheus: “ The development of LNTH-2501 underscores our
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Nov 41 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 291 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
08/09/2025 Beyond Air's BA-101 received the Orphan Drug Designation for GBM ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the Orphan Drug Designation to...
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Sep 91 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
05/09/2025 CERo Therapeutics' CER-1236 received the FDA Fast Track Designation for AML ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the Fast Track...
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Sep 81 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
04/09/2025 Eli Lilly and Company's olomorasib in combination with Keytruda received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation...
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Sep 51 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
03/09/2025 Boehringer Ingelheim's zongertinib received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for first-line HER2-mutant advanced NSCLC...
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Sep 41 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
20/08/2025 Invion's INV043 received the FDA's Orphan Drug Designation for anal cancer ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the Orphan Drug...
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Aug 222 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
06/08/2025 Jazz Pharmaceuticals' Modeyso received accelerated approval from the FDA for Recurrent H3 K27M-mutant Diffuse Midline Glioma (...
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Aug 71 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
11/07/2025 Cel-Sci to partner with a leading Saudi Arabian pharma company for Multikine in the Tx of Head & Neck Cancer ( Ref ) Cel-Sci...
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Jul 141 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
08/07/2025 Adagene and ConjugateBio sign a partnership agreement to develop novel ADC ( Ref ) Adagene announced a partnership with...
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Jul 91 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
01/07/2025 HanchorBio and Henlius signed a ~$200M licensing deal for HanchorBio's HCB101 ( Ref ) HanchorBio and Shanghai Henlius Biotech...
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Jul 22 min read
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