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 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 Therapeutics' irpagratinib (FGFR4 inhibitor) for the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carc

09/02/2026 Krystal Biotech's KB707 received the FDA RMAT Designation for advanced or metastatic NSCLC Krystal Biotech's KB707 received the FDA RMAT Designation for advanced or metastatic NSCLC ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation to Krystal Biotec's KB707 (redosable immunotherapy designed to drive sustained, localized expression of interleukin-2 and interleukin-12 in the tumor microenvironment) for the treatment of advanced

05/02/2026 Partner Therapeutics' zenocutuzumab received the FDA orphan drug designation for cholangiocarcinoma Partner Therapeutics' zenocutuzumab received the FDA orphan drug designation for cholangiocarcinoma ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the orphan drug designation to Partner Therapeutics' zenocutuzumab‑zbco (HER2xHER3 bispecific antibody) for the treatment of adults with advanced unresectable or metastatic cholangiocarcinoma.  Zenocutuzumab is being developed in a subset of

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

02/02/2026 OS Therapies initiated US FDA BLA filing for OST-HER2 for Osteosarcoma Exelixis' NDA for zanzalintinib + atezolizumab in mCRC has been accepted for review by the US FDA TuHURA Biosciences' IFx-2.0 received the FDA orphan drug designation for cutaneous Melanoma OS Therapies initiated US FDA BLA filing for OST-HER2 for Osteosarcoma ( Ref ) OS Therapies has initiated a BLA submission to the US FDA for OST-HER2 (HER2-bioengineered form of Listeria monocytogenes) in the

27/01/2026 Johnson & Johnson's DARZALEX FASPRO regimen has been approved in the US for multiple myeloma Imviva Biotech's CTD402 CAR-T received the FDA orphan drug designation for T-ALL/LBL Nanjing Leads Biolabs' LBL-034 received the FDA fast track designation for multiple myeloma Johnson & Johnson's DARZALEX FASPRO regimen has been approved in the US for multiple myeloma ( Ref ) The US FDA granted approval to Johnson & Johnson's DARZALEX FASPRO (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-

26/01/2026 Cogent Biosciences' bezuclastinib + sunitinib received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for GIST Innovent Biologics' IBI3003 received the FDA Fast Track Designation for multiple myeloma Cogent Biosciences' bezuclastinib + sunitinib received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for GIST ( Ref )  The US FDA granted the Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Cogent Biosciences' bezuclastinib (tyrosine kinase inhibitor) in combination with sunitinib for patien

14/01/2026 Nanjing Leads Biolabs' opamtistomig received the FDA fast track designation for extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma Nanjing Leads Biolabs' opamtistomig received the FDA fast track designation for extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma ( Ref ) The US FDA granted fast track designation to Nanjing Leads Biolabs' opamtistomig (LBL-024; PD-L1 x 4-1BB bispecific antibody) for the treatment of extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma (EP-NEC).  Dr. Charles Cai, CMO

13/01/2026 Ipsen's IPN60340 received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for AML Ipsen's IPN60340 received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for AML ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Ipsen's IPN60340 (anti-BTN3A) in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine in first line unfit acute myeloid leukemia. Christelle Huguet, PhD, EVP and Head of R&D, Ipsen: “ This Breakthrough Therapy Designation recognizes both the urgent need for new

29/12/2025 HUTCHMED's fanregratinib received priority review status in China for second-line intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma Genmab discontinued the clinical development of acasunlimab following a portfolio review HUTCHMED's fanregratinib received priority review status in China for second-line intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma ( Ref ) China's NMPA accepted and granted priority review status to HUTCHMED Limited's NDA for fanregratinib (FGFR 1/2/3 inhibitor) for the treatment of

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

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

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%

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

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

29/09/2025 In an ~$8B deal, Genmab will acquire Merus in an all-cash transaction ( Ref ) Genmab and Merus announced a transaction...

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...

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

04/09/2025 Eli Lilly and Company's olomorasib in combination with Keytruda received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation...

03/09/2025 Boehringer Ingelheim's zongertinib received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for first-line HER2-mutant advanced NSCLC...