27/04/2026 Zanidatamab combinations receive the FDA priority review status for HER2+ GEA; PDUFA date of Aug'26 set Tovecimig + paclitaxel significantly improved PFS and ORR in biliary tract cancer; sBLA submission planned FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation to TERN-701 in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Relay Therapeutics Advances PI3Kα/CDK4 Triplet Toward Frontline Breast Cancer Phase 3 Trial Zanidatamab combinations receive the FDA priority review status for HER2+ GEA; PDU

01/04/2026 Cogent completed the NDA submission for bezuclastinib in GIST A2 Bio's A2B543 CAR-T received the FDA fast track designation for certain solid tumors FORE Biotherapeutics' plixorafenib received the FDA breakthrough therapy designation for certain gliomas Cogent completed the NDA submission for bezuclastinib in GIST ( Ref ) Cogent Biosciences completed the NDA submission to the US FDA for bezuclastinib (KIT inhibitor) in patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

25/03/2026 Corcept's relacorilant + nab-paclitaxel received FDA approval for platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer TRIANA Biomedicines' TRI-611 received the FDA fast track designation for ALK+ NSCLC In a $6.7B deal, Merck & Co acquired Terns Pharmaceuticals to expand its hematology pipeline Corcept's relacorilant + nab-paclitaxel received FDA approval for platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer ( Ref ) The US FDA granted approval to Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated's Lifyorli (relaco

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18/02/2026 ImmunityBio's ANKTIVA® + BCG received conditional marketing authorization in Europe for BCG-unresponsive NMIBC CIS Johnson & Johnson's subcutaneous amivantamab received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for HPV-unrelated R/M SCCHN ImmunityBio's ANKTIVA® + BCG received conditional marketing authorization in Europe for BCG-unresponsive NMIBC CIS ( Ref ) The EC granted conditional marketing authorization to ImmunityBio's ANKTIVA® (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept)

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

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

21/01/2026 BioNTech's BNT113 + pembro received the FDA fast track designation for HPV16+ R/M SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Wugen's soficabtagene geleucel received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for T cell malignancies Opna Bio's zavabresib received the FDA orphan drug designation for myelofibrosis BioNTech's BNT113 + pembro received the FDA fast track designation for HPV16+ R/M SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS ≥1 ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the fast track designation to BioNTech's BNT

20/01/2026 In the Ph2b KN-942 trial, Moderna and Merck's intismeran autogene + pembro showed sustained RFS benefit at 5 years of median follow-up Lilly's sofetabart mipitecan received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer Celcuity's NDA for gedatolisib has been accepted for priority review for advanced breast cancer Lantern Pharma's LP-284 received the FDA orphan drug designation for soft tissue sarcomas In the Ph2b KN-942 trial, Moder

20/12/2025 Alphamab & CSPC's JSKN003 ADC received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for the Treatment of PROC Alphamab & CSPC's JSKN003 ADC received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for the Treatment of PROC ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the breakthrough therapy designation to Alphamab Oncology and CSPC Pharma's JSKN003 (biparatopic HER2-targeting ADC) for the treatment of adult patients with advanced or metastatic platinum-resistant recurrent epithelial ovarian

20/11/2025 Taiho and Cullinan initiated the rolling submission of a NDA for zipalertinib in EGFR-mutant NSCLC ( Ref ) Taiho and Cullinan Therapeutics have initiated the rolling submission of a NDA to the US FDA seeking accelerated approval of zipalertinib (EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor) for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with EGFR ex20ins mutations who have previously received platinum-based systemic chemotherapy. The submission is based

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

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...

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

Health Canada approved Bristol Myers Squibb's nivolumab (Opdivo; anti-PD-1) + ipilimumab (Yervoy; anti-CTLA-4) for the first-line treatment of adult patients with: Unresectable or metastatic MSI-H/dMMR colorectal cancer, and Unresectable or advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

18/08/2025 Izalontamab brengitecan received the Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the US FDA for EGFR-mutated NSCLC ( Ref ) The US FDA...

23/07/2025 Roche's Itovebi regimen received approval in the EU for ER-positive, HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer with a PIK3CA...

17/07/2025 Johnson & Johnson received Priority Review for TAR-200 from the US FDA in high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer ( Ref )...

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...