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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
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
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Dec 30, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
11/12/2025 BMS' sBLA for Opdivo + AVD received the FDA priority review for first-line cHL BMS' sBLA for Opdivo + AVD received the FDA priority review for first-line cHL ( Ref ) The US FDA granted priority review status to Bristol Myers Squibb's sBLA for nivolumab (Opdivo; anti-PD-1) + doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (AVD) for adult and pediatric (12 years and older) patients with previously untreated stage III or IV classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (cHL). The FDA assigned
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Dec 12, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
25/11/2025 CStone Pharmaceuticals' sugemalimab received the EC approval for unresectable stage III NSCLC ( Ref ) The European Commission granted approval to CStone Pharmaceuticals' sugemalimab (anti-PD-L1) as a monotherapy for adult patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC with PD-L1 ≥1% and no sensitising EGFR mutations, or ALK, ROS1 genomic aberrations and whose disease has not progressed following platinum-based chemoradiotherapy. Dr. Jason Yang, CEO, President of R&D,
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Nov 26, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
21/11/2025 Pembrolizumab + enfortumab vedotin received the FDA approval for MIBC ( Ref ) The US FDA granted approval to Merck & Co./MSD pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1; both IV and SC formulations) in combination with Pfizer and Astellas' enfortumab vedotin (Nectin-4 ADC) as a neoadjuvant treatment and then continued after cystectomy as adjuvant treatment, for the treatment of adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are ineligible for cisplatin-based chemothera
Oncofocus Team
Nov 26, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
03/11/2025 Iovance's lifileucel TIL therapy elicited an ORR of 25.6% in previously treated non-sq NSCLC ( Ref ) Iovance Biotherapeutics reported interim data from its registrational Phase 2 IOV-LUN-202/NCT04614103 trial of lifileucel monotherapy (autologous TIL therapy) in patients with previously treated advanced non-squamous NSCLC without actionable genetic mutations. An ORR of 25.6% (CR: 5.1%) was achieved in a pool of 39 patients At a median follow up of 25.4 mos, the mDO
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Nov 4, 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...
Oncofocus Team
Sep 29, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
18/09/2025 Replimune completed a Type A meeting with the FDA to discuss the CRL for vusolimogene oderparepvec + nivo ( Ref ) Replimune...
Oncofocus Team
Sep 19, 20251 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...
Oncofocus Team
Sep 8, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
25/08/2025 Quest Diagnostics' Haystack MRD® test received the Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA for colorectal cancer ( Ref )...
Oncofocus Team
Aug 26, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
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
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Aug 20, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
13/08/2025 Merck's perioperative Keytruda regimen received approval in Canada for resectable HNSCC with PD-L1 CPS ≥1 ( Ref ) Health...
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Aug 14, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
12/08/2025 Perioperative pembrolizumab + enfortumab vedotin significantly improved EFS, OS and pCR in cisplatin-ineligible MIBC ( Ref )...
Oncofocus Team
Aug 13, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
11/08/2025 IO Biotech's Cylembio + pembrolizumab demonstrated clinical improvement in PFS as a first-line treatment of Melanoma, but...
Oncofocus Team
Aug 12, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
08/08/2025 Boehringer Ingelheim's Hernexeos received accelerated approval from the US FDA for HER2-mutant advanced NSCLC ( Ref ) The US...
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Aug 11, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
07/08/2025 ProteinQure's PQ203 received the Fast track designation for TNBC ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the Fast Track designation to...
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Aug 8, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
05/08/2025 Immutep received positive feedback from the FDA for the late-stage development of Eftilagimod Alfa in SCCHN ( Ref ) Immutep...
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Aug 6, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
29/07/2025 Calidi Biotherapeutics' CLD-201 received the US FDA Fast Track Designation for soft tissue sarcoma ( Ref ) The US FDA granted...
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Jul 30, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
28/07/2025 sNDA for Akeso and Summit's ivonescimab (PD-1 x VEGF bispecific antibody) + chemotherapy for sqNSCLC accepted by China's NMPA...
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Jul 28, 20253 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
22/07/2025 Replimune's BLA for vusolimogene oderparepvec + nivo received a CRL from the US FDA ( Ref ) The US FDA issued a Complete...
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Jul 23, 20251 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...
Oncofocus Team
Jul 14, 20251 min read
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