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CHMP Updates - February'26
Highlights from the CHMP Feb 2026 Meeting are out! New Medicines 💊 Ipsen 's tovorafenib (Ojemda; Type II RAF kinase inhibitor) is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of patients 6 months of age and older with paediatric low‑grade glioma (LGG) harbouring a BRAF fusion or rearrangement, or BRAF V600 mutation, who have progressed after one or more prior systemic therapies New Biosimilars 💊 Henlius and Organon 's pertuzumab (Poherdy; HER2/neu receptor antagonist), an
Oncofocus Team
Mar 31 min read


BMS Q4'25 Melanoma Highlights
Bristol Myers Squibb 's Q4 2025 earnings call spotlighted key milestones for the Opdualag franchise in melanoma 📊 Blockbuster Status and US Dominance Four years post-launch, Opdualag reached blockbuster status with 2025 global revenues of $1,185M, driven by $1,045M in the US. It has captured over 30% US market share, cementing its role as a standard-of-care option for metastatic melanoma. The ex-US market remains largely untapped with sales generating only $140M, constrained
Oncofocus Team
Feb 241 min read


CHMP Updates - January'26
Highlights from the CHMP Jan 2026 Meeting are out! Indication Expansions 💊 Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine 's niraparib & abiraterone acetate co-formulation (Akeega; PARP x CYP17 inhibitor) is indicated with prednisone or prednisolone in combination with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) and BRCA 1/2 mutations (germline and/or somatic) 💊 Incyte and Takeda 's ponatinib (I
Oncofocus Team
Feb 91 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
07/01/2026 Arbele's ARB1002 received the FDA orphan drug designation for pancreatic cancer Curadel Pharma's CPI-008 imaging drug received the FDA and EMA orphan drug designation for pancreatic cancer Arbele's ARB1002 received the FDA orphan drug designation for pancreatic cancer ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the orphan drug designation to Arbele's ARB1002 (CDH17 targeting ADC) for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Dr Linda Wu, CDO, Arbele: " Orphan Drug Designation for ARB10
Oncofocus Team
Jan 92 min read


CHMP Updates - December'25
Highlights from the CHMP Dec 2025 Meeting are out! New Medicines 💊 Conditional marketing authorisation of ImmunityBio, Inc. 's nogapendekin alfa inbakicept (Anktiva: IL-15 superagonist complex) in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for the treatment of adult patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with carcinoma in situ (CIS) with or without papillary tumours 💊 Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. ’s aumolertinib (Au
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Dec 15, 20251 min read


CHMP Updates - November'25
Highlights from the CHMP Nov 2025 Meeting are out! New Medicines 💊 Eli Lilly and Company 's imlunestrant (Inluriyo: brain-penetrant oral ERα degrader) is indicated as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with ER+ve, HER2-ve, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with an activating ESR1-mutation, who have disease progression following prior treatment with an endocrine based regimen. New Hybrid Medicines 💊 Accord Healthcare 's enzalutamide (Enzalutamide Ac
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Nov 19, 20251 min read


CHMP Updates - October'25
Highlights from the CHMP Oct 2025 Meeting are out! Indication Expansions 💊 Bristol Myers Squibb 's lisocabtagene maraleucel (Breyanzi; autologous CD19-directed CAR T-cell therapy) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) after at least two lines of systemic therapy including a Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor 💊 CStone Pharmaceuticals and Ewopharma 's sugemalimab (Cejemly; anti-PD-L1) as monotherapy i
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Oct 22, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
19/09/2025 Merck & Co/MSD received positive EU CHMP Opinions for perioperative pembrolizumab regimen in SCCHN, and for subcutaneous...
Oncofocus Team
Sep 24, 20252 min read


CHMP Updates - September'25
Highlights from the CHMP Sep 2025 Meeting are out! New Biosimilars 💊 Teva Pharmaceuticals ' Degevma (RANKL inhibitor; denosumab...
Oncofocus Team
Sep 23, 20252 min read


CHMP Updates - July'25
Highlights from the CHMP July 2025 Meeting are out! New Medicines 💊 Servier 's vorasidenib (Voranigo; IDH1/2 inhibitor) monotherapy for...
Oncofocus Team
Jul 29, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
24/06/2025 Opdivo + Yervoy received supplemental approval in Japan to expand the use for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma ( Ref )...
Oncofocus Team
Jun 25, 20251 min read


CHMP Updates - June'25
Highlights from the CHMP June 2025 Meeting are out! New Medicines 💊 Cordex Biologics ' (an ExCellThera company) dorocubicel...
Oncofocus Team
Jun 24, 20252 min read


CHMP Updates - May'25
Highlights from the CHMP May 2025 Meeting are out! ⭐ New Medicines 💊 Autolus Therapeutics ' obecabtagene autoleucel (Aucatzyl; CD19...
Oncofocus Team
Jun 20, 20252 min read


CHMP Updates - January'25
Highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) January 2025 Meeting are out! Here are the positive...
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Jun 20, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
12/06/2025 MAIA Biotechnology and Roche announce a master clinical supply agreement for hard-to-treat cancer therapies ( Ref ) MAIA...
Oncofocus Team
Jun 20, 20252 min read
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