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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
Oncofocus Team
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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
17/11/2025 Dewpoint Therapeutics' DPTX3186 received the FDA fast track designation for gastric cancer ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the fast track designation to Dewpoint Therapeutics' DPTX3186 (oral condensate modulator) for the treatment of gastric cancer. Isaac Klein, CSO and Head of R&D, Dewpoint Therapeutics: “ We are honored that the FDA has recognized the urgency of gastric cancer and the promise of our condensate-based approach. DPTX3186 represents a new way of modulatin
Oncofocus Team
Nov 183 min read
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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
29/10/2025 Merck's perioperative Keytruda regimen received approval from the EC for LA SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS ≥1 ( Ref ) The European Commission (EC) has approved Merck & Co./MSD's pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) single agent as a neoadjuvant Tx followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab + RT with or without cisplatin after surgery, and then as a single agent for adults with resectable locally advanced SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS ≥1. The approval follows a positive CHMP opinion, and is based on res
Oncofocus Team
Nov 42 min read
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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
September 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine 's INLEXZO (TAR-200; gemcitabine...
Oncofocus Team
Sep 162 min read
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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
12/09/2025 The NDA for Alphamab Oncology and CSPC Pharma's anbenitamab + chemo has been accepted by the NMPA for HER2 +ve GC/GEJCÂ ( Ref )...
Oncofocus Team
Sep 151 min read
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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events  🎯 Health Canada issued a NOC/c for Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. 's lifileucel (autologous...
Oncofocus Team
Aug 262 min read
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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
Oncofocus Team
Aug 201 min read
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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events  🎯 AbbVie  submitted a sNDA to the US FDA for AbbVie and Roche ’s venetoclax (BCL-2...
Oncofocus Team
Aug 62 min read
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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...
Oncofocus Team
Jul 283 min read
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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
14/07/2025 Henlius’ Ph3 trial of HLX22 combo has dosed the first HER2+ GC patient in the US ( Ref ) Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced...
Oncofocus Team
Jul 181 min read
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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
24/06/2025 CARsgen Therapeutics submitted a NDA for Satri-cel to China’s NMPA ( Ref ) CARsgen Therapeutics submitted the New Drug...
Oncofocus Team
Jun 261 min read
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