13/10/2025 Bicara Therapeutics' ficerafusp alfa + pembro received the breakthrough therapy designation for PD-L1 CPS ≥1, R/M SCCHN pts excluding HPV+ve OSCC ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the breakthrough therapy designation to Bicara Therapeutics' ficerafusp alfa (EGFR x TGF-β bifunctional antibody) in combination with pembrolizumab for the first line treatment of patients with R/M HNSCC whose tumors express PD-L1 CPS ≥1, excluding HPV+ve oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. T

19/09/2025 Merck & Co/MSD received positive EU CHMP Opinions for perioperative pembrolizumab regimen in SCCHN, and for subcutaneous...

September 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA approved Merck & Co/ MSD ’s Keytruda Qlex (subcutaneous injection of...

Highlights from the CHMP Sep 2025 Meeting are out! New Biosimilars 💊  Teva Pharmaceuticals ' Degevma (RANKL inhibitor; denosumab...

16/09/2025 Corbus and CSPC Pharma's CRB-701 ADC received the FDA Fast Track Designation for R/M HNSCC ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the Fast...

August 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events   🎯 Health Canada granted approval to Merck & Co./ MSD 's pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) mono as a...

13/08/2025 Merck's perioperative Keytruda regimen received approval in Canada for resectable HNSCC with PD-L1 CPS ≥1 ( Ref ) Health...

29/07/2025 Calidi Biotherapeutics' CLD-201 received the US FDA Fast Track Designation for soft tissue sarcoma ( Ref ) The US FDA granted...

19/06/2025 Initial patient screening completed in Transgene's Phase 2 trial of TG4050 vaccine in resectable SCCHN ( Ref ) Transgene...

June 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events   🎯 The US FDA approved Merck & Co./ MSD 's pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1) mono Q3W, 2Cy, as a...

May 5th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC approved  Bristol Myers Squibb ’s subcutaneous nivolumab (Opdivo Quantig; anti-PD-1)...

May 3rd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events   🎯  Incyte  and  MacroGenics, Inc. ’s retifanlimab (anti-PD-1) + carboplatin + paclitaxel has been...

May 2nd Week, 2025 Special Designations ⭐ The US FDA granted the Fast Track designation to  Adcentrx Therapeutics ’ ADRX-0706 (Nectin-4...

February 4th Week, 2025 📝  Merck  & Co/  MSD 's sBLA for neoadjuvant pembro followed by adjuvant pembro + RT ± cisplatin in resectable,...

29/04/2025 ALX Oncology’s Phase 2 ASPEN-03 & ASPEN-04 trials failed to meet the primary endpoint of ORR ( Ref 1 ) ALX Oncology hit with a...