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Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
November 4th Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The EC granted approval to Bristol Myers Squibb 's lisocabtagene maraleucel (anti-CD19 CAR-T) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma after at least two lines of systemic therapy including a BTK inhibitor. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of the indication? 🎯 The US FDA granted approval to AstraZeneca ’s neoadjuvant durvalumab (anti-PD-L1) + ch
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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...
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Aug 62 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 283 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
04/07/2025 Imfinzi has been approved by the EC as a perioperative immunotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer ( Ref ) AstraZeneca’s...
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Jul 71 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
April 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 AstraZeneca 's neoadjuvant durvalumab (anti-PD-L1) + chemo followed by adjuvant durvalumab...
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Jun 232 min read


CHMP Updates - May'25
Highlights from the CHMP May 2025 Meeting are out! ⭐ New Medicines 💊 Autolus Therapeutics ' obecabtagene autoleucel (Aucatzyl; CD19...
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Jun 202 min read


CHMP Updates - February'25
Highlights from the CHMP Feb 2025 Meeting are out! Here are the positive recommendations in the Oncology space: ⭐ New Therapies: 👉...
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Jun 202 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 201 min read


Understanding Cervical Cancer: An Infographic Overview
Cervical cancer ranks as the second most common feminine malignant tumor and the second leading cause of death among female cancers worldwide. Nearly 99% of cervical cancer cases are linked to HPV infection, making it largely preventable through HPV vaccination. Despite this, there were 604,127 new global cases and 341,831 deaths in 2020. Localized cervical cancer, which accounts for about 43% of all cases, has a five-year relative survival rate of 91.2%. However, locally adv
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Jan 24, 20241 min read


Targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 immunosuppressive axis: CAR-T strategies under investigation
PD-(L)1 axis inhibits CAR-T cell activation, proliferation, survival, and functionality. Thus, CAR-T mediated direct targeting of the...
Oncofocus Team
Jan 11, 20241 min read


Understanding Gallbladder & Bile Duct Cancer: An Infographic Overview
Biliary tract cancers, encompassing bile duct and gallbladder malignancies, originate from the bile duct epithelium. Cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer, affects approximately 8,000 individuals annually in the United States, while gallbladder cancer is even less common, with an incidence rate of about 2 per 100,000 people. These cancers are frequently diagnosed at advanced stages, leading to poor prognoses. In the US and EU, treatment options remain scarce, although recen
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Feb 27, 20231 min read
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