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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
21/01/2026 BioNTech's BNT113 + pembro received the FDA fast track designation for HPV16+ R/M SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS ≥1 Wugen's soficabtagene geleucel received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for T cell malignancies Opna Bio's zavabresib received the FDA orphan drug designation for myelofibrosis BioNTech's BNT113 + pembro received the FDA fast track designation for HPV16+ R/M SCCHN with PD-L1 CPS ≥1 ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the fast track designation to BioNTech's BNT
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Jan 222 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
December 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted approval to Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine 's sNDA for niraparib and abiraterone acetate dual-action tablet (PARB inhibition and novel hormonal therapy) + prednisone for the treatment of patients with BRCA2-mutated metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of the indication? Clinical Events 🔬 The Phase 3 STAR-221 trial o
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Dec 16, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
December 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted approval to Eli Lilly and Company 's pirtobrutinib (BTK inhibitor) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) who have previously been treated with a covalent BTK inhibitor. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the treatment algorithm of the indication? 🎯 The US FDA granted approval to Bristol Myers Squibb 's lisocab
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Dec 10, 20252 min read


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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Dec 2, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
19/11/2025 Roche's Lunsumio SC received conditional approval in EU for R/R FL ( Ref ) The European Commission granted conditional marketing authorisation to Roche's mosunetuzumab (Lunsumio; CD20 x CD3 bispecific antibody) subcutaneous (SC) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) follicular lymphoma (FL) after two or more lines of systemic therapy. The approval is based on results from the Phase I/II GO29781 trial in which Lunsumio SC had pharmac
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Nov 20, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
November 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted full approval to Kura Oncology, Inc. and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. 's ziftomenib (menin inhibitor) for adult patients with R/R AML with a susceptible NPM1 mutation who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options. (Ref 1) ❓ How is this approval expected to impact the Tx algorithm of AML? Clinical Events 🔬 In the Phase 3 PEAK trial, Cogent Biosciences ' bezuclastinib (KIT inhibitor) + sunitinib met the prim
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Nov 19, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
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
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Oct 14, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
August 2nd Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA granted accelerated approval to Boehringer Ingelheim 's zongertinib (kinase...
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Aug 12, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
04/08/2025 Alphamab's IND application for JSKN022 was accepted by China's CDE ( Ref ) Alphamab Oncology's IND application for JSKN022...
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Aug 4, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
18/07/2025 ImCheck’s ICT01 received the Orphan Drug Designation for Acute Myeloid Leukemia ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the Orphan Drug...
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Jul 21, 20251 min read


Cell and Gene Therapy Updates
June 3rd week, 2025 Regulatory Updates 🎯 Senti Biosciences received an ODD from the US FDA for SENTI-202 (off-the-shelf CD33 and/or...
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Jun 25, 20252 min read


Oncology Updates - Key Oncology News
June 1st Week, 2025 Regulatory Events 🎯 Takeda and Pfizer ’s brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris; CD30 ADC) + ECADD chemo regimen has been...
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Jun 23, 20252 min read


Cell and Gene Therapy Updates
June 2nd week, 2025 ⭐ Deals & Collaborations 🤝Neowise Biotechnology granted BeOne Medicines rights to one of its proprietary...
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Jun 23, 20252 min read


Cell and Gene Therapy Updates
April 3rd & 4th, 2025 Regulatory Updates 🎯 The UK MHRA granted conditional marketing authorization for Autolus Therapeutics ’...
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Jun 20, 20252 min read


Cell and Gene Therapy Updates
April 2nd April, 2025 ⭐ Regulatory Events 🎯 The US FDA cleared an IND application of CERo Therapeutics, Inc. ’s CER-1236 (anti-Tim-4L...
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Jun 20, 20251 min read


Cell and Gene Therapy Updates
February 3rd Week, 2025 📝 BMS’ Breyanzi (liso-cel; an autologous, anti-CD19 CAR-T) received NICE recommendation as an option for...
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Jun 20, 20251 min read


Cell and Gene Therapy Updates
February 2nd Week, 2025 📝 BMS’ Phase 2 TRANSCEND FL trial of Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel; an autologous, anti-CD19 CAR-T) met...
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Jun 20, 20252 min read
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