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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
27/01/2026 Johnson & Johnson's DARZALEX FASPRO regimen has been approved in the US for multiple myeloma Imviva Biotech's CTD402 CAR-T received the FDA orphan drug designation for T-ALL/LBL Nanjing Leads Biolabs' LBL-034 received the FDA fast track designation for multiple myeloma Johnson & Johnson's DARZALEX FASPRO regimen has been approved in the US for multiple myeloma ( Ref ) The US FDA granted approval to Johnson & Johnson's DARZALEX FASPRO (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-
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Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
26/01/2026 Cogent Biosciences' bezuclastinib + sunitinib received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for GIST Innovent Biologics' IBI3003 received the FDA Fast Track Designation for multiple myeloma Cogent Biosciences' bezuclastinib + sunitinib received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for GIST ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Cogent Biosciences' bezuclastinib (tyrosine kinase inhibitor) in combination with sunitinib for patien
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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


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
20/01/2026 In the Ph2b KN-942 trial, Moderna and Merck's intismeran autogene + pembro showed sustained RFS benefit at 5 years of median follow-up Lilly's sofetabart mipitecan received the FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer Celcuity's NDA for gedatolisib has been accepted for priority review for advanced breast cancer Lantern Pharma's LP-284 received the FDA orphan drug designation for soft tissue sarcomas In the Ph2b KN-942 trial, Moder
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Jan 212 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
12/01/2026 Novita Pharmaceuticals' NP-G2-044 received the FDA orphan drug designation for pancreatic cancer Eureka Therapeutics' ECT204 received the FDA RMAT designation for hepatocellular carcinomaEureka Therapeutics' ECT204 received the FDA RMAT designation for hepatocellular carcinoma Summit Therapeutics submitted a BLA seeking approval for ivonescimab + chemo in 2L+ EGFRm NSCLC AbbVie acquires ex-China rights to RemeGen's RC148 in a ~$5.6B deal Novita Pharmaceuticals' NP-
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Jan 133 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
25/11/2025 CStone Pharmaceuticals' sugemalimab received the EC approval for unresectable stage III NSCLC ( Ref ) The European Commission granted approval to CStone Pharmaceuticals' sugemalimab (anti-PD-L1) as a monotherapy for adult patients with unresectable stage III NSCLC with PD-L1 ≥1% and no sensitising EGFR mutations, or ALK, ROS1 genomic aberrations and whose disease has not progressed following platinum-based chemoradiotherapy. Dr. Jason Yang, CEO, President of R&D,
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Nov 26, 20252 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
23/11/2025 NovelWise's NBM-BMX received the FDA orphan drug designation for uveal melanoma ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the orphan drug designation to NovelWise Pharmaceutical Corporation's NBM-BMX (selective HDAC8 inhibitor) for the treatment of uveal melanoma. John Soong, MD, Chief Executive Officer, NovelWise: “ Receiving both Fast Track Designation and now Orphan Drug Designation underscores NBM-BMX’s promise in addressing a high unmet medical need for patients with uveal m
Oncofocus Team
Nov 26, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
20/11/2025 Taiho and Cullinan initiated the rolling submission of a NDA for zipalertinib in EGFR-mutant NSCLC ( Ref ) Taiho and Cullinan Therapeutics have initiated the rolling submission of a NDA to the US FDA seeking accelerated approval of zipalertinib (EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor) for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC with EGFR ex20ins mutations who have previously received platinum-based systemic chemotherapy. The submission is based
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Nov 21, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
30/10/2025 Lantheus received FDA PDUFA Date for LNTH-2501 (Ga 68 edotreotide), a PET Diagnostic Imaging Kit ( Ref ) The US FDA established a PDUFA date for Lantheus Holdings' LNTH-2501 (Gallium-68 edotreotide) diagnostic kit indicated for use with PET imaging for localization of SSTR+ neuroendocrine tumors in adult and pediatric patients. The FDA has set a PDUFA target action date of March 29, 2026 Brian Markison, CEO, Lantheus: “ The development of LNTH-2501 underscores our
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Nov 4, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
09/10/2025 Adcendo's ADCE-D01 received the FDA fast track designation for the treatment of STS ( Ref ) The US FDA granted the fast track...
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Oct 10, 20251 min read


Onco-Summaries: Daily Oncology Updates at a Glance
21/08/2025 In a $350M deal, Kite to acquire Interius BioTherapeutics ( Ref ) Kite (a Gilead Company) entered into a definitive agreement...
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Aug 22, 20251 min read
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