FDA approves Agilent’s PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx for esophageal and GEJ carcinoma, marking the eighth companion diagnostic indication alongside pembrolizumab. Read the analysis.
FDA fast-tracks review of Opdivo plus AVD for first-line Hodgkin lymphoma. Find out what this immunotherapy combo could change for patients and providers.
The landscape of metastatic breast cancer treatment is facing a fundamental rethink, with the oncology field laser-focused on one of its greatest clinical challenges: how to break immune resistance and stop metastatic spread. Despite a wave of checkpoint inhibitor approvals and initial enthusiasm, progress in metastatic breast cancer—especially for subtypes like triple-negative and HER2-positive disease—has […]
Senhwa Biosciences Inc. and BeOne Medicines have signed a clinical supply agreement to explore a novel drug combination aimed at treating hard-to-reach cancers. The collaboration will test Senhwa’s lead compound Pidnarulex (CX-5461), a G-quadruplex stabilizer, in combination with BeOne’s PD-1 inhibitor tislelizumab. The Phase 1b/2a clinical trial will enroll patients with advanced solid tumors, including […]
TuHURA Biosciences, Inc. has announced a comprehensive corporate update that includes progress across three of its major immuno-oncology programs. The update covers the company’s lead asset IFx-2.0, currently in a Phase 3 trial in combination with pembrolizumab for advanced Merkel cell carcinoma; the next-stage development of TBS-2025, a VISTA-blocking monoclonal antibody being advanced for relapsed […]
Akeso Inc. has secured clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to initiate COMPASSION-37, a global Phase III trial evaluating cadonilimab, a first-in-class PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody, as part of a first-line treatment regimen for HER2-negative, unresectable or metastatic gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma. The randomized, multicenter trial will compare cadonilimab plus chemotherapy against […]