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The US FDA has granted IND Clearance to initiate P-II trial of CS2009 (PD-1/VEGF/CTLA-4 trispecific antibody) in pts with advanced solid tumors
CS2009 is being evaluated in a P-II trial (currently enrolling) across Australia & China, spanning 15 cohorts to evaluate monotx. & combination regimens in 9 solid tumors, incl. NSCLC, colorectal cancer, TNBC,…
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Eisai & Henlius have entered into an exclusive commercialization & co-exclusive development & manufacturing license agreement for serplulimab (Hetronifly in the EU) in Japan
As per the deal, Eisai will obtain exclusive rights to commercialize serplulimab in Japan in exchange for $75M upfront, ~$80.01M in regulatory milestones, ~$233.3M in sales milestones, with double-digit royalties…
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J&J has reported longer follow-up results from Cohorts D & E of the P-Ib/II (OrigAMI-1) trial assessing Rybrevant (amivantamab-vmjw; IV) ± FOLFOX/FOLFIRI in pts with RAS/BRAF wild-type mCRC
At mFU of 16mos., Rybrevant + FOLFOX (n=20) or FOLFIRI (n=23) achieved a cORR of 51%, with early responses & median time to first response of 8.3wks.,…
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The US FDA has approved OncoMate MSI Dx Analysis System as a companion diagnostic to identify pts with microsatellite stable endometrial carcinoma
The OncoMate MSI Dx Analysis System is a PCR-based assay that determines MSI status in tumors to identify pts eligible for treatment with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) & Lenvima (lenvatinib)
OncoMate MSI Dx Analysis System…
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The EMA has validated the Type II Variation MAA for Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) to treat previously treated adults with HER2+ (IHC 3+) unresectable or metastatic solid tumors, who have unsatisfactory alternative treatment options
MAA was supported by 3 P-II (DESTINY-PanTumor02, DESTINY-CRC02 & DESTINY-Lung01) trials, where DESTINY-PanTumor02 (n=267, incl. 111 HER2+ pts) assessed Enhertu (5.4mg/kg)…
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Agilent Technologies has received the US FDA approval for its MMR IHC Panel pharmDx (Dako Omnis) as a companion diagnostic (CDx) test for colorectal cancer
Agilent & BMS partnered to develop the MMR IHC Panel pharmDx (Dako Omnis) to identify dMMR colorectal cancer pts eligible for Opdivo monotx. or Opdivo + Yervoy treatment
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Verastem reported the dosing of the first patient (US) for P-I/IIa study (VS-7375-101) assessing the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of VS-7375
The dose-escalation phase of the study starts at 400mg, based on results from a P-I/II study conducted by GenFleet in China, and presented initial safety and efficacy data at ASCO’25
Upon reaching the…
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The US FDA has received the IND application for UTRxM1-18, a novel therapy targeting c-MYC-driven cancers, to initiate P-I trial in 2026 pending approval, focusing on c-MYC driven tumors incl. triple-negative breast, pancreatic, colorectal, & ovarian cancer
UTRxM1-18 has demonstrated strong, dose-dependent efficacy against human-derived tumors from multiple cancer subtypes, with no dose-limiting toxicities…
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Personalis has reported interim VICTORI study data assessing its NeXT Personal assay for the detection of early residual or recurrent CRC via ctDNA using blood samples from 71 pts with resectable Stage I-IV CRC
At 15.75mos. mFU, 100% pts with recurrences, incl. distant metastases, were detected via ctDNA before imaging, with 87% detected within…
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P-II neoadj. studies were UNICORN (n=56) & NEST (n=24) in resectable CRC. UNICORN: 93% & 29% pCR with 100% & 36% pMR in dMMR/MSI-H & pMMR/MSS tumors, respectively; NEST: At 18 (NEST-1) & 9mos. (NEST-2) follow-up, all were ctDNA-ve w/o recurrences; pMR improved to 47% in MSS tumors in NEST-2
P-I/II study of BOT/BAL…

