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Merck and Daiichi Sankyo’s Raludotatug deruxtecan Receives FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancers 

Shots: The US FDA has granted BTD to Raludotatug deruxtecan (R-DXd) for the treatment of adults with Pt-resistant epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal or fallopian tube cancers expressing CDH6 who have received prior treatment with Avastin Designation was based on P-I trial (n=179) & the ongoing P-II/III (REJOICE-Ovarian01) trial (n=~710), with subgroup analysis of P-I presented at…

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Akeso Reports First Patient Dosing in P-II (COMPASSION-36) Trial of Cadonilimab for PD-1 Treatment-Resistant Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

Shots: Akeso has dosed its first patient with cadonilimab + lenvatinib in P-II (COMPASSION-36/AK104-225) trial against lenvatinib for the treatment of advanced HCC in pts previously treated with Tecentriq & Avastin; study is ongoing in the US, EU & China Cadonilimab has also shown superior efficacy in combination regimens, incl. 100% DCR with FOLFOX-HAIC in resectable multinodular HCC…

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Dizal Reports Enrollment Completion in P-III (WU-KONG28) Trial of Sunvozertinib for EGFRm NSCLC

Shots: Dizal has completed pts enrollment in P-III (WU-KONG28) trial of sunvozertinib as a 1L treatment of NSCLC harboring EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations (exon20ins); NDA under the US FDA’s priority review (PDUFA: Jul 7, 2025) Trial assessed sunvozertinib vs Pt-based doublet CTs in treatment-naïve NSCLC pts with EGFR exon20ins across 16 countries & regions…

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Merck and Daiichi Sankyo Report First Patient Dosing with Ifinatamab DXd in P-III (IDeate-Prostate01) Trial for mCRPC

Shots: Merck & Daiichi Sankyo have dosed first pts with ifinatamab deruxtecan (I-DXd) in its P-III (IDeate-Prostate01) trial for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), which was initiated based on positive P-I/II (IDeate-PanTumor01) trial data The P-III (IDeate-Prostate01) trial will evaluate I-DXd (12mg/kg) vs docetaxel (75mg/m²) plus corticosteroid in ~1440 mCRPC pts, who progressed during or after…

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