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Oncolytics Biotech is advancing pelareorep beyond the traditional standalone therapy model, positioning the platform as a potential immune-priming backbone capable of enhancing immunotherapies, checkpoint inhibitors, chemotherapies, and other oncology treatments across multiple difficult-to-treat tumor settings.
The company continues generating growing survival and immune-engagement data across colorectal, pancreatic, and anal cancers, while emphasizing pelareorep’s potential to “turn cold tumors…
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Oncolytics has reported initial data from a preclinical study assessing pelareorep, a systemically active immunotherapy, in combination with RAS inhibitor modalities, which showed greater anti-tumor activity in a solid tumor model vs either therapy alone
Based on the findings, Oncolytics is planning additional studies of the combination in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma & colorectal cancer…
The oncology landscape is increasingly recognizing that the future of cancer treatment may depend just as much on immune engagement and combination strategies as on standalone therapeutic activity.
That shift in thinking is shaping much of the scientific attention surrounding pelareorep, the lead immunotherapeutic candidate being advanced by Oncolytics (NASDAQ: ONCY).
For years, oncology drug candidates were largely evaluated through…
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The European Medicines Agency advanced multiple new drug approvals and late-stage recommendations in March 2026, spanning oncology, immunology, rare diseases, and women’s health, with key decisions involving Pharming, Immedica, Amgen, Gedeon Richter, UCB, and Sanofi
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use issued positive opinions for innovative therapies, including leniolisib (Joenja) for APDS, lurbinectedin + atezolizumab…
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Pheast Therapeutics presented initial P-Ia data for PHST001 at AACR Annual Meeting 2026, demonstrating target engagement, innate immune activation, and early clinical activity
PHST001 (anti-CD24 macrophage checkpoint inhibitor) was generally well tolerated, across dose-escalation cohorts and early signals of clinical activity were observed incl. tumor shrinkage and disease stabilization
Preclinical data showed enhanced tumor…
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Innate Pharma to present interim P-II (MATISSE) data (n=40) for IPH5201 at AACR Annual Meeting 2026, highlighting early efficacy in resectable NSCLC
IPH5201 (anti-CD39) combined with durvalumab and chemotherapy showed promising pathological complete response (pCR) rates of 35.7% (PD-L1 ≥1%) and 50% (PD-L1 ≥50%)
The study continues enrollment in PD-L1–positive pts., supporting further evaluation…
Oxford BioTherapeutics Partners with BMS to Develop Next-Generation T-cell Engagers for Solid Tumors
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Oxford BioTherapeutics has entered into a multi-year strategic collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) to discover and develop next-generation T-cell engager therapies targeting solid tumors
Under the agreement, OBT will leverage its OGAP-Verify platform to identify tumor-selective targets and design & delivery of developed candidates, while Bristol Myers Squibb will lead subsequent clinical research,…
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Regulatory momentum remained strong, with key biosimilar launches and approvals including Celltrion’s Remsima IV (EU) and Avtozma SC (US), Teva’s FDA-approved Ponlimsi, Japan’s approval of tocilizumab BS MA by Mochida Pharmaceutical and AYUMI Pharmaceutical, and IND clearance for HLX18 by National Medical Products Administration.
Strategic partnerships expanded access, led by Samsung Bioepis–Sandoz collaboration, Formycon’s aflibercept settlement deal with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Bayer, and Bio-Thera…
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The CHMP has recommended Imdylltra (tarlatamab) as a monotx. to treat adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) whose disease relapsed during or after an initial treatment with Pt-based CT
Opinion was based on the P-III study in 509 ES-SCLC pts post Pt therapy, where Imdylltra showed improved mOS (13.6 vs 8.3 mos.; ~40% lower death risk) and higher mPFS (4.2 vs 3.2 mos.) vs SoC
Imdylltra is…
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ImmunityBio announced positive results from two clinical studies evaluating ANKTIVA (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept) in combination with checkpoint inhibitors (CPI) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), demonstrating statistically significant immune restoration across 151 pts
In 1L NSCLC, the randomized QUILT-2.023 study showed a significant and sustained increase in absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) with ANKTIVA +…

