FDA approves Kymriah® CAR-T cell therapy for adult patients with R/R follicular lymphoma
“Today brings welcome news for many advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients and oncologists,” said Jaffer A. Ajani, M.D., CheckMate -648 co-first author and lead U.S. investigator, and professor of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. “Unresectable advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a challenging disease, and there’s a need for additional treatment options that may extend survival in the first-line setting.3,4 In the CheckMate -648 trial, two nivolumab-based combinations showed a survival benefit compared to chemotherapy alone, offering new treatment options regardless of PD-L1 status.”
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“Antengene announced it has entered into a global clinical collaboration with MSD to evaluate the combination of ATG-022, a CLDN18.2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), and MSD’s anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in patients with advanced solid tumors. At the 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (ASCO GI 2025), Antengene
“Advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a difficult-to-treat disease, and unfortunately overall survival remains low,” said Marjorie Green, MD, senior vice president and head of oncology, global clinical development, Merck Research Laboratories. “The initiation of the pivotal Phase 3 IDeate-Esophageal01 clinical trial demonstrates our shared commitment with Daiichi Sankyo to
“Overall response rate (ORR) was 97% (114/117) with a complete response/stringent complete response (CR/sCR) rate of 68% (79/117) and a very good partial response or higher (>VGPR) rate of 85% (100/117), per International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria as investigator-assessed. Of those evaluable for minimal residual disease (MRD) testing at
“EMA approval of the MIRACLE trial protocol is a huge milestone for us. Although we’re already seeing recruitment in our first non-EU country, we believe that this expansion into the EU really supercharges our recruitment potential,” said Walter Klemp, Chairman and CEO of Moleculin. “Importantly, when combined with the sites
