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Latest oncology clinical development updates
Monday, February 02, 2026
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OTW News Highlights this week
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"These topline results of epcoritamab in combination with R-CHOP mark the first Phase 3 study to demonstrate a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival in patients with newly diagnosed DLBCL treated with a bispecific antibody combination and have the potential to reshape the frontline treatment landscape," said Jan van de Winkel, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Genmab. "While treatment advances …
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Cullinan Therapeutics announced the initiation of a New Drug Application (NDA) submission to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for zipalertinib in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with previously untreated, locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) exon 20 insertion (ex20ins) mutations under the FDA’s Real-Time Oncology …
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“We are proud to see the peer-reviewed results from the VIRAGE trial published in Nature Medicine and made available to the entire scientific community,” said Manel Cascalló, PhD, General Director of Theriva Biologics S.L. and co-author of the article. “As elaborated in the publication, improved overall survival, progression free survival, and duration of response were observed in metastatic pancreatic cancer …
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“The positive topline results of the Phase 3 AZTOUND trial support the potential of an all-oral regimen of azacitidine and cedazuridine to meet the treatment needs of patients with MDS and CMML without the time and treatment burden associated with parenteral therapies,” said Harold Keer, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Taiho Oncology. “We look forward to pursuing regulatory approval of …
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“From the beginning, our vision has been to translate this breakthrough science into therapies that can make a profound difference for people impacted by cancer,” said co-founder Robbie Majzner, M.D., of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. “Bringing in leaders with the experience, commitment and passion to advance our technology and execute at scale gives me tremendous confidence …
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Dr. Amit Kumar, Chairman and CEO of Anixa Biosciences, stated, "Ovarian cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers affecting women, and patients with recurrent disease face limited treatment options and poor outcomes. While this Phase 1 study is primarily designed to evaluate safety, we are highly encouraged that multiple patients have surpassed one year of survival following treatment, with one …
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“Gilead’s decision to extend the research term for this program reflects our longstanding commitment to productive collaborations, the outstanding dedication of our research teams, and the potential of Nurix’s targeted protein degradation platform to generate novel medicines against therapeutically important targets,” said Gwenn M. Hansen, Ph.D., chief scientific officer of Nurix. “Our collaboration has already advanced GS-6791, an oral IRAK4 …
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"We are pleased to collaborate with Roche to advance the development of UI-102 for patients with hard-to-treat cancers," said Masato Kishida, Chief Executive Officer of United Immunity. "In preclinical studies, UI-102 demonstrated enhanced anti-tumor activity in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors compared with checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy in tumor models that were otherwise resistant to checkpoint blockade. We believe these findings …
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