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Latest oncology clinical development updates

Thursday, January 22, 2026

OTW News Highlights this week

CHMP recommends approval of TALVEY® (talquetamab) plus daratumumab in earlier line treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma

“MonumenTAL-3 demonstrated significant improvements in progression-free survival, overall survival, response rates and depth of response with the combination of talquetamab and daratumumab,” said Ester in ’t Groen, EMEA Therapeutic Area Head, Haematology, Johnson & Johnson. “For patients facing their first relapse, this combination has the potential to provide deep responses and keep their disease under control for longer at a …

New Indication Application for sintilimab in combination with Nolgileucel injection (GC101) accepted for review by the China NMPA

"We are pleased that the 11th indication application for sintilimab has been accepted for review by the NMPA, with the potential to offer a more effective treatment option for patients with advanced melanoma in China," said Dr. Hui Zhou, Chief R&D Officer of Oncology at Innovent. "This acceptance further consolidates the position of sintilimab as a cornerstone therapy in immuno-oncology. …

Rinatabart Sesutecan (Rina-S®) Demonstrates Statistically Significant Improvement in PFS and OS in Patients with Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

“As the first Phase 3 readout from our Rina-S program, the positive topline results from RAINFOL-02 mark a significant milestone for Genmab and strengthen our confidence in Rina-S’s potential for patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. These results advance our ambition to become a leader in gynecologic oncology and reflect our commitment to improving the lives of patients with high unmet …

VS-7375 Demonstrates 50% Confirmed ORR in 2L Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Two Complete Responses in 2L+ Disease (One Confirmed)

“Patients with KRAS G12D-driven cancers deserve an effective, highly targeted therapy suitable for long-term treatment. Today’s first multi-tumor clinical dataset for VS-7375 demonstrates compelling and robust responses across KRAS G12D-mutated cancers, marking an important development milestone and reinforcing our conviction that VS-7375 has the potential to become both a best-in-class therapy and the first therapy used for these patients,” said …

University of California, Davis activated as a Clinical Trial Site for Ongoing Ph 1 CERTAIN-T Trial of CER-1236 in Hematologic Malignancies

“Activating UC Davis as a clinical site is a meaningful operational milestone for CERo and for the CERTAIN-T study,” said Kent Cunningham, Chief Executive Officer of SRX Global. “Bringing manufacturing and patient enrollment together at a single, highly regarded academic institution, streamlines logistics while strengthening the overall clinical trial footprint. This progress reinforces our conviction in CERo’s differentiated approach to …

Genmab and Incyte Announce Clinical Trial Collaboration in Metastatic CRC

“This collaboration supports our broader development strategy for petosemtamab as we explore its potential across treatment settings and in novel combinations,” said Judith Klimovsky, M.D., Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Genmab. “Partnering with Incyte enables us to evaluate this investigational combination in patients with KRAS G12D-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer, reflecting our commitment to research collaborations aimed at expanding …

Akeso Announces Summit Therapeutics and ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Enter into Ph 2/3 Clinical Trial Collaboration to Evaluate Ivonescimab in 1L BTC

“We are delighted to see the global clinical development of ivonescimab further expand into the field of biliary tract cancer. Against the background of the positive OS results from the Phase III HARMONi-GI1 study of ivonescimab plus chemotherapy versus durvalumab plus chemotherapy, the advancement of the Phase III EA2251 study by a leading cooperative oncology group in the United States …

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