Keytruda Breaks New Ground with FDA Approval for Perioperative Treatment of Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Keytruda; pembrolizumab; perioperative treatment; head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; HNSCC; FDA approval; KEYNOTE-689 trial; neoadjuvant therapy; adjuvant therapy; PD-L1 expression; event-free survival; clinical trial

Marengo’s invikafusp alfa shows promising monotherapy activity in PD-1 resistant gastrointestinal cancers

Invikafusp alfa; Marengo Therapeutics; PD-1 resistant tumors; Gastrointestinal cancers; Colorectal cancer; TMB-H; MSI-H; Immunotherapy; ESMO 2025; FDA Fast Track designation

Recent Developments in Medical Affairs Reputation and Hemophilia A Management in the US (2025)

Medical Affairs; Reputation; Hemophilia A; US; 2025; Gene Therapy; Public Health Policies; Hemophilia Treatment Centers; 340B Program; Federal Funding; Acquired Hemophilia A Pipeline; Healthcare Policy; CDC; HRSA

Zhongmou Therapeutics Reports First-in-Human Success of Optogenetic Gene Therapy ZM-02 for Retinitis Pigmentosa

Zhongmou Therapeutics; Optogenetic Gene Therapy; ZM-02; Retinitis Pigmentosa; First-in-Human Clinical Trial; Vision Restoration; AAV Vector; PsCatCh2.0; Gene Therapy; Ophthalmology

Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 3 Clinical Study (GRADUAL-3) of the First Chinese Once-Monthly GLP-1 RA for Weight Management

Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals; Phase 3 clinical study; GRADUAL-3; once-monthly GLP-1 RA; weight management; Chinese innovation

Novo Nordisk’s Amycretin Significantly Reduces Weight and Blood Sugar in Phase 2 Type 2 Diabetes Trial

Novo Nordisk; Amycretin; Type 2 diabetes; Weight loss; HbA1c reduction; GLP-1 agonist; Amylin receptor agonist; Phase 2 clinical trial; Subcutaneous administration; Oral administration

FDA Approves Novartis’ Itvisma: Expanding Gene Therapy to Older Spinal Muscular Atrophy Patients

Novartis; FDA approval; Itvisma; Zolgensma; Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA); Gene Therapy; Older Children; Adults; Intrathecal Formulation

Rakovina Therapeutics Showcases Compelling Preclinical Data on AI-Discovered CNS-Penetrant ATR/mTOR Inhibitors at the 2025 Society for Neuro-Oncology Annual Meeting

Rakovina Therapeutics; AI-discovered drugs; CNS-penetrant; ATR/mTOR inhibitors; preclinical data; Society for Neuro-Oncology; brain cancer; PTEN-deficient tumors; Enki generative AI; dual pathway inhibition

Accelerating Breast Cancer Treatment Planning with Agentic AI: Recent Advances and Implementations (2025)

agentic AI; breast cancer treatment; oncology; clinical decision support; multi-agent systems; healthcare workflow automation; personalized medicine; AWS HealthLake; Microsoft Teams integration; AI-guided treatment planning