Roche returns to Chinese biotech MediLink for another ADC pact

Roche; MediLink Therapeutics; YL201; antibody-drug conjugate; ADC; B7-H3; TMALIN platform; small-cell lung cancer; SCLC; solid tumors; licensing deal; oncology; China biotech

FDA places partial clinical hold on Merck and Daiichi Sankyo’s I-DXd lung cancer trial after interstitial lung disease deaths

FDA partial clinical hold; ifinatamab deruxtecan; I-DXd; IDeate-Lung02; Merck; Daiichi Sankyo; small cell lung cancer; interstitial lung disease; grade 5 ILD; antibody-drug conjugate; clinical trial deaths

BioNTech and BMS Announce First Global Data for PD-L1xVEGF Bispecific in Small Cell Lung Cancer, Set Phase 3 Dose

BioNTech; Bristol Myers Squibb; BMS; PD-L1xVEGF bispecific; BNT327; pumitamig; small cell lung cancer; SCLC; phase 2 trial; phase 3 dose; overall response rate; VEGF-A; PD-L1; chemotherapy

Daiichi and Merck’s Lung Cancer ADC Achieves 48% Response Rate in Pivotal Trial

Daiichi Sankyo; Merck & Co.; ifinatamab deruxtecan; I-DXd; B7-H3; antibody-drug conjugate; ADC; small cell lung cancer; SCLC; IDeate-Lung01; objective response rate; accelerated approval; progression-free survival; overall survival; FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation

Jazz Releases Full Survival Data for Zepzelca in Lung Cancer at ASCO 2025

Jazz Pharmaceuticals; Zepzelca; lurbinectedin; lung cancer; small cell lung cancer; Tecentriq; atezolizumab; IMforte trial; overall survival; progression-free survival; ASCO 2025