AstraZeneca Escalates EGFR Lung Cancer Rivalry with J&J: Tagrisso Combo Posts Survival Win

AstraZeneca; Tagrisso; EGFR-mutated NSCLC; Johnson & Johnson; Rybrevant; Lazcluze; Flaura2 trial; overall survival; lung cancer; chemotherapy combination

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

Survival Benefit of Amgen’s Bemarituzumab in Gastric Cancer Attenuates at Final Analysis

Amgen; bemarituzumab; gastric cancer; Phase 3 trial; overall survival; attenuated benefit; final analysis; FORTITUDE-101; FORTITUDE-102; Zai Lab; Opdivo; nivolumab

Akeso, Summit’s PD-1xVEGF Drug Ivonescimab Shows Strong Progression-Free Survival Benefit in Global Lung Cancer Trial

Akeso; Summit Therapeutics; ivonescimab; PD-1xVEGF; bispecific antibody; non-small cell lung cancer; progression-free survival; Phase 3 trial; overall survival; FDA approval

Phase III Study: Perioperative Padcev & Keytruda Combo Significantly Improves Survival in Bladder Cancer

Padcev; Keytruda; enfortumab vedotin; pembrolizumab; phase III; bladder cancer; muscle-invasive bladder cancer; cisplatin-ineligible; perioperative; event-free survival; overall survival

IO Biotech’s cancer vaccine Cylembio narrowly misses Phase III primary endpoint in advanced melanoma, but company eyes FDA filing in 2025

Cylembio; IO Biotech; melanoma; Phase 3; pivotal trial; progression-free survival (PFS); hazard ratio 0.77; p-value 0.056; Keytruda (pembrolizumab); FDA BLA; overall survival (OS) trend; IOB-013/KN-D18; NCT05155254; imsapepimut; etimupepimut; stock drop

AstraZeneca Highlights Survival Benefit for Tagrisso Combo Amid Competition in Lung Cancer

AstraZeneca; Tagrisso; lung cancer; Johnson & Johnson; EGFR-mutated NSCLC; overall survival; chemotherapy combination; FLAURA2 trial; life-extension benefit

Pfizer, Astellas’ Xtandi Combo Extends Survival in Early Prostate Cancer

Pfizer; Astellas; Xtandi; Enzalutamide; prostate cancer; overall survival; combination therapy; leuprolide; non-metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (nmHSPC); EMBARK study; biochemical recurrence (BCR)