Cancer patients gain new hope as Keytruda treatment recommended for subsidy under PBS

31 January 2026 - Lifesaving treatment for cancers that now costs tens of thousands of dollars is set to be cut ...

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Elevar Therapeutics announces FDA acceptance of new drug application resubmission for rivoceranib in combination with camrelizumab as a first-line systemic treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

30 January 2026 - Elevar Therapeutics today announced the US FDA accepted the resubmission of a new drug application for its ...

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QTX-2101 awarded FDA fast track designation for the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukaemia

29 January 2026 - Quetzal Therapeutics announced that the US FDA has granted fast track designation to QTX-2101, the company’s ...

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Summit Therapeutics announces US FDA acceptance of biologics license application seeking approval for ivonescimab in combination with chemotherapy in treatment of patients with EGFRm NSCLC post-TKI therapy

29 January 2026 - Summit Therapeutics today announced that the US FDA has accepted for filing Summit's biologics license application seeking ...

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Elevar Therapeutics submits new drug application to FDA for lirafugratinib as second-line treatment option for cholangiocarcinoma

28 January 2026 - Elevar Therapeutics today announced it submitted a new drug application to the US FDA for its investigational ...

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Innovent announces IBI3003 (GPRC5D/BCMA/CD3 trispecific antibody) receives fast track designation from the US FDA for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

27 January 2026 - Innovent Biologics announced that its anti-GPRC5D/BCMA/CD3 tri-specific antibody IBI3003 has received fast track designation from the US ...

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FDA approves daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj with bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone for newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

27 January 2026 - Today, the FDA approved daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj (Darzalex Faspro, Janssen Biotech) in combination with bortezomib, lenalidomide, ...

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Cogent Biosciences announces breakthrough therapy designation for bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with gastro-intestinal stromal tumours

26 January 2026 - Cogent will submit the PEAK new drug application under previously announced RTOR designation; on track to complete ...

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Thousands could benefit from new take-at-home treatment for advanced prostate cancer

23 January 2026 - NICE recommends life-extending daily pill which offers hope for people who cannot take standard treatment. ...

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Patient organisations welcome approval of six life-extending cancer treatments through Ontario's FAST Program, urge national expansion

23 January 2026 - Leading patient organisations are welcoming Ontario's announcement that six cancer drugs are now being fast-tracked for ...

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AstraZeneca's Tagrisso and Calquence among first oncology treatments granted accelerated access through Ontario's FAST Program

23 January 2026 - AstraZeneca Canada is pleased to announce that Tagrisso (osimertinib) and Calquence (acalabrutinib tablets) are now publicly funded ...

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Minimal residual disease and complete response in multiple myeloma: use as outcomes to support accelerated approval

20 January 2026 - This guidance provides recommendations to sponsors about using minimal residual disease and complete response in multiple myeloma ...

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Enhertu approved in China as the first and only HER2 directed ADC for the second-line treatment of patients with HER2 positive metastatic gastric cancer

22 January 2026 - Based on DESTINY-Gastric04 Phase 3 trial results that showed Enhertu demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically ...

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Guardant Health receives FDA approval for Guardant360 CDx as companion diagnostic for Braftovi (encorafenib) combination in patients with BRAF V600E mutant metastatic colorectal cancer

22 January 2026 - Approval supported by data from Pfizer’s BREAKWATER trial demonstrating improved outcomes in BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer ...

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BioNTech receives FDA fast track designation for mRNA cancer immunotherapy candidate BNT113 in HPV16+ head and neck cancer

21 January 2026 - BioNTech today announced that the US FDA has granted fast track designation to BNT113, an investigational mRNA ...

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