Latest Oncology News

Imugene Limited has received positive feedback from the FDA, aligning key requirements to progress its azer-cel therapy into a pivotal clinical trial, underscoring its growing promise in blood cancer treatment.

Imugene has secured FDA backing to advance its allogeneic CAR T therapy, azer-cel, into a pivotal Phase 3 trial targeting difficult-to-treat diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), including patients relapsed after prior CAR-T treatment.

Chimeric Therapeutics has won FDA Orphan Drug Designation for its CHM CDH17 CAR-T therapy targeting gastric cancer, advancing its clinical development with regulatory incentives and potential market exclusivity.

Algorae Pharmaceuticals has independently validated its AI-driven drug combination platform, AlgoraeOS v1, confirming its ability to predict synergistic cancer drug pairs. The company has also launched an upgraded version, AlgoraeOS v2, poised to enhance drug discovery efforts.

OncoSil Medical’s interim OSPREY registry data reveals promising survival improvements for patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer treated with OncoSil™ plus chemotherapy. The findings suggest a meaningful step forward in a field with limited effective options.

Optiscan Imaging Ltd has initiated Australia’s first intra-operative head and neck cancer imaging study using its advanced InVue® and InForm™ devices, aiming to enhance surgical precision and support FDA regulatory submissions.

Immutep Limited reveals promising Phase II results from its AIPAC-003 trial, establishing 30 mg as the optimal biological dose of eftilagimod alfa combined with paclitaxel in metastatic breast cancer patients.

Amplia Therapeutics reported a $4.18 million half-year loss but bolstered its cash reserves with a $27.6 million capital raise to advance clinical trials of its lead drug narmafotinib, showing encouraging interim data in pancreatic cancer.

Imugene Limited and JW Therapeutics have launched a strategic collaboration to combine oncolytic virus and CAR-T cell therapies, aiming to tackle refractory solid tumors through a pioneering 'mark and kill' approach.

Algorae Pharmaceuticals has secured a key distribution agreement with global giant Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to supply the chemotherapy drug Capecitabine in Australia, marking a significant step in its oncology commercialisation strategy.

Race Oncology has received a $2.8 million Australian R&D tax refund for FY2025, with further overseas R&D rebates expected, bolstering its clinical development of innovative cancer therapies.

Race Oncology has received ethics approval to launch its HARNESS-1 Phase 1a/b trial testing RC220 combined with osimertinib in EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer patients, marking a key step toward addressing resistance to current therapies.