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Erasca announced it has signed a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Pierre Fabre for BRAFTOVI (encorafenib) within key international territories.  Erasca reported that this agreement will support a clinical proof-of-concept trial evaluating ERAS-007 (oral ERK1/2 inhibitor) in combination with encorafenib and cetuximab for the treatment of BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

Jacobio Pharma announced it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration agreement with Merck to study Jacobio’s JAB-21822 (KRAS G12C inhibitor) in combination with Erbitux® (cetuximab) for the treatment of KRAS G12C-mutated colorectal cancer.

ALX Oncology announced the initiation of Ph II trials of evorpacept (CD47 blocker) in combination with Erbitux® (cetuximab) and Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of refractory microsatellite stable metastatic colorectal cancer following at least two lines of systemic therapy.

Erasca and Eli Lilly announced that they have entered into a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement for Erbitux® (cetuximab).  This agreement will support Erasca’s ongoing Ph I trials evaluating ERAS-601, its SHP2 inhibitor, with cetuximab for the treatment of triple wildtype metastatic colorectal cancer and HPV-negative advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.  Lilly will supply cetuximab to Erasca at no cost.

AVEO Oncology announced that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Eli Lilly to evaluate ficlatuzumab in combination with ERBITUX® (cetuximab) in the US and Canada in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.  This follows a similar engagement with Merck earlier in 2022 regarding Aveo’s clinical development plan for ficlatuzumab.

Biond Biologics announced the first patients have been dosed in its Ph I trials of BND-22 (an Ig-Like Transcript 2 (ILT2) receptor blocking antibody) in combination with pembrolizumab or cetuximab being conducted in Israel and the US.  BND-22 is being developed under an exclusive world wide licence with Sanofi.

Medical Xpress reports on an Institute of Cancer Research, London, study showing that levels of the protein PD-L1 detected in head and neck tumours can be used to personalise medicine.  Depending on PD-L1 levels, patients should receive personalised medicine of either chemotherapy with or without cetuximab, pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy, or pembrolizumab alone.

Eli Lilly announced that the FDA has approved Erbitux® (cetuximab) in combination with Braftovi® (encorafenib) for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation.

A new study published in Lancet Oncology reported that pembrolizumab in combination with cetuximab shows promise as a treatment for patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

NKMax and Merck KGaA announced an expansion of its clinical trial and supply agreement to include a Ph I/IIa trial of SNK01 in combination with Erbitux® (cetuximab) in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

The FDA approved a new dosage regimen for Erbitux® (cetuximab) for patients with K-RAS wild-type, EGFR-expressing metastatic colorectal cancer or squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. The new dosage regimen allows for fortnightly dosing.

AVEO Oncology releases its Q2 FY2020 earnings report. AVEO reported data from its Ph I study of ficlatuzumab and cetuximab in patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) demonstrated that the products have an acceptable safety profile and showed promising anti-tumour activity in a refractory HNSCC patient population. AVEO also announced that it is evaluating the process to secure additional clinical manufacturing of ficlatuzumab to potentially enable a Ph III clinical trial in 2022.

Pfizer announces the FDA has approved Braftovi® (encorafenib) in combination with Erbitux® (cetuximab) for the treatment of BRAF600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer after prior therapy.

Researchers release results of pre-clinical study of cetuximab candidate APZ001. 

Amgen discloses at JP Morgan Healthcare Conference that it is in process development for a cetuximab biosimilar.

MabTech announces successful Chinese Ph III clinical trials for Sorrento’s “biosimilar/biobetter” cetuximab STI-001, and infliximab STI-002.