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Opdivo backed by NICE for rare gastro-oesophageal cancers

Bristol-Myers Squibb's Opdivo has been recommended as a treatment for around 3,000 people with rare forms of gastro-oesophageal cancer via the NHS in England and Wales.

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Astellas nabs lead in claudin 18.2 after positive stomach ca...

Astellas Pharma's zolbetuximab – currently leading an expanding pack of drugs targeting claudin 18.2 – has shown efficacy in the first of a pair of phase 3 trials of gastric or gastroesopha

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BMS strikes back against Merck in EU oesophageal cancer mark...

Merck & Co's Keytruda become the first cancer immunotherapy to be approved as a first-line oesophageal cancer treatment in the EU earlier this year, but will now face competition from B

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Imugene HER2 vaccine hits target in stomach cancer trial

A peptide vaccine developed by Australia's Imugene has reduced tumour size in around half of patients with HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer in a phase 2 trial

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Merck pulls Keytruda's FDA nod for third-line stomach cancer

Merck & Co will voluntarily withdraw a US marketing approval for cancer immunotherapy blockbuster Keytruda in gastric cancer, after studies intended to confirm its efficacy in this sett

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