Educational content on VJOncology is intended for healthcare professionals only. By visiting this website and accessing this information you confirm that you are a healthcare professional.

Share this video  

ESMO 2025 | Advancing tumor-agnostic drug development through global collaboration

Antoine Italiano, MD, PhD, Institute Bergonié, Bordeaux, France, describes the challenges of developing new tumor-agnostic drugs, where treatments target specific molecular aberrations across various cancer types. Dr Italiano highlights the collaborative efforts between regulatory agencies, such as the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and researchers to facilitate the approval and availability of new drugs for patients. This interview took place at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2025 Congress in Berlin, Germany.

These works are owned by Magdalen Medical Publishing (MMP) and are protected by copyright laws and treaties around the world. All rights are reserved.

Transcript

In this session, we discussed the challenge of developing a new drug in the biomarker field area. So the agnostic indication, meaning the drug that is developed not for a specific cancer type, but for a specific biological group of tumors characterized by a similar molecular aberration. And what we discussed with Dr. Ralf Herold, who leads the regulatory science at EMA, is all the efforts this regulatory agency does to work with us to make new drugs available for our patients...

In this session, we discussed the challenge of developing a new drug in the biomarker field area. So the agnostic indication, meaning the drug that is developed not for a specific cancer type, but for a specific biological group of tumors characterized by a similar molecular aberration. And what we discussed with Dr. Ralf Herold, who leads the regulatory science at EMA, is all the efforts this regulatory agency does to work with us to make new drugs available for our patients.

This transcript is AI-generated. While we strive for accuracy, please verify this copy with the video.

Read more...