ESMO 2025 Preview: Roche, Lilly, AbbVie, and Gilead to Present Latest Oncology Data

ESMO_2025

Leading pharmaceutical companies including Roche, Eli Lilly, AbbVie, and Gilead/Kite are set to present significant new data from their oncology pipelines at the ESMO Congress 2025 in Berlin (Oct 17-21). Presentations will highlight advancements in targeted therapies, ADCs, and cell therapy for multiple cancer types, focusing on key drugs like Tecentriq, Verzenio, and Trodelvy.

Lilly’s Omvoh Shows Sustained, Long-Term Efficacy in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease

Eli Lilly and Company

Eli Lilly and Company announced a significant milestone for Omvoh (mirikizumab-mrkz), which is now the first and only IL-23p19 antagonist to demonstrate four years of sustained, corticosteroid-free comprehensive patient outcomes for individuals living with ulcerative colitis (UC).

European Commission Grants Marketing Authorization for Lilly’s Kisunla (donanemab) for the Treatment of Early Alzheimer’s Disease

Eli Lilly and Company

Eli Lilly and Company announced the European Commission has granted marketing authorization for Kisunla (donanemab) to treat early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease. The therapy demonstrated a significant slowing of cognitive and functional decline and is unique for supporting a finite treatment course.

FDA Approves Lilly’s Inluriyo (imlunestrant) for Advanced ER+, HER2- Breast Cancer with ESR1 Mutation

Eli Lilly and Company

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has officially approved Eli Lilly and Company’s Inluriyo (imlunestrant), a new oral therapy for adult patients with advanced or metastatic estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), HER2-negative breast cancer that has an ESR1 mutation. The approval is based on the pivotal Phase 3 EMBER-3 trial, which demonstrated that Inluriyo significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 38% in this patient population, offering a new and convenient treatment option for a challenging form of breast cancer.

Lilly’s Mounjaro Shows Promising Results in Teens with Type 2 Diabetes

Eli Lilly and Company

Eli Lilly and Company announced positive topline results from its SURPASS-PEDS Phase 3 trial for Mounjaro (tirzepatide). The study, which evaluated the GIP/GLP-1 dual receptor agonist in children and adolescents with type 2 diabetes, demonstrated substantial and statistically significant improvements in blood sugar control and weight management, with a safety profile consistent with adult studies.

Lilly’s Olomorasib Granted U.S. FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Advanced Lung Cancer

Eli Lilly and Company

Eli Lilly announced its novel cancer drug, olomorasib, has been granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the U.S. FDA. This significant milestone aims to expedite the development of the treatment for patients with advanced KRAS G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer, a historically difficult-to-treat condition.

Lilly’s Oral GLP-1 Orforglipron Achieves Success in Third Phase 3 Trial, Triggering Global Regulatory Submissions

Eli Lilly and Company

Eli Lilly announced results from the Phase 3 ATTAIN-2 trial, where its oral GLP-1 receptor agonist orforglipron provided substantial weight loss and improved A1C for adults living with obesity and type 2 diabetes demonstrating efficacy and safety consistent with injectable medicines, and moving toward regulatory approval.

Lilly’s Oral GLP-1 Orforglipron Shows Significant Weight Loss in Phase 3 ATTAIN-1 Trial

Eli Lilly and Company

Eli Lilly and Company announced that its investigational oral GLP-1 receptor agonist, orforglipron, delivered an average weight loss of 27.3 lbs in the Phase 3 ATTAIN-1 trial. The once-daily pill demonstrated a safety profile consistent with existing injectable GLP-1 therapies and also showed improvements in cardiovascular risk factors.