Also known as: DFS
The FDA approved Tecentriq and Tecentriq Hybreza for adjuvant muscle-invasive bladder cancer with ctDNA molecular residual disease after cystectomy. The Phase III IMvigor011 study showed a 36% reduction in recurrence or death and a 41% reduction in death.
The 2026 Tandem Meetings featured new data on CAR-T, allogeneic transplantation, and supportive care. Highlights included early efficacy signals for EB-103, KITE-753, Orca-T, and NXC-201, plus comparative cardiovascular safety data for lisocabtagene maraleucel.
Atezolizumab combined with chemotherapy shows significant benefits in dMMR/MSI-H colorectal cancer. In stage III disease, the ATOMIC trial demonstrated improved 3-year DFS (86.3% vs 76.2%) with atezolizumab plus mFOLFOX6. For metastatic disease, the COMMIT trial showed superior PFS (24.5 vs 5.3 months) with atezolizumab, bevacizumab, and FOLFOX versus atezolizumab monotherapy.
DelveInsight pipeline reports reveal robust clinical development across three cancer indications, with 45+ companies advancing cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma therapies, 70+ companies developing liver cancer treatments, and multiple hepatocellular carcinoma candidates receiving FDA designations in 2025-2026.
Colorectal cancer rates are rising 3% annually in adults under 50, prompting expanded screening efforts and new treatment approaches. Recent research shows promise in combination immunotherapy and vaccine strategies for advanced disease.
Recent studies demonstrate PD-1 antibody combinations improve survival in natural killer/T-cell lymphoma and show activity in previously treated advanced non-small cell lung cancer, with manageable safety profiles across treatment settings.
The 2026 ASCO GU Symposium featured significant trial results in renal cell carcinoma, urothelial carcinoma, and prostate cancer, including data from LITESPARK-022, KEYNOTE-B15, SunRISE-2, and PEACE-3 studies.
Phase II trial finds adding gemcitabine to cisplatin does not improve outcomes in muscle-invasive bladder cancer, while separate study shows gemcitabine-lobaplatin interventional embolization benefits advanced cervical cancer patients.
DNA methylation-derived Protein EpiScores significantly improved prognostic accuracy for colorectal cancer survival when added to traditional clinical risk factors, raising concordance indices from 0.64 to 0.70 for disease-free survival and 0.70 to 0.75 for overall survival.
Recent research explores plant-based diets' association with breast cancer risk, disparities in care for Black women in Canada, and survival outcomes for young women with breast cancer in Latin America.
