ImmunityBio has commercially launched ANKTIVA in Saudi Arabia for approved bladder and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer indications. The launch follows accelerated approval in lung cancer and extends the drug’s commercial rollout in MENA.
Merck announced multiple data presentations at the 2026 ASCO GU Cancers Symposium, including results from trials evaluating pembrolizumab combinations in muscle-invasive bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma.
Grail's NHS-Galleri trial of 142,000 participants failed to achieve statistically significant reduction in late-stage cancer diagnoses, though secondary endpoints showed four-fold improvement in overall cancer detection rate. Stock fell 48% following the announcement.
ImmunityBio establishes wholly owned subsidiary in Saudi Arabia to distribute Anktiva for bladder and lung cancer across MENA region, following world's first lung cancer approval in the Kingdom less than a year after May 2025 meeting.
New research demonstrates that physical activity after cancer diagnosis reduces mortality risk in less common cancers and enhances circadian clock function in tumor tissue, supporting exercise as a therapeutic intervention.
Early trial of Rezatapopt shows 20% response rate in advanced cancers with p53 mutations, while researchers identify AMD3100 as potential solution to enable immunotherapy in rare liver cancer.
Vir Biotechnology announced a global strategic collaboration with Astellas for VIR-5500, a PSMA-targeted dual-masked T-cell engager for prostate cancer, and reported $781.6 million in cash and investments as of December 31, 2025.
Flatiron Health announced its first Panoramic datasets for prostate cancer patients in the UK and Germany, encompassing records of nearly 400,000 patients across three countries. The datasets leverage AI and large language models to provide unified real-world evidence for cancer research.
| NCT ID | Title | Status | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT07642570 |
FILLing Protocols for the Right Bladder Volume at the RIGHT Time (FILLRIGHT) |
NOT_YET_RECRUITING | NA |
| NCT07563764 |
Low-Energy Shock Wave Therapy for Overactive Bladder in Women With Metabolic Syndrome |
RECRUITING | NA |
| NCT05055050 |
A Window of Opportunity Phase I Study of UGN-201 in Patients With Bladder Cancer Undergoing Radical Cystectomy Protocol #: 2021-0630 |
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | PHASE1 |
