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Feb 19, 2026
Zsofia K. Stadler, MD, has been appointed as the next Editor-in-Chief of JCO Precision Oncology, effective July 1, 2026. She is an Attending Physician and Clinic Director at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Feb 18, 2026
Researchers have identified how the MYC protein helps pancreatic cancer evade immune detection, while a separate team discovered methods to permanently switch off cancer genes in leukemia through epigenetic therapy targeting Menin and DOT1L proteins.
Feb 19, 2026
Researchers discovered that lipocalin 2 (LCN2), a protein released by stressed cancer cells, helps lung and pancreatic tumors evade the immune system by manipulating macrophages and blocking T cell infiltration.
Feb 13, 2026
Researchers have developed attenuated Listeria bacteria therapies that boost innate immune cells to fight cancer. Two approaches target colorectal cancer and pediatric leukemia, with FDA clearance expected soon for trials in children.
Feb 20, 2026
Grail's multi-cancer blood test failed to significantly boost early detection or reduce late-stage diagnoses in a 142,000-person UK trial, raising doubts about regulatory approval and commercial prospects.
Feb 16, 2026
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.
Feb 16, 2026
The drug development services market is projected to reach $31.5 billion in 2026, growing at 12.2% CAGR, while AI-designed drugs enter pivotal Phase III trials that will determine whether the technology can improve clinical success rates beyond the industry's persistent 90% failure rate.
Feb 20, 2026
The FDA will now require a single pivotal clinical trial as the default for novel medicine approvals, replacing its decades-old two-trial standard. The policy aims to reduce development costs and accelerate innovation.
Feb 20, 2026
A study published in Science sequenced cancer-related genes in 493 cat tumor samples across 13 cancer types, revealing striking genetic similarities with human cancers and opening possibilities for shared treatments.
Feb 19, 2026
Johnson & Johnson will invest over $1 billion to build a cell therapy manufacturing facility in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, creating more than 500 jobs over 12 years as part of its $55 billion U.S. expansion plan.
Feb 19, 2026
Johnson & Johnson announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in a next-generation cell therapy manufacturing facility in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, expected to create 500 jobs when fully operational in 2031.
Feb 19, 2026
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have adapted CAR-T immunotherapy to target aggregated amyloid-beta in mice, with transient CAR expression clearing brain plaques. The approach uses CD4+ T cells engineered with receptors based on lecanemab antibody sequences.
Feb 18, 2026
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary outlined plans to expand over-the-counter drug access, crack down on unlawful GLP-1 compounding, and address the U.S. falling behind China in early-stage drug development.
Feb 18, 2026
Johnson & Johnson announced a more than $1 billion investment in a next generation cell therapy manufacturing facility in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, part of the company's $55 billion U.S. investment strategy through early 2029.
Feb 16, 2026
Three comprehensive reports examine the monoclonal antibody landscape, covering CD47-targeted immunotherapy pipelines, competitive analysis of 180+ companies developing mAb therapeutics, and recombinant antibody market forecasts through 2033.
Feb 16, 2026
Scientists at UC San Diego have identified N4BP2 as the enzyme responsible for chromothripsis, a chaotic chromosome-shattering event seen in about one in four cancers that enables rapid tumor evolution and treatment resistance.
Feb 19, 2026
The FDA will now require only one adequate and well-controlled clinical trial, combined with confirmatory evidence, to approve new drugs, ending its longtime two-study standard dating back to the 1960s.
Feb 19, 2026
The FDA has accepted for Priority Review Bristol Myers Squibb's New Drug Application for iberdomide in combination with daratumumab and dexamethasone for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, with a target decision date of August 17, 2026.
Feb 19, 2026
The global oncology market is projected to grow from $280 billion in 2026 to $748 billion by 2035 at 11.54% CAGR, driven by rising cancer incidence, precision medicine expansion, and strong immunotherapy pipelines across multiple tumor types.
Feb 19, 2026
Ankyra Therapeutics announced preclinical data on ANK-203, a first-in-class anchored immunotherapy using monoclonal antibody CD137, showing strong anti-tumor activity with no observed systemic toxicity at the AACR Immuno-Oncology Conference.
