Apr 17, 2026
Spyre Therapeutics announced ECCO 2026 presentations featuring 20-week follow-up from the Phase 1 SPY003 study and details of the SKYLINE-UC platform study. The company is also seeking to raise $403 million in a follow-on stock offering.
Apr 11, 2026
Cabozantinib plus metronomic temozolomide showed a 15% response rate and 28.5-month median progression-free survival in a phase 2 NET study. A separate analysis found cabozantinib cost-effective for pancreatic NETs, but not extrapancreatic NETs, in China and the U.S.
Apr 05, 2026
Researchers used machine learning to identify an antimicrobial peptide, LR, that reduced inflammation and improved gut barrier function in mouse ulcerative colitis. The peptide also reshaped the microbiome and outperformed 5-aminosalicylic acid and ciprofloxacin in the model.
Mar 13, 2026
Meta-analysis of 23 trials finds neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy achieved 66% major pathologic response in head and neck cancer patients compared to 18% for dual-agent and 6% for single-agent immunotherapy, though survival impact remains unclear.
Mar 12, 2026
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.
Mar 10, 2026
New research from the University of Missouri-Columbia reveals that targeted cancer therapies, including tyrosine kinase inhibitors, antibody-drug conjugates, and CAR-T cell therapies, cause distinct patterns of gastrointestinal injury that are often underrecognized.
Mar 01, 2026
Phase 2 SWOG S1512 trial shows neoadjuvant pembrolizumab achieved 71% pathologic complete response in resectable desmoplastic melanoma with 3-year survival rates of 74% for relapse-free and 87% for overall survival.
Feb 12, 2026
The FDA approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and Keytruda Qlex plus paclitaxel, with or without bevacizumab, for adults with PD-L1+ platinum-resistant ovarian carcinoma based on Phase 3 trial data showing improved survival outcomes.