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May 22, 2026
FDA approves AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's Datroway for first-line TNBC patients not eligible for PD-1/L1 inhibitors, based on Phase III TROPION-Breast02 data showing a 21% reduction in risk of death versus chemotherapy.
May 05, 2026
Cellectar Biosciences expanded its global IP estate and announced oversubscribed financing of up to $140 million. The funding supports iopofosine I 131 regulatory filings and a confirmatory study in Waldenström macroglobulinemia.
Apr 23, 2026
A $3.2 million research collaboration is developing a drug that directly breaks down MDM2 in triple-negative breast cancer. Early laboratory models showed tumour shrinkage, and the team is studying dosing, safety and performance.
Apr 19, 2026
A preclinical study in Cancer Letters found that pairing targeted treatments with CAR T-cell therapy may help control recurrence in triple-negative breast cancer. In laboratory and mouse models, the approach slowed tumor growth and reduced spread to the lungs and liver.
Apr 18, 2026
Zentalis selected a 400 mg once-daily, 5-days-on/2-days-off azenosertib regimen for Cyclin E1-positive platinum-resistant ovarian cancer after a DENALI Phase 2 interim analysis. The regimen is planned for DENALI and ASPENOVA as the company pursues a potential accelerated approval pathway.
Apr 07, 2026
A novel therapeutic vaccine using structural nanomedicine principles has shown promising results against HPV-driven cancers in preclinical models. The spherical nucleic acid vaccine design significantly slowed tumor growth and extended survival by generating potent T-cell responses. Unlike preventive HPV vaccines, this approach is designed to treat established cancers caused by the virus.
Apr 03, 2026
The ASCENT-04 trial shows Trodelvy plus Keytruda extends progression-free survival by 3.4 months in PD-L1-positive metastatic triple-negative breast cancer. Meanwhile, the ToPCourT trial investigates trilaciclib combined with pembrolizumab and chemotherapy for advanced TNBC. These developments signal evolving treatment approaches for this aggressive breast cancer subtype.
Apr 02, 2026
FDA has cleared a robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy platform after clinical trials showed excellent results with preserved breast sensation. Researchers are advancing immunotherapy combinations for breast cancer and novel strategies to overcome drug resistance in EGFR-mutated lung cancer, including protein degraders and dual-binding inhibitors.
Apr 01, 2026
Multiple phase 3 breast cancer trials reported significant findings in early 2026, including positive results for novel therapies across different subtypes. Key data includes progression-free survival benefits for palbociclib in HR-positive, HER2-positive advanced breast cancer and investigations of antibody-drug conjugates and combination therapies. Full trial findings are expected to be presented at upcoming medical meetings.
Mar 31, 2026
Ataraxis AI has launched Ataraxis Breast CTX, an AI test that predicts individualized chemotherapy benefit for breast cancer patients. The tool uses digital pathology and clinical data to estimate patient-level outcomes with and without chemotherapy, moving beyond population averages. The test has been validated across studies involving over 10,000 patients and is now available through CLIA-certified laboratories.
Mar 26, 2026
The FDA has approved Agilent's PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx as a companion diagnostic for identifying esophageal cancer patients eligible for Merck's KEYTRUDA immunotherapy. This marks the eighth FDA-approved indication for this diagnostic test with KEYTRUDA. The test helps identify patients whose tumors express PD-L1 for potential treatment with the anti-PD-1 therapy.
Mar 26, 2026
Research reveals how ectopic NMDA receptor expression in triple-negative breast cancer triggers autoimmune disease through antibody maturation. The study shows NMDAR expression recruits B cells and drives affinity maturation, producing antibodies that can cross the blood-brain barrier and cause neurological symptoms while constraining tumor growth.
Mar 19, 2026
New antibody-based approaches demonstrate clinical benefits across multiple cancer types, including improved survival in triple-negative breast cancer, enhanced tumor detection via PET imaging, and activity in relapsed mantle cell lymphoma.
Mar 14, 2026
A University of Houston researcher has joined a $3.2 million effort to develop a new drug targeting MDM2, a cancer-driving protein in triple-negative breast cancer. The compound has shown ability to shrink tumors in early laboratory models.
Mar 07, 2026
New research highlights circulating tumor DNA as a prognostic tool in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer, while leronlimab demonstrates long-term survival signals in heavily pretreated metastatic patients through CCR5 receptor blockade.
Mar 01, 2026
Bristol Myers Squibb and SystImmune reported that antibody-drug conjugate izalontamab brengitecan achieved statistically significant improvements in both progression-free and overall survival versus chemotherapy in a Phase III trial for triple-negative breast cancer.
Feb 27, 2026
Izalontamab brengitecan demonstrated statistically significant improvements in progression-free survival and overall survival compared to chemotherapy in patients with previously treated metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, marking the third Phase III success for the bispecific ADC.
Feb 18, 2026
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center developed a computational approach using tumor-specific total mRNA expression (TmS) that outperformed current methods for predicting chemotherapy response in triple-negative breast cancer patients.
Feb 24, 2026
A first-in-human trial shows individualized neoantigen mRNA vaccines generated multi-year T cell responses in early-stage TNBC patients, with 82.9% of targeted mutations eliciting measurable immune activation not detectable before vaccination.
Feb 23, 2026
Two clinical trials demonstrate efficacy of talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) oncolytic virus therapy in HER2-negative breast cancer and nonmelanoma skin cancers, with favorable safety profiles and durable responses in subset of patients.
