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May 21, 2026
The FDA approved Novocure’s Optune Pax, a wearable tumor-treating fields device, for pancreatic cancer in combination with chemotherapy. Phase III PANOVA-3 data showed delayed pain progression and improved one-year overall survival in inoperable locally advanced disease.
May 12, 2026
Soft tissue sarcoma pipeline activity includes 70+ companies and 75+ therapies. A phase II ADI-PEG 20 trial with gemcitabine and docetaxel was designed for sarcomas, while other 2026 studies span synovial sarcoma and unresectable advanced disease.
May 05, 2026
Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy showed a 51.5% pathological complete response rate in 127 patients with resectable squamous cell lung cancer. Grade 3-4 treatment-related adverse events occurred in 11.8% of patients.
Apr 28, 2026
Compass Therapeutics reported mixed Phase 2/3 data for tovecimig in biliary tract cancer and plans to meet with the FDA for a BLA discussion. The study met its primary ORR endpoint (17% vs 5%), while PFS and OS data are due late this quarter.
Apr 11, 2026
An experimental ovarian cancer drug, elenagen, more than doubled median survival in a 30-patient mid-stage trial in Belarus. The drug was added to gemcitabine and reduced mortality risk by nearly 60%.
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 03, 2026
Revolution Medicines has initiated patient treatment in the Phase 3 RASolute 303 trial testing daraxonrasib as first-line therapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer. The company also expects top-line data from its Phase 3 RASolute 302 trial in second-line pancreatic cancer in the first half of 2026. Both trials are evaluating the oral RAS(ON) inhibitor in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, a highly lethal cancer with significant unmet medical need.
Apr 02, 2026
Moderna and Merck advance a Phase 2 trial of mRNA cancer vaccine V940 with pembrolizumab and chemotherapy for metastatic squamous NSCLC. In biliary tract cancer, first-line treatment combines chemotherapy with immunotherapy, while targeted therapy resistance prompts liquid biopsy. ImmunityBio tests a chemotherapy-free NK-cell regimen in non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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 27, 2026
The FDA has approved Optune Pax, a Tumor Treating Fields device, for use with chemotherapy in locally advanced pancreatic cancer. The approval is based on phase 3 trial data showing improved overall survival and pain progression outcomes. This marks the first new treatment approach for this patient population in approximately 30 years.
Mar 20, 2026
Recent developments in breast cancer treatment include new clinical trials for advanced disease, findings on CDK4/6 inhibitor sequencing, and discovery of genetic markers explaining drug resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer.
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 13, 2026
Junshi Biosciences reported total revenue of approximately RMB2,498 million in 2025, a 28% increase year-over-year, driven by toripalimab sales growth. Absci Corporation announced it will report fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results on March 24, 2026.
Mar 05, 2026
Phase III KEYNOTE-B15 trial demonstrates enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab significantly improves event-free survival and pathologic complete response rates compared with cisplatin-based chemotherapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
Mar 04, 2026
A computational histology artificial intelligence platform can predict which of two chemotherapy regimens is more effective for individual pancreatic cancer patients, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Mar 04, 2026
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.
Feb 14, 2026
A 30-year-old female with stage IV gallbladder adenocarcinoma achieved complete metabolic resolution of metastases after three cycles of pembrolizumab, gemcitabine, and cisplatin, despite presenting without traditional risk factors.
Feb 17, 2026
The global pancreatic cancer precision medicine market is projected to grow from US$ 610 million in 2024 to US$ 2,467.83 million by 2033 at a 16.8% CAGR, driven by advances in targeted therapies, genomic diagnostics, and liquid biopsies.
Feb 17, 2026
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.
Feb 13, 2026
The FDA has approved Novocure's Optune Pax device for locally advanced pancreatic cancer, marking the first new treatment for this patient group in decades. A trial of 571 patients showed a two-month improvement in overall survival when combined with chemotherapy.
