Also known as: PARP inhibitors
Alliance launches Phase III trial for stage I NSCLC immunotherapy; Allarity starts Phase 2 SCLC trial. Phase I NSCLC trial sites consolidate at top U.S. sites, prompting FDA representation concerns.
Allarity Therapeutics will present a Trial-in-Progress poster at the ESMO Gynaecological Cancers Congress 2026 on its Phase 2 ovarian cancer trial of stenoparib. The company also dosed first patients in February 2026 in a VA-funded Phase 2 trial of stenoparib plus temozolomide for relapsed small cell lung cancer.
European guidelines now recommend lutetium-177 PSMA-617 for advanced prostate cancer, while a machine-learning model predicts treatment radiation dose. A study finds DOACs safe with modern prostate cancer drugs.
BioNTech presented phase 2 data for HER2-directed ADC Trastuzumab Pamirtecan showing 47.9% response rate in endometrial cancer, with FDA submission planned for 2026. BioLineRx dosed first patient in phase 1/2a GLIX1 trial for glioblastoma and reported new preclinical data. Both companies presented at ASCO 2026.
PARP inhibitors remain strongest in BRCA1/2-altered tumors as use beyond that group has been uneven. In June 2025, the FDA narrowed Zejula’s first-line ovarian maintenance indication to HRD-positive tumors only.
Mayo Clinic researchers found that Brigatinib, an FDA-approved lung cancer drug, can block survival pathways in ovarian cancer cells when combined with PARP inhibitors, potentially overcoming treatment resistance.
Recent studies demonstrate high response rates for antibody-drug conjugate in rare blood cancer, improved outcomes with metastasis-directed radiation in prostate cancer, and a novel drug combination strategy for ovarian cancer resistance.
The FDA has granted fast track designation to ART6043 plus olaparib for germline BRCA-mutated HER2-negative breast cancer and to BriaCell's Bria-IMT plus immune checkpoint inhibitor for metastatic breast cancer, both addressing significant unmet medical needs.
Homologous recombination deficiency testing and molecular profiling are reshaping treatment strategies for advanced ovarian cancer, guiding PARP inhibitor and bevacizumab maintenance decisions in newly diagnosed patients.
