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FDA approves blinatumomab in the consolidation phase of B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia, regardless of MRD status

Evidence stage: High-Certainty EvidenceRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Leukemia
Published
August 13, 2026

In the randomized, phase 3 ECOG-ACRIN E1910 trial, adding blinatumomab to consolidation chemotherapy significantly extended overall survival compared with chemotherapy alone in adults with MRD-negative B-cell precursor ALL — the…

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FDA approves selpercatinib, the first targeted therapy for young children with RET-altered thyroid cancer

Evidence stage: Later-Stage HumanRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Thyroid Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

In the LIBRETTO-121 trial's primary efficacy population of 25 pediatric and young adult patients with RET-altered solid tumors (including RET-altered thyroid cancer) that had not responded to available therapies, selpercatinib…

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FDA approves zolbetuximab for CLDN18.2-positive gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer

Evidence stage: High-Certainty EvidenceRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

In two separate, randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trials (SPOTLIGHT and GLOW), adding zolbetuximab to first-line chemotherapy significantly extended both progression-free survival and overall survival, compared with chemotherapy alone, in patients…

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FDA converts tisotumab vedotin’s accelerated approval to full approval for recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer

Evidence stage: High-Certainty EvidenceRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Cervical Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

In the randomized, open-label, phase 3 innovaTV 301 trial, tisotumab vedotin significantly extended both overall survival (11.5 months versus 9.5 months) and progression-free survival (4.2 months versus 2.9 months), compared…

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FDA approves talquetamab, a first-in-class bispecific antibody, for heavily pretreated multiple myeloma

Evidence stage: Later-Stage HumanRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Multiple Myeloma
Published
August 13, 2026

In the single-arm, open-label, phase 1/2 MonumenTAL-1 trial, talquetamab produced meaningful, durable responses in patients with heavily pretreated, relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who had already exhausted the major available…

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FDA approves Cologuard Plus, a next-generation stool DNA test for colorectal cancer screening

Evidence stage: Later-Stage HumanRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Colorectal Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

In the prospective, 20,176-participant BLUE-C study, Cologuard Plus (a next-generation multitarget stool DNA test) detected colorectal cancer with 95% sensitivity and correctly identified 94% of participants without colorectal cancer or…

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