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FDA approves the first immunotherapy regimen for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer with a proven survival benefit

Research type: Later-stage studies in peopleRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Ovarian Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

In the randomized, phase 3 ENGOT-ov65/KEYNOTE-B96 trial, adding pembrolizumab to paclitaxel chemotherapy significantly improved BOTH progression-free survival (8.3 vs 7.2 months) AND overall survival (18.2 vs 14.0 months) in patients…

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Investigational triple-negative breast cancer vaccine shows safety and immune response in phase 1 trial

Research type: Early studies in peopleRegulatory status: Investigational
Cancer type
Breast Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

An investigational alpha-lactalbumin-targeted vaccine, developed by Anixa Biosciences with Cleveland Clinic, was reported to be safe and to induce a protocol-defined immune response in 74% of participants across all three…

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FDA converts tarlatamab’s accelerated approval to full approval for small cell lung cancer, on a real survival benefit

Research type: High-Certainty EvidenceRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Lung Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

In the randomized, open-label, phase 3 DeLLphi-304 trial, tarlatamab significantly extended overall survival compared with chemotherapy in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer that had progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy…

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Six-year OlympiA data sustain the adjuvant olaparib survival benefit in BRCA-mutated, HER2-negative early breast cancer

Research type: High-Certainty EvidenceRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Breast Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

In the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled OlympiA trial, one year of adjuvant olaparib significantly improved invasive disease-free survival (primary publication) and, in a later analysis, significantly improved overall survival as well…

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FDA approves perioperative pembrolizumab for head and neck cancer — the first approval for this cancer in 6 years

Research type: High-Certainty EvidenceRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Head and Neck Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

In the randomized, open-label, phase 3 KEYNOTE-689 trial, adding pembrolizumab before and after surgery to standard treatment significantly extended event-free survival in patients with resectable, locally advanced, PD-L1-positive head and…

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FDA grants traditional approval to pirtobrutinib for BTK-inhibitor-pretreated CLL/SLL

Research type: Later-stage studies in peopleRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Leukemia
Published
August 13, 2026

In the randomized, phase 3 BRUIN-CLL-321 trial, pirtobrutinib -- the first and only non-covalent (reversible) BTK inhibitor -- significantly extended progression-free survival compared with standard chemoimmunotherapy options in patients with…

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

Research type: 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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