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

Research type: Later-stage studies in peopleRegulatory 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 sotorasib plus panitumumab, the first KRAS G12C-targeted combination for colorectal cancer

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

In the randomized, phase 3 CodeBreaK 300 trial, sotorasib plus panitumumab significantly extended progression-free survival (5.6 months vs 2.0 months, hazard ratio 0.48) and improved objective response rate (26% vs…

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

Research type: Later-stage studies in peopleRegulatory 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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A widely-shared case series claiming a veterinary dewormer treats cancer was retracted — for an undisclosed conflict of interest, not disproven data

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

A peer-reviewed case series describing three patients who self-administered fenbendazole (a veterinary dewormer, not an approved human cancer drug) alongside their standard cancer treatment, and reported remission, was published in…

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Personalized mRNA cancer vaccine plus pembrolizumab reduces melanoma recurrence risk in randomized phase 2b trial

Research type: Emerging ClinicalRegulatory status: Investigational
Cancer type
Melanoma / Skin Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

In the randomized, phase 2b KEYNOTE-942 trial, adding a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine (manufactured for each patient's own tumor mutations) to pembrolizumab reduced the risk of melanoma recurrence or death…

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A lab-made “molecular glue” reprograms a lymphoma oncogene to trigger cancer-cell self-destruction, in early cell and mouse studies

Research type: PreclinicalRegulatory status: Investigational
Cancer type
Lymphoma
Published
August 13, 2026

In laboratory cell-line and mouse studies, a Stanford-engineered small molecule that forces two proteins (the lymphoma oncogene BCL6 and the enzyme CDK9) into physical proximity reprogrammed BCL6 to switch ON…

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