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Oral CDK2 Inhibitor Shows Promise in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

The oral drug INCB123667 showed encouraging early results in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer whose tumors overexpress cyclin E1, a protein linked to poor outcomes. In a Phase 1 trial, 14 patients receiving a 100-mg daily dose achieved an overall response rate of 35.7%, with all responses being partial. The disease control rate was 71.4%, […]

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ctDNA Blood Test Helps Guide Chemotherapy After Colorectal Liver Metastasis Surgery

Updated results from the CIRCULATE-Japan GALAXY study show that a blood test for circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) can help identify which patients benefit from chemotherapy after surgery for colorectal cancer liver metastases. Among patients who had surgery first, those with detectable ctDNA after surgery gained major benefits from adjuvant chemotherapy. Their four-year overall survival rate

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Longer Atezolizumab Plus FOLFOX Treatment May Improve Outcomes in Stage III dMMR Colon Cancer

A retrospective analysis from the phase 3 ATOMIC trial suggests that patients with stage III dMMR colon cancer may benefit most from adding Atezolizumab to standard FOLFOX chemotherapy when they are able to complete more than six cycles of treatment. Patients who received more than six cycles of FOLFOX plus atezolizumab had a significantly lower

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Zenocutuzumab Shows Strong Activity in Rare NRG1-Positive Bile Duct Cancer

Results from the phase 2 eNRGy trial, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, supported the FDA approval of Zenocutuzumab as a second-line treatment for patients with advanced NRG1-positive Cholangiocarcinoma. The study included 22 patients whose cancer had progressed after previous treatment. Zenocutuzumab achieved an objective response rate of 36.8%, compared with about 5% historically

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Nanoliposomal Irinotecan Combination Shows Promise in Rare Pancreatic Cancer Subtypes After First-Line Therapy

A small retrospective study suggests that nanoliposomal irinotecan (nal-IRI) plus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and l-leucovorin (LV) may be an effective second- or later-line treatment for rare non-ductal pancreatic cancers after gemcitabine-based therapy fails. The study included nine patients with rare tumor subtypes, including acinar cell, adenosquamous, undifferentiated, and neuroendocrine carcinomas. The combination achieved an objective response

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Botensilimab Plus Balstilimab Shows Durable 3-Year Survival in MSS Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Botensilimab plus balstilimab showed encouraging long-term results in patients with heavily pretreated microsatellite-stable (MSS) metastatic colorectal cancer without active liver metastases, according to three-year follow-up from the phase 1b C-800-01 trial. Among 123 patients, median overall survival reached 21.2 months, nearly double the historical 10–14 months seen with standard later-line treatments. The objective response rate

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Long-Term Study Shows Molecular Subtype Drives Survival in High-Risk Low-Grade Glioma

A long-term follow-up of the phase 3 EORTC 22033-26033 trial found that radiotherapy and dose-dense temozolomide provide similar survival outcomes for patients with high-risk, low-grade glioma. After a median follow-up of 13.1 years, overall survival was 6.6 years with radiotherapy and 8.0 years with temozolomide, while progression-free survival was 3.6 years and 3.1 years, respectively.

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China Approves Savolitinib as First Selective MET Inhibitor for MET-Amplified Advanced Gastric Cancer

China has conditionally approved savolitinib (Orpathys), an oral targeted MET inhibitor, for patients with locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma with MET amplification whose disease has progressed after at least two previous lines of treatment. It is the first selective MET inhibitor approved in China for this patient group. The approval

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Zoldonrasib Combinations Show Strong Activity in KRAS G12D-Mutated Pancreatic Cancer

New clinical trial results presented at the 2026 ESMO GI Cancers Congress suggest that zoldonrasib-based treatments may significantly improve outcomes for patients with KRAS G12D-mutated metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). In previously untreated patients, zoldonrasib combined with modified FOLFIRINOX achieved an objective response rate of 82% and a disease control rate of 96%. When combined

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Study Identifies ARF as a Key Driver of Pancreatic Cancer Progression

A new study has found that the ARF tumor suppressor gene plays a critical role in slowing the growth of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Researchers showed that many pancreatic tumors disable both ARF and INK4A, two distinct genes often grouped together as CDKN2A. In mouse models, loss of ARF significantly accelerated pancreatic cancer, even when the p53 tumor

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