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May 31, 2026

Johnson & Johnson's Prostate Cancer Drug Reduces Risk of Cancer Spread and Death in Late-Stage Study

J&J's Erleada used with hormone-blocking therapy six months before and after prostate surgery improved cancer elimination rates and reduced the risk of cancer spread and death in a late-stage trial for prostate cancer patients.

May 31, 2026·2 sources
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Novartis Experimental Radiopharma Drug Shows Anti-Tumor Activity in Early Prostate Cancer Study

Novartis reported early data showing its experimental actinium-based radiopharma drug demonstrated anti-tumor activity against prostate cancer, including in patients previously treated with its older therapies.

May 31, 2026·1 source
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Apr 22, 2026

Immunotherapy Shows Clinical Benefit in Advanced Colorectal Cancer as First-Line Treatment

Clinical trial results demonstrate that immunotherapy as first-line treatment provides clinical benefit for patients with advanced colorectal cancer, offering an alternative to chemotherapy for a disease increasingly affecting younger patients.

Apr 22, 2026·2 sources
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Apr 21, 2026

CAR-T Therapy Shows Promise in Preventing Multiple Myeloma in High-Risk Patients

Early trial results presented at AACR show CAR-T cell therapy may prevent smoldering multiple myeloma from progressing to active disease in high-risk patients, representing a potential preventive approach to cancer treatment.

Apr 21, 2026·2 sources
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Apr 17, 2026

Datopotamab Deruxtecan Nearly Doubles Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Trial

Global phase III TROPION-Breast02 trial led by National Cancer Centre Singapore shows datopotamab deruxtecan significantly improves survival outcomes in triple-negative breast cancer patients, representing a major breakthrough for this aggressive cancer type.

Apr 17, 2026·1 source
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Apr 14, 2026

Revolution Medicines Pancreatic Cancer Drug Doubles One-Year Survival in Clinical Trial

A new drug developed at Northwestern University showed patients with pancreatic cancer living twice as long as those on chemotherapy in a Phase III trial, with former Sen. Ben Sasse among participants.

Apr 14, 2026·3 sources
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Apr 13, 2026

Pembrolizumab Significantly Improves Survival in Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

A study published in The Lancet shows that pembrolizumab (Keytruda) significantly improved overall survival in adults with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, a difficult-to-treat patient population.

Apr 13, 2026·1 source
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Teen and Young Adult Cancer Survivors Face Double the Risk of Developing Later Cancers

Research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that survivors of cancer during their teen and young adult years face twice the risk of developing most types of subsequent cancers compared to the general population.

Apr 13, 2026·1 source
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Apr 7, 2026

Gilead Acquires German Cancer Biotech Tubulis for Over $3 Billion

Gilead Sciences is acquiring German biotech company Tubulis for more than $3 billion in a deal that will expand its oncology pipeline with antibody-drug conjugate technology.

Apr 7, 2026·1 source
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St. Jude and Partners Develop Data Platform Unifying Blood Cancer Genomics and Clinical Data

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the American Society for Hematology, and Munich Leukemia Laboratory created a data-sharing platform that unites genomics, gene expression, and clinical data for blood cancers.

Apr 7, 2026·1 source
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Top claims

  • ▪The Erleada trial enrolled more than 2,000 patients with high-risk localized or locally advanced prostate cancer who were candidates for prostate gland removal surgery.
  • ▪Erleada, known chemically as apalutamide, belongs to a class of drugs called androgen receptor pathway inhibitors that block signals that drive prostate-cancer growth.
  • ▪No androgen receptor pathway inhibitors are approved for localized high-risk prostate cancer with either surgery or radiation as of May 31, 2026.

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