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October 16, 2026 • 2 min read
Zydus Lifesciences and Formycon AG announced FDA acceptance of a biologics license application for FYB206, a biosimilar to the blockbusteropens in a new tab or window cancer drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda).
The FDA expanded bladder cancer indicationsopens in a new tab or window for the interleukin-15 receptor agonist nogapendekin alfa inbakicept (Anktiva) to include bacillus Calmette-Guérin-unresponsive non-muscle invasive disease.
Rachna Shroff, MDopens in a new tab or window, a leading clinician and researcher in gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, died earlier this week at age 47 of an undisclosed type of cancer, possibly a GI cancer. (Today)
Clinicians should exercise caution in applying the BI-RADS breast cancer reporting system criteria, developed for adults, to children with breast massesopens in a new tab or window, which are uncommon and usually benign, according to new guidance from the American College of Radiology.
An oncologist who has taken care of patients with breast cancer for 25 yearsopens in a new tab or window shared what she learned from having the disease. (NBC News)
Delays in breast cancer diagnosis and treatmentopens in a new tab or window occurred significantly more often in young women, a cohort study found. (Cancer)
British IndyCar driver Jack Harvey, 33, shared a recent cancer diagnosisopens in a new tab or window on social media without disclosing the type of cancer, but he vowed to be ready for the Indianapolis 500 in May 2027. (People)
U.S. coastal counties with higher levels of marine microplastics pollutionopens in a new tab or window had higher rates of several types of cancer, an ecological analysis showed. (University of Hawaii)
The investigational radiopharmaceutical 225Ac-Dotatate significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) versus standard care in a phase III trial of patients with previously treated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsopens in a new tab or window, Bristol Myers Squibb announced.
Adding the PSMA-targeted radiopharmaceutical 177Lu-PNT2002 to stereotactic body radiotherapy reduced the risk of progression in recurrent prostate canceropens in a new tab or window, an updated analysis of the phase II LUNAR trial showed. (UCLA Health)
Merck's CEO expressed confidence that the production process for the Merck/Moderna breakthrough personalized cancer vaccineopens in a new tab or window will speed up over time. (CNBC)
Meanwhile, BioNTech reported that adding its mRNA cancer vaccine BNT113 to pembrolizumab did not improve PFS in metastatic HPV-positive head and neck canceropens in a new tab or window.
While Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis and surgery made headlines worldwide, his brother, Louis Prevost, has started treatment for multiple myelomaopens in a new tab or window. (CBS News)
The American Society of Hematology's new clinical guidance on myelofibrosisopens in a new tab or window includes expanded recommendations for molecular testing, earlier referral for stem cell transplantation, and appropriate use of JAK inhibitors and aspirin.
Convinced that artificial intelligence (AI) will cure canceropens in a new tab or window, some AI researchers are taking up smoking, according to Palantir's chief technical officer. (SFist)
An enhanced chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapyopens in a new tab or window showed promise for improving outcomes in a phase I trial of relapsed/refractory B-cell malignancies. (Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center)
Abbott Laboratories said it has recruited retired Major League Baseball star Albert Pujols and current star Cal Raleigh as the pitch men for the "Mind Your Behind" promotion for the Cologuard Plus colon cancer testopens in a new tab or window.