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

Evidence stage: 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

Evidence stage: 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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FDA approves the first all-oral combination regimen for older adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia

Evidence stage: Emerging ClinicalRegulatory status: FDA Approved
Cancer type
Leukemia
Published
August 13, 2026

In the single-arm Study ASTX727-07, an all-oral combination of decitabine/cedazuridine (Inqovi) plus venetoclax produced a complete remission rate of 41.6% (and a combined complete-remission-or-partial-hematologic-recovery rate of 52.5%) in older or…

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AMBASSADOR trial finds adjuvant pembrolizumab extends disease-free survival in high-risk bladder cancer — not yet FDA-approved for this use

Evidence stage: Later-Stage HumanRegulatory status: Investigational
Cancer type
Bladder Cancer
Published
August 13, 2026

In the randomized, phase 3 AMBASSADOR trial, adjuvant pembrolizumab after radical surgery significantly extended disease-free survival compared with observation alone in patients with high-risk muscle-invasive or locally advanced urothelial carcinoma.…

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