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Research

The volume and pace of cancer research, from preclinical studies to clinical trials and FDA approvals, can make it challenging to stay informed. This section highlights the latest developments and translates complex scientific concepts into clear, accessible insights for both healthcare professionals and the broader public.

Head and Neck Cancer: New Antibodies After Checkpoint Failure, and Rethinking Immunotherapy Plus Radiation
Research · Cancer Education · Perspectives

Head and Neck Cancer: New Antibodies After Checkpoint Failure, and Rethinking Immunotherapy Plus Radiation

By Weining Ken Zhen, MD

Developing new strategies for advanced head and neck cancer after checkpoint inhibitor and chemotherapy failures.

Kidney Cancer: Conflicting Adjuvant Immunotherapy Data and a Real Option for Non-Clear Cell Disease
Research · Cancer Education

Kidney Cancer: Conflicting Adjuvant Immunotherapy Data and a Real Option for Non-Clear Cell Disease

By Benjamin A. Teply, MD

We have yet to have truly confirmatory data for a benefit for adjuvant immunotherapy in kidney cancer.

Colorectal Cancer: Exercise Pays for Itself, Aspirin's Role Stays Murky, and Some Patients Can Stop Immunotherapy Early
Research · Cancer Education · Perspectives

Colorectal Cancer: Exercise Pays for Itself, Aspirin's Role Stays Murky, and Some Patients Can Stop Immunotherapy Early

By Rishi Batra, MD, MBA

Three abstracts from this year's ASCO meeting speak to very different parts of the colorectal cancer journey

Gastrointestinal Cancer Updates From the Best of GI Oncology 2026
Cancer Education · Research

Gastrointestinal Cancer Updates From the Best of GI Oncology 2026

By Haadi Ali, MD ; Ibrahim Halil Sahin, MD

Daraxonrasib is an orally administered, multiselective RAS(ON) inhibitor designed to target the active, GTP-bound state of multiple mutant and wild-type RAS proteins.

Rethinking Frontline Therapy in Leukemia: Why Lower-Intensity Regimens Are Gaining Ground in AML, MDS, and ALL
Research · Cancer Education · Resources for Cancer Patients

Rethinking Frontline Therapy in Leukemia: Why Lower-Intensity Regimens Are Gaining Ground in AML, MDS, and ALL

By Anand Ashwin Patel, MD

Newer data are steadily narrowing the population that benefits from intensive chemotherapy in acute leukemia.

Tarlatamab for Small Cell Lung Cancer: How DLL3-Targeted Therapy Works
Cancer Education · Research

Tarlatamab for Small Cell Lung Cancer: How DLL3-Targeted Therapy Works

By Daniel Ricardo Carrizosa, MD, MS

Small cell lung cancer has long been considered one of the more difficult diagnoses in thoracic oncology.

A New Antibody-Drug Conjugate and a Biomarker Reality Check for Small Cell Lung Cancer
Research · Cancer Education

A New Antibody-Drug Conjugate and a Biomarker Reality Check for Small Cell Lung Cancer

By Mark Alan Klein, MD

Small cell lung cancer has trailed its non-small cell counterpart in new drug approvals for years, and at this year's ASCO meeting there were no studies presented that affect first-line treatments at this time.

Triple Negative Breast Cancer Gets Real Momentum: What ASCO 2026 Changes for Patients Now
Research · Cancer Education · Perspectives

Triple Negative Breast Cancer Gets Real Momentum: What ASCO 2026 Changes for Patients Now

By Amulya Yellala, MD

Triple negative breast cancer has long been described as hard to treat and fast moving, but this year's data, much of it long-term follow-up on treatments already reshaping practice, continues to build real momentum.

CAR-T Cell Therapy and Bispecific Antibodies Are Transforming Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Cancer Education · Research

CAR-T Cell Therapy and Bispecific Antibodies Are Transforming Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

By Thomas Knight, MD

Ten years ago, ALL was a chemotherapy-heavy disease with poor long-term survival for many patient groups. That has changed dramatically.

Next-Generation Cellular and T-Cell Engaging Therapies Are Reshaping Multiple Myeloma Care
Cancer Education · Research

Next-Generation Cellular and T-Cell Engaging Therapies Are Reshaping Multiple Myeloma Care

By Cindy Varga, MD

Multiple myeloma treatment is shifting toward earlier CAR-T use, dual-antigen bispecifics, and next-gen platforms (allogeneic, in vivo, mRNA) to expand global access.

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