Cancer blood test fails to catch disease earlier in major study / Medical Express
medicalxpress - A blood test designed to find cancer early did not work as hoped in a major new study, according to the company that makes it.
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Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:24 pm / permalink 19851 / 7 stories in 12 days
More Research, Less Cancer: £250m raised to transform the future of cancer research / Cancer Research UK
Charlotte Mathé / cancerresearchuk - We’ve reached an incredible moment - £250m raised for our More Research, Less Cancer campaign. This milestone brings us more than halfway to our £400m goal and accelerates our mission to prevent, detect and treat cancer earlier and more effectively. The p…
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1:24 pm / permalink 19675 / 53 stories in 14 days
FDA Launches Framework to Accelerate Individualized Therapies for Ultra-Rare Diseases 2026 / OncoDaily
oncodaily - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released groundbreaking draft guidance introducing a new regulatory framework designed to accelerate the development and approval of individualized therapies for patients with […]
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Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 12:25 pm / permalink 19669 / 6 stories in 14 days
Gilead to acquire cell therapy manufacturer for $7.8B / Beckers
Paige Twenter / beckershospitalreview - In a deal worth $7.8 billion, Gilead Sciences has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Arcellx, a biotech company developing a cell therapy for multiple myeloma. Gilead announced the acquisition agreement a few months after Arcellx published positive…
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Monday, February 23, 2026, 4:23 pm / permalink 19605 / 7 stories in 15 days
Perioperative Enfortumab Vedotin Plus Pembrolizumab Improves EFS, OS and pCR in Patients with MIBC Who Are Ineligible for Cisplatin / ESMO
esmo - Findings from the KEYNOTE-905/EV-303 study
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Monday, February 23, 2026, 2:22 am / permalink 19558 / 15 stories in 16 days
Data and Decisions in Advanced NSCLC at the 2026 TTLC Symposia – IASLC / OncoDaily
oncodaily - International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) shared a post on LinkedIn: “2026 TTLC Symposia Event Data and Decisions in Advanced NSCLC The treatment landscape for advanced NSCLC is evolving […]
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Monday, February 23, 2026, 2:22 am / permalink 19557 / 23 stories in 16 days
A novel C. diff vaccine shows promise / Beckers
Mariah Taylor / beckershospitalreview - Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health researchers have developed a promising novel vaccine to treat Clostridioides difficile infections. Previous vaccine strategies targeted the bacterium’s primary toxins, according to a Feb. 18 system news release. Th…
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 7:21 am / permalink 19520 / 2 stories in 18 days
Novartis signs macrocyclic deal with Unnatural Products for $100M upfront / Endpoints
Kyle LaHucik / endpoints - Novartis will pay $100 million upfront to tap into a macrocyclic peptide platform from Unnatural Products, a deal that could lead to new cardiovascular disease medicines. The move allows the Swiss pharma giant to delve ...
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 6:22 am / permalink 19517 / 2 stories in 18 days
Disc Medicine Rare Disease Drug Picked for Faster Regulatory Review Is Rejected by the FDA / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - The FDA asked for more data to determine whether Disc Medicine’s bitopertin is benefiting patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria, a rare blood disorder. Analysts say it’s a surprising delay considering bitopertin is one of the first drugs in a new FD…
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 6:22 am / permalink 19516 / 5 stories in 18 days
Predicting onset of symptomatic Alzheimerʼs disease with plasma p-tau217 clocks / Nature
Kellen K. Petersen / nature - Nature Medicine, Published online: 19 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-026-04206-yPlasma p-tau217 tests used to develop clocks that predict when cognitively unimpaired individuals would develop symptoms of Alzheimerʼs disease.
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 2:22 am / permalink 19513 / 13 stories in 18 days
Mysterious Virus Hiding Inside Common Gut Bacterium Linked to Colorectal Cancer / Discover
discovermagazine - A previously unknown virus may be the key to assessing the risk of colorectal cancer and improving diagnosis.
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19502 / 13 stories in 18 days
Grail’s Galleri Blood Test Falls Short in Large Cancer-Screening Study, Shares Sink 50% / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - Despite missing statistical significance, Grail said the observation of trending improvement suggests potential for better results with more time, so the company is extending follow up by up to a year. More detailed trial results will be submitted for pre…
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Saturday, February 21, 2026, 12:23 am / permalink 19500 / 9 stories in 18 days
'Universal' nasal-spray vaccine protects against viruses, bacteria and allergens in mice / LiveScience
livescience - In an early animal test, a new nasal-spray vaccine has shown promise against a variety of germs and a common allergen, scientists report.
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Friday, February 20, 2026, 5:22 pm / permalink 19489 / 3 stories in 18 days
Your Cat May Share the Same Cancer Genes as You, and Offer Clues for Treatment / Discover
discovermagazine - Learn how cats and humans can share key cancer mutations — and why those similarities could guide future treatment research.
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Thursday, February 19, 2026, 9:23 pm / permalink 19449 / 3 stories in 19 days
Immune cells from pediatricians help uncover an antibody cocktail against RSV and hMPV / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Researchers in China recently published a study in Science Translational Medicine describing a new antibody cocktail for protection against two common viruses. The proposed preventative treatment consists of antibodies identified in pediatricians who have…
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Thursday, February 19, 2026, 12:24 pm / permalink 19427 / 3 stories in 19 days
FDA formalizes one pivotal trial policy via NEJM perspective / Endpoints
Zachary Brennan / endpoints - Top FDA officials said that a single pivotal trial requirement will be the “new default standard” for drug approvals, a move that goes beyond the agency’s prior discretion around not requiring two trials. In a ...
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Thursday, February 19, 2026, 11:24 am / permalink 19422 / 3 stories in 19 days
F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine / NYT
Christina Jewett and Rebecca Robbins / nytimes - Moderna said it had held further discussions with regulators and announced that the agency would accept the company’s application for approval of its flu vaccine that uses mRNA technology.
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Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 9:23 am / permalink 19353 / 11 stories in 21 days
Ocular Therapeutix Eyes FDA Filing After Wet AMD Drug Tops Regeneron’s Eylea in Phase 3 Test / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - In the first of two Phase 3 tests, Ocular Therapeutix’s Axpaxli met the main goal of helping maintain vision in patients with the wet form of age-related macular degeneration. The Ocular drug was compared to Eylea, a blockbuster wet AMD drug marketed by R…
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Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 9:22 pm / permalink 19334 / 3 stories in 21 days
Extracorporeal liver cross-circulation using transgenic xenogeneic pig livers with brain-dead human decedents / Nature
Abraham Shaked / nature - Nature Medicine, Published online: 09 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41591-025-04196-3In a study of four brain-dead human decedents, extracorporeal liver cross-circulation using genetically modified pig livers provides essential hepatic functions, supporting…
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19188 / 4 stories in 25 days
New FDA-Approved Device Uses Electric Fields to Treat Pancreatic Cancer / Discover
discovermagazine - Learn more about the newly approved wearable treatment that disrupts pancreatic cancer tumor growth while letting patients continue daily life at home.
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19187 / 12 stories in 25 days