Beyond ovarian and breast cancer: Are PARP inhibitors finally proving their worth in urologic oncology?

Beyond ovarian and breast cancer: Are PARP inhibitors finally proving their worth in urologic oncology?

The class of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors, once celebrated as a breakthrough in ovarian and breast cancer, has endured a reputation decline following safety concerns and regulatory rollbacks. But recent data suggest that prostate cancer, specifically metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with BRCA mutations, may offer PARP inhibitors a new lease on life. The December 2025 […]

What Arcus Biosciences’ STAR-221 failure reveals about TIGIT fatigue in immunotherapy

What Arcus Biosciences’ STAR-221 failure reveals about TIGIT fatigue in immunotherapy

Arcus Biosciences, Inc. has terminated its global Phase 3 STAR-221 study evaluating domvanalimab, an investigational anti-TIGIT antibody, in combination with zimberelimab and chemotherapy for advanced upper gastrointestinal cancers. The discontinuation, announced in partnership with Gilead Sciences, Inc., followed a pre-specified interim overall survival analysis that found no benefit compared to the nivolumab-based control arm. Arcus […]

Privo’s PRV131 enters first-in-human dosing: Can injectable cisplatin change oral cancer surgery?

Privo’s PRV131 enters first-in-human dosing: Can injectable cisplatin change oral cancer surgery?

Privo Technologies has officially initiated dosing in a Phase 1/2 trial evaluating PRV131, its nanoengineered intratumoral cisplatin injectable, for the treatment of T1–T3 oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The trial, designated Arm 3 of the CLN-004 study, will explore PRV131 as a neoadjuvant therapy aimed at shrinking tumors before surgery. The announcement marks a pivotal […]

Will IFx-2.0 and TBS-2025 push TuHURA into the frontline of resistance-focused oncology?

Will IFx-2.0 and TBS-2025 push TuHURA into the frontline of resistance-focused oncology?

TuHURA Biosciences, Inc. has announced a comprehensive corporate update that includes progress across three of its major immuno-oncology programs. The update covers the company’s lead asset IFx-2.0, currently in a Phase 3 trial in combination with pembrolizumab for advanced Merkel cell carcinoma; the next-stage development of TBS-2025, a VISTA-blocking monoclonal antibody being advanced for relapsed […]