All-oral regimen of decitabine-cedazuridine + venetoclax yields 47% complete response rate, ASCERTAIN-V phase I/II clinical trial finds

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On May 30, GRAIL reported the full results of the NHS-Galleri trial in an oral presentation at the ASCO Annual Meeting.

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The NHS-Galleri trial has and will continue to provide critical insights to refine future MCED studies

The NHS-Galleri trial presented at ASCO was the largest, prospective, randomized trial of a multicancer early detection test (MCED) to date. The study enrolled approximately 143,000 asymptomatic adults (ages 50-77) and was the first of its kind to assess clinical utility of an MCED test for cancer screening.

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Vol.52 No.24

By Bryan Bassig, Catherine R. Marinac, David M. Routman, Elizabeth K. O'Donnell, Jennifer Keating Litton, Karthik V. Giridhar, Kennedy Ng Yao Yi, Kurt Giles, Nima Nabavizadeh, Ora K. Gordon, Rebecca Kaltman and Shawn Kothari

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OMB proposed rule could end 50% of currently active clinical trials, Stand up for Science analysis finds

An analysis by Stand up for Science found that the White House Office of Management and Budget’s recently proposed rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,” if finalized, could result in termination of nearly 50% of active clinical research studies.

Talvey + Darzalez Faspro shows significant survival gains in r/r MM, phase III MonumenTAL-3 study finds

Talvey (talquetamab-tgvs), a GPRC5D bispecific antibody, in combination with Darzalez Faspro (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) with or without pomalidomide demonstrated significant reduction in the risk of disease progression or death of up to 72% and clinically meaningful reduction of up to 53% in the risk of death compared to the standard regimen of Darzalez Faspro, pomalidomide, and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to the results of the investigational phase III MonumenTAL-3 study.

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Vol.52 No.24

Clinical Roundup

Jaypirca + venetolax + rituximab reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 45% in r/r CLL/SLL, phase III BRUIN CLL-322 trial finds

Jaypirca (pirtobrutinib), a non-covalent Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor, plus a two-year venetoclax and rituximab regimen versus venetoclax and rituximab in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 45% (HR=0.55 [95% CI, 0.40-0.75]; p=0.0001), according to the results of the phase III BRUIN CLL-322 trial. The study met its primary endpoint of independent review committee-assessed progression-free survival.

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Vol.52 No.24

Clinical Roundup

Vispa-cel well-tolerated in second-line large B cell lymphoma, ANTLER phase I study finds

Vispa-cel, an off-the-shelf CD19-targeted CAR-T cell therapy, produced durable long-term responses in patients enrolled in the ANTLER phase I clinical trial for relapsed or refractory B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, with the potential to bring the benefit of cell therapy to patients who lack curative options.

June 18, 2026

Vol.52 No.24

All-oral regimen of decitabine-cedazuridine + venetoclax yields 47% complete response rate, ASCERTAIN-V phase I/II clinical trial finds

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