Revolution Medicines’ pancreatic cancer drug received a new priority voucher from FDA

Robert Mayer tells us about pancreatic cancer’s hopeless past as new data shows promise

When Robert Mayer was only a few years out of residency, in the 1970s, he signed on as an investigator of the NCI-supported Gastrointestinal Tumor Study Group, which conducted research into colorectal, gastric, and pancreatic cancers.

FDA advisory panel recommends first-of-its-kind mRNA flu vaccine for older adults

An FDA advisory panel has recommended approval of Moderna’s mRNA-based flu vaccine, mFlusiva, for adults ages 50-64, and adults 65 and older, if a specific condition is met.

June 26, 2026

Vol.52 No.25

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

MD Anderson’s Vincent Bernard receives Project Purple’s Research Recovery Grant for pancreatic cancer research

Project Purple has awarded a $375,000 Research Recovery Grant to researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to continue critical pancreatic cancer research.

June 26, 2026

Vol.52 No.25

Clinical Roundup

TAMP procedure shows 52% reduction in pancreatic tumor metabolic activity, Moffitt case study shows

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have published a case study highlighting the potential optimization of the TAMP, or trans-arterial micro-perfusion, procedure with RenovoCath to deliver intra-arterial gemcitabine (a commonly used chemotherapy) directly near a tumor (rather than traditional systemic IV administration) in a patient with locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

June 26, 2026

Vol.52 No.25

Clinical Roundup

Sylvester researchers discover method of disrupting inflammatory network that helps pancreatic cancer resist treatment

Blocking IL1RAP, a receptor that sits at a key control point in inflammatory signaling, can disrupt the tumor-driven inflammatory network that helps pancreatic cancer resist treatment, according to a study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

June 26, 2026

Vol.52 No.25

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Tecelra for pediatric synovial sarcoma

FDA granted full approval of Tecelra (afamitresgene autoleucel) and expanded its indication to include pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with unresectable or metastatic synovial sarcoma who have received prior chemotherapy, are HLA-A*02:01P, -A*02:02P, -A*02:03P, or -A*02:06P positive and whose tumor expresses the MAGE-A4 antigen as determined by FDA-approved or cleared companion diagnostic devices.

June 26, 2026

Vol.52 No.25

Revolution Medicines’ pancreatic cancer drug received a new priority voucher from FDA

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