CAR T-cell therapy for B-ALL results in high incidence of durable response in phase I/II study

Hegseth offers soldiers testosterone and FDA loosens safety warnings. Is the science there?

Last week, the Pentagon posted a video on X announcing they will be mandating testosterone screening for troops in the military aged 30 and above. If they test low, they will be offered voluntary testosterone replacement therapy.

July 29, 2026

Regulatory News

Hegseth orders testosterone testing for troops as FDA moves to loosen TRT prostate cancer warnings
Experts caution the move amounts to a “huge, unregulated, natural experiment”

In a video captioned “The High-T Department of War” and posted on X, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that he was authorizing a screening program for troops to ensure “you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best.”

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

By Claire Marie Porter

Clinical Roundup

Next-gen CAR-T therapy shows “dramatic and rapid” regression of glioblastoma, Mass General phase I study finds

Just days after a single treatment, patients experienced dramatic reductions in their tumors, with one patient achieving near-complete tumor regression, according to the results of a phase I study conducted by researchers at Mass General Cancer Center.

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

Drugs & Targets

FDA approves Jideytro for previously treated ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer

FDA approved Jideytro (zidesamtinib), a ROS1 selective inhibitor, for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer who received a prior ROS1 kinase inhibitor.

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

Drugs & Targets

FDA grants priority review for Talzenna + Xtandi combo in earlier prostate cancer

FDA accepted for Priority Review a supplemental New Drug Application for Talzenna (talazoparib), an oral poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitor, in combination with Xtandi (enzalutamide), an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor, in men with homologous recombination repair gene-altered metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer, also known as metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

Podcast

How will FDA regulate psychedelics?

FDA has been taking a look at psychedelics as a potential treatment for psychiatric and substance abuse disorders, recently publishing a final guidance for drug sponsors conducting clinical trials of psychedelics, including psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA.

July 22, 2026

Vol.52 No.28

CAR T-cell therapy for B-ALL results in high incidence of durable response in phase I/II study

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Hegseth offers soldiers testosterone and FDA loosens safety warnings. Is the science there?

Hegseth orders testosterone testing for troops as FDA moves to loosen TRT prostate cancer warningsExperts caution the move amounts to a “huge, unregulated, natural experiment”

Next-gen CAR-T therapy shows “dramatic and rapid” regression of glioblastoma, Mass General phase I study finds

FDA approves Jideytro for previously treated ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer

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Hegseth orders testosterone testing for troops as FDA moves to loosen TRT prostate cancer warnings
Experts caution the move amounts to a “huge, unregulated, natural experiment”