Oncology highlights from AACR 2026
From VJOncology Podcast by VJOncology
May 1, 2026 · 18 min · Episode 226
About this episode
The episode discusses key updates from the 2026 AACR meeting focusing on immuno-oncology and targeted therapy.
In this week’s VJOncology podcast, we bring you key updates from the 2026 AACR meeting across early-phase immuno-oncology and targeted therapy. Join leading experts Bruno Bockorny, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, Byoung Chul Cho, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, Kristen Pauken, and Timothy Yap, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, as they discuss the clinical challenges of immune-related adverse events with checkpoint inhibitors, early signals from first-in-human studies of PLN-101095 in refractory solid tumors, emerging safety and activity data from a Phase I dose-escalation study of denikitug, and updated results of elisrasib monotherapy in previously treated KRAS G12C-mutant non-small cell lung cancer.
People in this episode
Guests: Bruno Bockorny, Byoung Chul Cho, Kristen Pauken, Timothy Yap
Topics covered
- immuno-oncology
- targeted therapy
- clinical challenges
- checkpoint inhibitors
- refractory solid tumors
- KRAS G12C-mutant non-small cell lung cancer
Keywords
- AACR 2026
- immuno-oncology
- targeted therapy
- checkpoint inhibitors
- PLN-101095
- denikitug
- elisrasib
- KRAS G12C
- non-small cell lung cancer
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Yonsei University, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Products: PLN-101095, denikitug, elisrasib
Places: Boston, MA, Seoul, South Korea, Houston, TX
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