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Tuesday, October 13, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
Medicines & FDA

FDA approves an immunotherapy combo after surgery for one type of colon cancer

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Tecentriq plus chemotherapy is now approved for stage III colon cancer with a certain genetic marker (dMMR). In the trial, it cut the risk of the cancer coming back or death by half compared with chemo alone.

Source: FDA

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