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Wednesday, October 14, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
Medicines & FDA

FDA approves Tecentriq after surgery for a type of stage 3 colon cancer

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Adding the immunotherapy to standard chemotherapy cut the risk of the cancer coming back or death by about half in a trial of patients with dMMR tumors. Ask your oncologist whether your tumor was tested for this marker.

Source: Targeted Oncology

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