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FDA grants accelerated approval for rectal cancer drug
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FDA grants accelerated approval for rectal cancer drug

Ottoline Dunmore · October 20, 2026

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval on Monday for the PD-1 inhibitor dostarlimab (Jemperli) to treat certain operable.

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