Mississippi Oncology Society

05/01/2026

FDA approves vepdegestrant for ER-positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer

03/30/2026

Wishing all Mississippi physicians especially those treating patients for cancer, a very Happy National Doctors’ Day. Thank you for the dedication and desire to serve your patients and for advocating on their behalf to protect access to needed and necessary treatment options.

03/25/2026

FDA approves relacorilant with nab-paclitaxel for platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer

03/23/2026

FDA approved approved nivolumab (Opdivo, Bristol Myers Squibb Company) with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (AVD) for cHL.

03/17/2026

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Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday making Mississippi the 23rd state to require insurance plans to cover biomarker testing for cancer.

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03/16/2026

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MOS Insights for March

03/05/2026

On March 5, 2026, the Food and Drug Administration approved teclistamab (Tecvayli, Janssen Biotech, Inc.) in combination with daratumumab hyaluronidase-fihj for

02/26/2026

FDA granted accelerated approval to zongertinib, a kinase inhibitor, for an expanded indication for adults with certain lung cancers.

02/24/2026

FDA grants traditional approval to encorafenib for metastatic colorectal cancer with a BRAF V600E mutation

02/20/2026

FDA approves acalabrutinib with venetoclax for chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma

02/17/2026

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February issue of MOS Insights is here.

February 2026 Insights newsletters are published by Bay Media, Inc. as part of Strategies Magazine . To advertise contact adsales@strategiesoncology.com | 410 -647-8402 MSDH Unveils 2025 Public Health Report Card On Wednesday January 21, 2026, MS Department of Health (MSDH) and the Mississippi State...

02/10/2026

Full prescribing information for Keytruda and Keytruda Qlex will be posted on Drugs@FDA.