Pfizer Showcases Oncology Innovation and Next-Generation Pipeline at ASCO 2026

On April 21, 2026 Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) reported it will present new data across its diverse, industry-leading Oncology pipeline and portfolio at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (Free ASCO Whitepaper) Annual Meeting, May 29 – June 2, 2026, in Chicago. Data from more than 40 company-sponsored, investigator-sponsored and collaborative research abstracts, including three late-breaking sessions and eight oral and rapid oral presentations, will be shared. These data highlight Pfizer’s leadership in establishing potential new standards of care across multiple cancer types and its next-generation pipeline of novel targets and combination strategies designed to extend impact into broader patient populations and earlier lines of therapy.

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"For people living with cancer and their families, every moment matters. We are moving with urgency to drive advances that have the potential to change standards of care – and striving to bring new, innovative options to patients in earlier lines of therapy," said Jeff Legos, Chief Oncology Officer, Pfizer. "Our progress is evident in the data presented at ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) this year, which span our portfolio of established therapies, as well as next-generation, early-stage clinical research from one of the industry’s largest oncology R&D programs. Together, these results reinforce our ability to advance breakthroughs that may redefine clinical practice and change the lives of people with cancer."

Key highlights of Pfizer’s presence at ASCO (Free ASCO Whitepaper) include:

Sharing new evidence for standard-of-care therapies in certain types of biomarker-driven colorectal and lung cancers

Seven-year update from the pivotal Phase 3 CROWN study further supports LORBRENA (lorlatinib) as a guideline-recommended first-line treatment for anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Late-breaking presentation of progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) data from Cohort 3 of the BREAKWATER* trial evaluating BRAFTOVI (encorafenib) in combination with cetuximab and FOLFIRI (fluorouracil, leucovorin and irinotecan) as a first-line regimen for patients with BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). These pivotal data further establish the benefit of this BRAFTOVI regimen following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) full approval and the topline results announcement for objective response rate (ORR) from this Cohort earlier this year.
Showcasing data on potential benefit of treatments in earlier lines of therapy for prostate and breast cancers

Late-breaking presentation from the Phase 3 TALAPRO-3 study will highlight clinically meaningful radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) benefit for TALZENNA (talazoparib) plus XTANDI** (enzalutamide) in metastatic castration‑sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) patients with homologous recombination repair gene alterations, with effects consistent across subgroups and a strong OS trend. These data follow the announcement of topline results in March 2026 and support the potential of TALZENNA plus XTANDI to deliver benefit earlier in the disease course.
Additional efficacy and safety outcomes by stratified subgroups from the Phase 3 HER2CLIMB-05 study investigating TUKYSA (tucatinib) in combination with trastuzumab and pertuzumab as first-line maintenance therapy for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2+) metastatic breast cancer (MBC). These results support TUKYSA’s potential use as part of a chemotherapy-free, first-line maintenance strategy for HER2+ MBC.
Advancing next-generation pipeline of novel mechanisms and differentiated combinations across solid tumors

Updated Phase 2 data for PF‑08634404 (PF’4404), a novel bispecific antibody targeting PD-1 and VEGF, as monotherapy in first-line PD-L1-expressing NSCLC. PF’4404 is being developed as a potential backbone therapy across tumor types, including an ongoing Symbiotic-Lung-01 Phase 3 study in combination with chemotherapy in first-line NSCLC regardless of PD-L1 expression and an ongoing Symbiotic-GI-03 Phase 3 study in first-line mCRC.
Updated results from a Phase 1 study of sigvotatug vedotin (SV), a novel integrin β6 (IB6)–directed ADC, in combination with pembrolizumab in NSCLC. These data support the ongoing SigVie-003 Phase 3 study of SV in combination with pembrolizumab in first-line NSCLC. An additional ongoing Phase 3 study, SigVie-002, is evaluating SV monotherapy in patients previously treated for advanced NSCLC.
The first results from a Phase 2 study of neoadjuvant atirmociclib, a highly selective CDK4 inhibitor, in combination with letrozole versus letrozole alone in people with hormone receptor-positive (HR+), HER2- breast cancer. Atirmociclib is being developed as a potential first-in-class, next-generation cell cycle inhibitor backbone for HR+, HER2- breast cancer in the early adjuvant and first-line metastatic setting.
Findings from a Phase 1b study of a brain-penetrant MEK inhibitor, PF-07799544 (polfurmetinib), plus a next-generation BRAF inhibitor, PF-07799933 (claturafenib), in advanced BRAF-mutant melanoma.
Information on significant Pfizer and partner-sponsored abstracts, including date and time of presentation, follows in the chart below. A complete list of Pfizer and partner-sponsored abstracts and presentations is available here.

LUNG CANCER

Oral Presentation (Abstract 8502)

May 29, 2026 1:00 PM-4:00 PM CDT

Lorlatinib vs crizotinib as first-line treatment for advanced ALK+ non-small cell lung cancer: 7-year update from the phase 3 CROWN study

Mok et al

Rapid Oral Presentation (Abstract 8514)

May 30, 2026 1:15 PM-2:45 PM CDT

Updated results from a phase 2 trial of SSGJ-707 (PF-08634404), a PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody, as monotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Wu et al

Poster Presentation (Abstract 8522)

May 31, 2026 9:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT

Sigvotatug vedotin (SV), an investigational integrin beta-6 (IB6)–directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), plus pembrolizumab: updated results from phase 1 study (SGNB6A-001)

Jaime et al

Poster Presentation (Abstract 8609)

May 31, 2026 9:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT

Reduction in circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) significantly correlates with radiographic response and tumor PD-L1 expression in a phase 1 study of PDL1V (PF-08046054) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Saleh et al

COLORECTAL CANCER

Oral Presentation (Abstract LBA3503)

May 31, 2026 8:00 AM-11:00 AM CDT

BREAKWATER: Progression-free survival analysis of first-line (1L) encorafenib + cetuximab (EC) + FOLFIRI in BRAF V600E-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) [LBA]

Kopetz et al

BREAST CANCER

Oral Presentation (Abstract 1005)

June 2, 2026 9:45 AM-12:45 PM CDT

Efficacy and safety of tucatinib (TUC) vs placebo (PBO) combined with trastuzumab and pertuzumab (HP) as maintenance therapy for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer (MBC) by stratified randomized subgroups

Hamilton et al

Rapid Oral Presentation (Abstract LBA1018)

May 31, 2026 11:30 AM-1:00 PM CDT

Palbociclib plus Tamoxifen ± goserelin in women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer (BC): PATHWAY, an Asian international double-blind randomized phase 3 trial: Final Overall Survival (OS) analysis [LBA]

Lu et al

Poster Presentation (Abstract 518)

June 1, 2026 1:30 PM-4:30 PM CDT

Neoadjuvant atirmociclib plus letrozole versus letrozole alone in women with HR+/HER2− breast cancer: results from FOURLIGHT-2, a randomized phase 2 window of opportunity study

Goel et al

Poster Presentation (Abstract 1042)

June 1, 2026 1:30 PM-4:30 PM CDT

Tucatinib (TUC) combined with trastuzumab and pertuzumab (HP) as first-line (1L) maintenance therapy for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer (MBC): an in-depth safety analysis of HER2CLIMB-05

Dieras et al

Poster Presentation (Abstract 1068)

June 1, 2026 1:30 PM-4:30 PM CDT

Long-term safety and adverse event (AE) management in patients with ER+/HER2− metastatic breast cancer (mBC) receiving prifestrastat, a first-in-class KAT6 inhibitor, in combination with fulvestrant

Layman et al

BLADDER/GENITOURINARY CANCERS

Oral Presentation (Abstract LBA5007)

May 30, 2026 3:00 PM-6:00 PM CDT

TALAPRO-3: Talazoparib (TALA) + enzalutamide (ENZA) compared with placebo (PBO) + ENZA for the treatment of patients (pts) with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) harboring homologous recombination repair (HRR) gene alterations [LBA]

Agarwal et al

Oral Presentation (Abstract 4507)

May 29, 2026 2:45 PM-5:45 PM CDT

Enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab (EV+P) vs chemotherapy for previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (la/mUC): 3.5-year follow-up and response analyses from the phase 3 EV-302 study

Powles et al

Oral Presentation (Abstract 4510)

May 30, 2026 8:00 AM-9:30 AM CDT

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with neoadjuvant and adjuvant (neoadj-adj) enfortumab vedotin (EV) plus pembrolizumab (pembro) in participants (pts) with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are cisplatin ineligible: phase 3 KEYNOTE-905 study [MSD led]

O’Donnell et al

Oral Presentation (Abstract 5006)

May 30, 2026 3:00 PM-6:00 PM CDT

Final results from ZZFIRST: a randomized phase 2 trial of enzalutamide (EZ) and talazoparib (TALA) in metastatic hormone-naïve prostate cancer (mHNPC)

Mateo et al

Poster Presentation (Abstract 4613)

May 31, 2026 9:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT

Neoadjuvant and adjuvant (neoadj-adj) enfortumab vedotin (EV) plus pembrolizumab (pembro) in participants with cisplatin-ineligible muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC): An analysis of clinically relevant subgroups in KEYNOTE-905 [MSD led]

Adra et al

Poster Presentation (Abstract 5043)

May 31, 2026 9:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT

Impact of baseline demographics on therapy management in patients (pts) with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) treated with talazoparib (TALA) + enzalutamide (ENZA) in the TALAPRO-2 study: extended follow-up

De Giorgi et al

MELANOMA

Rapid Oral Presentation (Abstract 9512)

May 30, 2026 4:30 PM-6:00 PM CDT

Phase 1b study of a brain-penetrant MEK inhibitor, PF-07799544, plus next-generation BRAF dimer inhibitor, PF-07799933, in advanced BRAF-mutant melanoma

Chen et al

MULTIPLE MYELOMA

Oral Presentation (Abstract 7500)

May 29, 2026 2:45 PM-5:45 PM CDT

Safety and efficacy of elranatamab as early intervention in patients with high-risk smoldering myeloma: First results from the phase 2 ERASMM (EMN34) study

Touzeau et al

OTHER GYNECOLOGICAL CANCERS

Poster Presentation (Abstract 5627)

June 1, 2026 9:00 AM-12:00 PM CDT

A phase 2 study evaluating SSGJ-707 (PF-08634404), a PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody, + chemotherapy (chemo) in patients (pts) with first-line (1L) advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer (EC)

(Press release, Pfizer, APR 21, 2026, View Source [SID1234664643])