Roche to present pivotal data at ESMO 2026, showcasing advances across its lung and breast cancer late-stage portfolio
2026-10-19
- Phase III Krascendo 1 results demonstrated divarasib’s superiority over current standard of care, first-generation KRAS G12C inhibitors in previously treated advanced G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer
- Patient-reported outcomes from phase III lidERA study showed improved efficacy of giredestrant over standard endocrine therapy is achieved without compromising tolerability and health-related quality of life in early-stage breast cancer
- Phase III results in Chinese patients with metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma demonstrate the potential of Tam-Peli, a next-generation B7-H3-targeted ADC, to deliver robust efficacy with a favourable safety profile in high-unmet-need solid tumours
Basel, 19 October 2026 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROP; OTCQX: RHHBY) will present new data, including two late-breaking abstracts, across lung, breast and other cancers at the 2026 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Meeting, held from 23 to 27 October in Madrid.
“Our presentations at ESMO 2026 highlight the depth and impact of Roche’s oncology pipeline, driven by emerging science capable of bringing new treatment benefits across diverse and high-unmet-need cancers,” said Levi Garraway, MD, PhD, Roche’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development. “From establishing head-to-head superiority with divarasib in KRAS G12C-mutated lung cancer to advancing patient-centered oral SERD therapies like giredestrant and next-generation ADCs such as Tam-Peli, we are committed to delivering medicines that not only extend life, but also seek to improve treatment experience, tolerability and quality of life for people living with cancer.
Divarasib demonstrated superior efficacy and best-in-class potential in KRAS G12C NSCLC
Roche will share phase III Krascendo 1 results, which demonstrated divarasib’s best-in-class efficacy, advancing the standard of care in previously treated KRAS G12C-mutated lung cancer.
- Krascendo 1 is the only global head-to-head trial to evaluate a next-generation KRAS G12C inhibitor versus approved first-generation inhibitors.1
- Results for this potential best-in-class, next-generation KRAS G12C-targeted therapy will be presented as a late-breaking abstract during a Presidential Symposium.
Giredestrant data support its potential to become the new standard of care in early-stage and advanced breast cancer
Roche will present new data highlighting the potential role of giredestrant, an investigational, oral, potent next-generation selective oestrogen receptor degrader (SERD) and full antagonist,2 in oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer, a subtype in which more than 90% of cases are diagnosed at an early-stage (I-III).3-6 Key presentations from early-stage to advanced disease include:
- Patient-reported outcomes from the phase III lidERA Breast Cancer trial suggesting that the improved efficacy of giredestrant compared to endocrine therapy is achieved without compromising tolerability or Health-Related Quality of Life.
- Exploratory biomarker findings from the evERA Breast Cancer trial of giredestrant in combination with everolimus in ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer in the post-cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor setting.
- Updated interim results for giredestrant plus inavolisib from the MORPHEUS Breast Cancer trial evaluating giredestrant treatment combinations in ER-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
Data demonstrate the potential of a next generation B7-H3 targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) Tam-Peli (tambotatug pelitecan)
New data will also be presented for Tam-Peli, an investigational next generation B7-H3-targeted ADC designed to deliver high-potency anti-tumour activity while limiting off-target toxicity.7 Tam-Peli is currently being investigated across multiple solid tumour indications:
- ESMO data include late-breaking interim phase III results in heavily pretreated recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma, analyses of interstitial lung disease in patients with advanced solid tumours from phase I/II studies, and phase I efficacy and safety data for Tam-Peli in patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC.
- These findings build on the TAISHAN-302 phase III data in second-line small cell lung cancer presented at the World Conference on Lung Cancer in September, where the study met all three specified endpoints of overall survival, progression free survival and objective response rate at its first interim analysis.
- Roche is developing and commercialising Tam-Peli outside mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau, and plans to rapidly initiate global trials across multiple tumour types.
Overview of key presentations featuring Roche medicines and molecules:
| Medicine or molecule | Abstract title | Abstract number/ presentation details |
| Lung cancer | ||
| Divarasib | Krascendo 1: Efficacy and safety of divarasib (diva) vs sotorasib (soto) or adagrasib (ada) in previously treated locally advanced or metastatic KRAS G12C-mutated NSCLC. | #LBA5 Proffered Paper Session Presidential Symposium II Sunday 25.10.2026 16:30 - 16:42 CET |
| Divarasib | Krascendo 3: A randomised, phase III trial in progress of divarasib vs immunotherapy or observation in patients with resected, stage II-IIIB, KRAS G12C+ non-small cell lung cancer. | #2551 TiP Poster NSCLC, Early-Stage Monday 26.10.2026 12:00 – 12:45 CET |
| Tam-Peli | Tambotatug pelitecan (YL201): Efficacy and safety in locally advanced/ metastatic NSCLC from a phase I study. | #2577 Poster NSCLC, Locally Advanced Monday 26.10.2026 12:00 – 12:45 CET |
| Non-specific | Immunogenomic signature associated with ICI-related pneumonitis in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. | #4247 Rapid Oral Basic Science and Translational Research Sunday 25.10.2026 09:14 - 09:19 CET |
| Breast cancer | ||
| Giredestrant | Patient (pt)-reported outcomes (PROs) from the phase III lidERA Breast Cancer (BC) trial of giredestrant (GIRE) in pts with oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative early BC (ER+, HER2− eBC). | #538 Rapid Oral Breast Cancer, Early-Stage Friday 23.10.2026 16:20 – 16:25 CEST |
| Giredestrant | Retrospective exploratory biomarker (BM) analyses from evERA Breast Cancer (BC): A phase III trial of giredestrant (GIRE) + everolimus (E) in patients with oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced BC (ER+, HER2− aBC) in the post-CDK4/6 inhibitor (I) setting. | #2 Rapid Oral Breast Cancer, Advanced Stage Saturday 24.10.2026 10:20 – 10:25 CEST |
| Giredestrant | Updated interim analysis of giredestrant (GIRE) + inavolisib (INAVO) in MORPHEUS Breast Cancer (BC): A phase Ib/II study of GIRE treatment (tx) combinations in patients (pts) with oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced/metastatic BC (ER+, HER2− LA/mBC). | #23 Poster Advanced Breast Cancer, Other Saturday 24.10.2026 12:00 – 12:45 CEST |
| Pertuzumab | Real-world eligibility for DESTINY-Breast11 (DB-11) neoadjuvant escalation criteria and outcomes of DB-11-eligible vs DB-11-ineligible patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer (HER2+ eBC). | #594 Poster Breast Cancer, Early-Stage Saturday 24.10.2026 12:00 – 12:45 CEST |
| ZN-1041 | BREnnA: Phase II/III randomised study of ZN-A-1041 or tucatinib (TUC), in combination with trastuzumab + capecitabine (HX), in patients with HER2-positive locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer (HER2+LA/mBC) with or without central nervous system (CNS) metastases. | #1796 TiP Poster HER2+ Breast Cancer Saturday 24.10.2026 12:00 – 12:45 CEST |
| Solid tumours | ||
| Tam-Peli | Tambotatug pelitecan (YL201): Analyses of interstitial lung disease in patients with advanced solid tumours from phase I/II studies. | #1057 Poster Developmental Therapeutics Friday 23.10.2026 15:15 – 16:00 CEST |
| YL211 (cMET ADC) | Phase I First-in-Human (FIH) Results of YL211, a c-Met targeting Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC), in patients (pts) with advanced solid tumors. | #1017 Poster Developmental Therapeutics Friday 23.10.2026 15:15 – 16:00 CEST |
| Tam-Peli | Tam-Peli versus chemotherapy in heavily pretreated recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (R/M NPC): a multicenter, randomised, open-label, phase III study (TAISHAN-301). | #LBA43 Proffered Paper Session Head and Neck Cancer Sunday 25.10.2026 08:40 - 08:50 CET |
| Tecentriq (atezolizumab) + Avastin (bevacizumab) | Outcomes by baseline tumor burden using 6-and-12 scores and the up-to-7 criteria in TALENTACE: phase III study of on-demand transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with atezolizumab + bevacizumab (Atezo/Bev) or on demand TACE alone in patients with systemically untreated, unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC). | #1700 ePoster Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| Tecentriq (atezolizumab) | ATOMIC (A021502/AIO-KRK-0317): Presentation and outcomes in patients (pts) with stage III d-MMR early-onset colon cancer (EOCC) and average-onset colon cancer (AOCC). | #858 Poster Colon Cancer Sunday 25.10.2026 12:00 - 12:45 CET |
| Tecentriq (atezolizumab) | Adjuvant atezolizumab in patients with MSI-high/MMR-deficient stage III colorectal cancer ineligible for oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy: the phase II ANTONIO-study (AIO-KRK-0220). | #802 Poster Colon Cancer Sunday 25.10.2026 12:00 - 12:45 CET |
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References
[1] Gadgeel S, et al. P3.12D.07 Divarasib Versus Adagrasib or Sotorasib in Pretreated KRAS G12C+ Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). J of Thorac Oncol. 2024; 19 (10, Supplement): S349.
[2] Martin M, et al. Giredestrant (GDC-9545) vs physician choice of endocrine monotherapy (PCET) in patients (pts) with ER+, HER2– locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer (LA/mBC): Primary analysis of the phase 2, randomised, open-label acelERA BC study. Presented at: ESMO Annual Meeting; 2022 September 9-13; Paris, France. Abstract #211MO.
[3] F. Hoffmann‑La Roche Ltd. (2026) SEER Explorer All BCa by Stage. Data on file.
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