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Natera at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO®) Annual Meeting 2026

Natera will be presenting 35+ abstracts at ASCO®, including impactful data releases across multiple indications and settings.

On-site, we will be unveiling exciting portfolio updates, showcasing real-world data (RWD) demos at our Biopharma Partnerships Booth #13041, and hosting a private evening yacht event. Please reach out to our biopharma partnership team if you’re interested in attending.

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Natera’s 35+ abstracts at ASCO®

With an unmatched commercial footprint, superior clinical evidence, and deep regulatory expertise, Natera serves as a trusted partner across every stage of drug development to restore and preserve life for cancer patients worldwide.

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Natera Data Hightlights

Title: Benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy in resected stage I-IV CRC patients based on ctDNA dynamics across two timepoints: Results from GALAXY study.

Presenter: Mitsuru Yokota, MD, PhD

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 8:00-9:00 AM

Abstract #: 102

Presentation Details: Oral Presentation – Clinical Science Symposium – ctDNA in Clinical Practice: From Detection to Clinical Decision-Making

Title: Informing optimal duration of adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) in resected stage I-IV colorectal cancer (CRC) based on early circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) dynamics.

Presenter: Eiji Oki, MD, PhD, FACS

Date / Time: May 31, 2026, 8:00-11:00 AM

Abstract #: 3501

Presentation Details: Oral Presentation – Oral Abstract Session – Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Title: Real-world outcomes and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) dynamics in patients (pts) with microsatellite instability–high (MSI-H) metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI).

Presenter: Hannah Ruth Robinson, MD

Date / Time: June 2, 2026, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Abstract #: 3516

Presentation Details: Rapid Oral Presentation – Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Title: Prognostic value of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for recurrence detection across solid tumors: A real-world meta-analysis

Presenter: Scott Kopetz, MD, PhD, FASCO

Date / Time: June 1, 2026, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Abstract #: 11177 / Poster Board: #160

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Quality Care/Health Services Research

Saturday May 30

Title: Impact of postsurgical circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) dynamics on eligibility of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients for randomized ALTAIR trial: Implications for treat-on-molecular-recurrence (TOMR) trials.

Presenter: Hideaki Bando, MD, PhD

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Abstract #: 3628 / Poster Board: #395

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Title: Performance of a tissue-free, molecular residual disease assay in colorectal, breast, and lung cancers from circulating tumor DNA.

Presenter: Princy Parsana, PhD

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 1:30 – 4:30 PM

Abstract #: 3042 / Poster Board: #179

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Developmental Therapeutics—Molecularly Targeted Agents and Tumor Biology

Title: Correlation of presurgical circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) levels with pathologic (p) stage and lymph node (LN) burden in localized colon cancer.

Presenter: Masahito Kotaka, MD, PhD

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 1:30-4:30 PM

Abstract #: 3048 / Poster Board: #185

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Developmental Therapeutics—Molecularly Targeted Agents and Tumor Biology

Title: Tumor and immune microenvironment remodeling with neoadjuvant trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER2-positive gastric cancer: Exploratory analyses from the phase 2 EPOC2003 study.

Presenter: Akihito Kawazoe, MD

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 1:30-4:30 PM

Abstract #: 3129 / Poster Board: #266

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Developmental Therapeutics—Molecularly Targeted Agents and Tumor Biology

Title: Prognostic value of perioperative ctDNA monitoring in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and surgery.

Presenter: Akinori Watanabe, MD, PhD

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Abstract #: 4094 / Poster Board: #77

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Title: Comparison of longitudinal circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) for post-operative risk stratification in colorectal cancer (CRC).

Presenter: Eiji Oki, MD, PhD, FACS

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Abstract #: 3637 / Poster Board: #404

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Title: Early ctDNA dynamics assessed by a personalized whole-genome sequencing-based assay as a predictor of outcomes with immune checkpoint blockade in advanced melanoma

Presenter: Mora Guardamagna, MD, PhD, MSc

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 1:30-4:30 PM

Abstract #: 3053 / Poster Board: #190

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Developmental Therapeutics—Molecularly Targeted Agents and Tumor Biology

Title: Consensus molecular subtypes, mutational features, and circulating tumor DNA dynamics in colorectal cancer: A real-world clinico-genomic analysis.

Presenter: Imad Shureiqi, MD, MS

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Abstract #: 3652 / Poster Board: #419

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Title: Ultrasensitive tumor-informed ctDNA MRD detection to identify metastatic relapse and as predictor of recurrence-free survival following resection of early-stage NSCLC.

Presenter: Fernando Pikabea Díaz, MD

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 1:30 – 4:30 PM

Abstract #: 3060 / Poster Board: #197

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Developmental Therapeutics—Molecularly Targeted Agents and Tumor Biology

Title: Prevalence of CDH1 germline variants in gastric cancer patients with exome-inferred ancestry.

First Author: Skylar Nahi

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Abstract #: 4073 / Poster Board: #56

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Gastrointestinal Cancer—Gastroesophageal, Pancreatic, and Hepatobiliary

Title: Intratumoral dendritic cell (DC1) therapy prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-positive breast cancer (NATASHA trial).

Presenter: Hyo S. Han, MD

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 1:30 – 4:30 PM

Abstract #: 2594 / Poster Board: #384

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Developmental Therapeutics—Immunotherapy

Title: A large-scale, multi-target deep learning model for virtual genomic and molecular risk profiling in colorectal cancer.

Presenter: Erik N. Bergstrom, PhD, BS

Date / Time: May 30, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Abstract #: 3526 / Poster Board: #280

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Sunday May 31

Title: Longitudinal tumor-informed ctDNA monitoring and clinical outcomes in advanced urothelial carcinoma treated with enfortumab vedotin ± pembrolizumab.

Presenter: Adanma Ayanambakkam

Date / Time: May 31, 2026, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Abstract #: 4569 / Poster Board: #48

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Title: Patient-reported outcomes from IMvigor011: A phase 3 study of circulating tumor (ct)DNA–guided adjuvant atezolizumab vs placebo in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC).

Presenter: Joaquim Bellmunt

Date / Time: May 31, 2026, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Abstract #: 4627 / Poster Board: #106

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Title: Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) dynamics as early biomarkers of response to enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab (EVP) in advanced urothelial carcinoma (aUC).

Presenter: Mohammad Jad Moussa, MD, MSc

Date / Time: May 31, 2026, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Abstract #: 4582 / Poster Board: #61

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

Title: ctDNA clearance durability and progression-free survival in unresectable or metastatic cutaneous malignancies.

First Author: Joshua Espinola

Date / Time: May 31, 2026, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Abstract #: 9591 / Poster Board: #307

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Melanoma/Skin Cancers

Title: Longitudinal monitoring for post-surgical molecular residual disease in patients with stage I–IIIB melanoma using a whole-genome sequencing–based ctDNA assay.

First Author: Karam Khaddour

Date / Time: May 31, 2026, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM

Abstract #: 9577 / Poster Board: #293

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Melanoma/Skin Cancers

Title: Circulating tumor DNA dynamics following molecularly targeted therapy for non–small cell lung cancer.

Presenter: Justin Jee, MD, PhD

Date / Time: May 31, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Abstract #: 8652 / Poster Board: #442

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Metastatic

Monday June 1

Title: Integrating Personalized ctDNA into Clinical Surveillance of Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Performance, Timing, and Histologic Insights

Presenter: Amrit Paudel, MD

Date / Time: June 1, 2026, 1:30-4:30 PM

Abstract #: 11581 / Poster Board: #371

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Sarcoma

Title: Post-treatment ctDNA monitoring using a tumor-informed whole-genome sequencing-based assay in homologous recombination–proficient ovarian cancer

Presenter: Sophie Blakey-Cheung, MD

Date / Time: June 1, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Abstract #: 5592 / Poster Board: #258

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Gynecologic Cancer

Title: Prevalence of microsatellite stable Lynch syndrome and universal germline testing: A pan-cancer analysis of 246,694 patients

Presenter: Casey Cosgrove, MD

Date / Time: June 1, 2026, 1:30 – 4:30 PM

Abstract #: 10613 / Poster Board: #574

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Genetics

Title: Measurable residual disease (MRD) by circulating tumor (ct) DNA in patients (pt) with R/R follicular lymphoma (FL) treated with lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) in TRANSCEND FL

Presenter: Sahar Ansari

Date / Time: June 1, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Abstract #: 7025 / Poster Board: #523

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Title: Phase 2 trial of lisocabtagene maraleucel for minimal residual disease in patients with large B-cell lymphoma

Presenter: Dai Chihara, MD, PhD

Date / Time: June 1, 2026, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Abstract #: TPS7107 / Poster Board: #601a

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Hematologic Malignancies—Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Title: ASPRIA: A single-arm phase 2 trial of atezolizumab with sacituzumab govitecan to prevent recurrence in triple-negative breast cancer

Presenter: Payal Deepak Shah, MD

Date / Time: June 1, 2026, 1:30 – 4:30 PM

Abstract #: TPS644 / Poster Board: #128a

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Breast Cancer—Local/Regional/Adjuvant

Title: PREDICT-RD: Postoperative Molecular Residual Disease by ctDNA Surveillance in TNBC with Residual Disease

Presenter: Yara Abdou, MD, MS

Date / Time: June 1, 2026, 1:30 – 4:30 PM

Abstract #: TPS647 / Poster Board: #129b

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Breast Cancer—Local/Regional/Adjuvant

Title: SIGNAL-ER-101: Signatera-guided CDK4/6 inhibitor therapy in breast cancer

Presenter: Marla Lipsyc-Sharf, MD

Date / Time: June 1, 2026, 1:30 – 4:30 PM

Abstract #: TPS648 / Poster Board: #130a

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Breast Cancer—Local/Regional/Adjuvant

Day to be determined

Title: Phase 2 study of adjuvant botensilimab in combination with balstilimab in patients with microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer and persistent circulating tumor DNA following surgery and chemotherapy

Presenter: Neil Howard Segal, MD, PhD

Date / Time: TBD

Abstract #: TPS3689 / Poster Board: #447b

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Title: Optimal timing of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) dynamics to prognosticate immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) efficacy in patients with advanced stage melanoma

Presenter: Vincent T. Ma, MD

Date / Time: TBD

Abstract #: 9534 / Poster Board: #250

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Melanoma/Skin Cancers

Title: Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) clearance after immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) with radiotherapy (RT) as a prognostic indicator for patients with advanced melanoma

Presenter: Alyssa K. Steimle, MD

Date / Time: TBD

Abstract #: 9533 / Poster Board: #249

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Melanoma/Skin Cancers

Title: Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a biomarker for pathologic response and clinical outcomes in patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) receiving neoadjuvant anti–PD-1 therapy

Presenter: Luke Skyler Vest, MD

Date / Time: TBD

Abstract #: 9587 / Poster Board: #303

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Melanoma/Skin Cancers

Title: Whole-genome sequencing–based ctDNA testing for post-surgical monitoring and early detection of recurrence or progression in uterine cancer

Presenter: Abigail Barger, MD

Date / Time: TBD

Abstract #: 5623 / Poster Board: #289

Presentation Details: Poster Session – Gynecologic Cancer

Online Publications

Title: Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) monitoring of high-risk breast cancer patients: A retrospective descriptive analysis in a community setting

First Author: Candice Thompson, MD

Abstract #: e12606

Presentation Details: Publication Only – Breast Cancer—Local/Regional/Adjuvant

Title: Cross-platform concordance between tumor-informed and tumor-naive ctDNA MRD assays in early-stage NSCLC: A paired-sample pilot comparison of Signatera and Guardant Reveal

First Author: Oleg Gligich, MD

Abstract #: e20082

Presentation Details: Publication Only – Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Local-Regional/Small Cell/Other Thoracic Cancers

Title: Prognostic significance of ctDNA detection at the time of relapse during melanoma surveillance

First Author: Soham Ali, MD

Abstract #: e21543

Presentation Details: Publication Only – Melanoma/Skin Cancers

Title: Real-world clinical impact and prognostic utility of circulating tumor DNA in stage I–IV non–small cell lung cancer

First Author: Fernando Poli, MD

Abstract #: e20091

Presentation Details: Publication Only – Lung Cancer—Non-Small Cell Local-Regional/Small Cell/Other Thoracic Cancers

Title: Clinical and molecular features of patients with PIK3CA-mutant (PIK3CAm) ER+/HER2− breast cancer with detectable circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in early breast cancer (eBC)

First Author: Niharika Duggirala, BS

Abstract #: e12609

Presentation Details: Publication Only – Breast Cancer—Local/Regional/Adjuvant

Title: Tumor-informed ctDNA as a biomarker of outcomes following stereotactic body radiotherapy in metastatic urothelial carcinoma

First Author: Marina Andreadis

Abstract #: e16590

Presentation Details: Publication Only – Genitourinary Cancer—Kidney and Bladder

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