ATS International Conference 2026: key results and trends

What the 7,161 abstracts at ATS International Conference 2026 reported, drug by drug: the readouts that stood out and the targets and modalities that dominated.

abstracts
7,161
drug-linked abstracts
1,751
companies
230
from Phase 3 studies
71

Drug-linked abstracts by phase

  • Phase 1 25
  • Phase 1/2 4
  • Phase 2 41
  • Phase 2/3 5
  • Phase 3 71
  • Phase 4 9

Key results

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  1. Phase 3Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)United Therapeutics

    ralinepag

    ADVANCE Outcomes: A Phase 3, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial Of Ralinepag For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

    Clinical worsening occurred in 18% (n = 64) of the ralinepag group and 36% (n = 121) of the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.45; 95% confidence interval, 0.33-0.62; p < 0.0001).

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  2. Phase 3AsthmaAstraZeneca

    tezepelumab

    Efficacy and Safety of Tezepelumab Versus Placebo in Reducing OCS Use in OCS-Dependent Patients With Severe Asthma: Results From the Phase 3 Sunrise Study

    The odds of reaching a category of greater percent OCS reduction at week 28 were higher with tezepelumab than placebo (cumulative odds ratio: 2.93 [95% confidence interval: 1.43, 6.03]; p=0.003).

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  3. Phase 3Connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension (CTD-PAH)Merck

    sotatercept

    Efficacy and Safety of Sotatercept in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Associated With Connective Tissue Disease (CTD): A Pooled Analysis From STELLAR, ZENITH, and HYPERION

    For major morbidity/mortality events, sotatercept reduced the risk of a first event versus placebo (HR 0.39 [95% CI: 0.19-0.83]; P=0.006), with 12 sotatercept-treated versus 25 placebo-treated participants having ≥1 event.

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  4. Phase 3Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1)Takeda

    oveporexton

    Efficacy and Safety of Oveporexton (TAK-861), an Oral Orexin Receptor 2 Agonist for the Treatment of Narcolepsy Type 1: Results From the Phase 3 Radiant Light Study

    Most TEAEs with oveporexton were urinary frequency (43 [61.4%]), insomnia (40 [57.1%]), and urinary urgency (10 [14.3%]).

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  5. Phase 3Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)Edesa Biotech

    paridiprubart

    A Phase 3, Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled Study of an Anti-TLR4 Antibody, Paridiprubart, in Adult Patients With Respiratory Distress on Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

    The adjusted rate of achieving ≥ 2-point reduction in WCSS was 38% (95% CI: 31%-45%) in the paridiprubart group and 27% (95% CI: 21%-33%) in the placebo group, for an adjusted difference in proportions of 11% (p < 0.05).

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  6. Phase 3Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)Genentech

    astegolimab

    Astegolimab for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in Patients With a History of Frequent Exacerbations: The Phase III, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter ARNASA Trial

    Astegolimab was well tolerated, with comparable proportions of patients experiencing ≥1 AE across the 3 study arms (Q2W, 83.2%; Q4W, 87.9%; placebo, 85.5%).

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  7. Phase 3Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)Sanofi

    itepekimab

    Efficacy and Safety of Itepekimab in Former Smokers With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: AERIFY-1 and AERIFY-2 Trials

    Treatment-emergent adverse events occurred in 67.1% (itepekimab q2w), 68.2% (itepekimab q4w), and 68.4% (placebo) of patients in AERIFY-1 and in 64.3% (itepekimab q2w), 71.2% (itepekimab q4w), and 64.2% (placebo) of patients in AERIFY-2.

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  8. Phase 3Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS)Apnimed

    AD109

    Aroxybutynin and Atomoxetine (AD109) in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Pooled Analysis of the SynAIRgy and LunAIRo Phase 3 Trials

    AD109 reduced AHI4 by ≥ 50% in 28.3% of participants (vs 17.7% with PBO; p < 0.0001); a higher proportion of participants receiving AD109 achieved disease control (AHI4<5; p < 0.0001).

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  9. Phase 3Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)GSK

    mepolizumab

    Mepolizumab Reduces Type-2 COPD Exacerbations Requiring Systemic Corticosteroids in a Wide Spectrum of Patients: Pooled Results From Phase III Randomized Controlled Trials

    The annualized rate of moderate/severe exacerbations treated with SCS was significantly reduced by 25% with mepolizumab versus placebo (rate ratio [RR] [95% confidence interval (CI)]: 0.75 [0.67, 0.85]).

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  10. Phase 3Th2 asthma (Th2)GSK

    depemokimab

    Depemokimab Demonstrates Sustained Long-term Efficacy and Consistent Patient-reported Outcomes Over 2 Years in Patients With Type 2 Asthma Irrespective of Baseline Inhaled Corticosteroid Dose: An Integrated Analysis of the Phase III SWIFT-1/-2 and the Open-label Extension AGILE Studies

    In SWIFT-1/-2 (N = 762), depemokimab reduced exacerbations by 54% versus placebo (rate ratio [95% CI]: 0.46 [0.36, 0.59]); in the depemokimab group, AER (95% CI) over 52 weeks was 0.36 (0.27, 0.48) for medium-dose ICS subgroup and 0.65 (0.53, 0.79) for high-dose ICS subgroup.

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  11. Phase 3Eosinophilic asthma (EA)AstraZeneca

    benralizumab

    Efficacy and Safety of Benralizumab in Chinese Patients With Severe Eosinophilic Asthma: 16-week Results From a Phase IIIb Study of Step-down Maintenance Therapy (step)

    Serious AEs occurred in 15.1% (76/504) of patients, among which 2.4% (12/504) were benralizumab-related.

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  12. Phase 2/3Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection (MAI)

    bedaquiline

    Randomized Phase 2/3 Trial of an All-Oral Bedaquiline-Based Regimen for Refractory Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Lung Disease

    Serious adverse events were reported in 6.2% (4/65) participants in the bedaquiline regimen and 3.1% (2/64) participants in control up to Week 24.

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What the abstracts covered

Share of the 1,751 drug-linked abstracts, by the target, modality, disease and company of each drug. An abstract can count in more than one row, so a list can add up to more than 100%.

Top targets

  1. GR1418%
  2. ADRB2523%
  3. CD20513%
  4. IL4R503%
  5. IL13RA1473%
  6. PDCD1422%
  7. IL-5372%
  8. CYP51A1352%
  9. ACVR2A312%
  10. Activin A302%

Top modalities

  1. Small molecules1,21069%
  2. Monoclonal antibodies39322%
  3. Non-antibody therapeutic proteins1207%
  4. Peptides684%
  5. Carbohydrate, lipid and polymer therapeutics443%
  6. Blood, tissue and cell-derived products342%
  7. Oligonucleotide and RNA therapeutics221%
  8. Non-radioactive imaging and contrast agents181%

Top diseases

  1. Asthma17210%
  2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)1438%
  3. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)1116%
  4. Interstitial lung disease (ILD)895%
  5. Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)835%
  6. Pulmonary fibrosis (PF)805%
  7. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)684%
  8. Pulmonary hypertension (PH)624%
  9. Cystic fibrosis (CF)422%
  10. Pneumonia412%

Most active companies

  1. Pfizer1659%
  2. Merck1046%
  3. AstraZeneca915%
  4. GSK895%
  5. Genentech885%
  6. Bristol Myers Squibb835%
  7. Bayer593%
  8. Sanofi523%
  9. Johnson & Johnson483%
  10. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals473%

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