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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ralinepag
ADVANCE Outcomes: A Phase 3, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial Of Ralinepag For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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).
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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).
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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.
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)Most TEAEs with oveporexton were urinary frequency (43 [61.4%]), insomnia (40 [57.1%]), and urinary urgency (10 [14.3%]).
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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).
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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%).
itepekimab
Efficacy and Safety of Itepekimab in Former Smokers With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: AERIFY-1 and AERIFY-2 Trials
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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.
AD109
Aroxybutynin and Atomoxetine (AD109) in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Pooled Analysis of the SynAIRgy and LunAIRo Phase 3 Trials
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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).
mepolizumab
Mepolizumab Reduces Type-2 COPD Exacerbations Requiring Systemic Corticosteroids in a Wide Spectrum of Patients: Pooled Results From Phase III Randomized Controlled Trials
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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]).
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
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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.
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)
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)Serious AEs occurred in 15.1% (76/504) of patients, among which 2.4% (12/504) were benralizumab-related.
bedaquiline
Randomized Phase 2/3 Trial of an All-Oral Bedaquiline-Based Regimen for Refractory Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Lung Disease
Read the abstract (opens in a new tab)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.
Trends at ATS 2026
Small molecules were the most frequent modality (69% of drug-linked abstracts). GR was the most frequent target (8%). Asthma was the most frequent disease (10%).
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
- GR1418%
- ADRB2523%
- CD20513%
- IL4R503%
- IL13RA1473%
- PDCD1422%
- IL-5372%
- CYP51A1352%
- ACVR2A312%
- Activin A302%
Top modalities
- Small molecules1,21069%
- Monoclonal antibodies39322%
- Non-antibody therapeutic proteins1207%
- Peptides684%
- Carbohydrate, lipid and polymer therapeutics443%
- Blood, tissue and cell-derived products342%
- Oligonucleotide and RNA therapeutics221%
- Non-radioactive imaging and contrast agents181%
Top diseases
- Asthma17210%
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)1438%
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)1116%
- Interstitial lung disease (ILD)895%
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)835%
- Pulmonary fibrosis (PF)805%
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)684%
- Pulmonary hypertension (PH)624%
- Cystic fibrosis (CF)422%
- Pneumonia412%
Most active companies
- Pfizer1659%
- Merck1046%
- AstraZeneca915%
- GSK895%
- Genentech885%
- Bristol Myers Squibb835%
- Bayer593%
- Sanofi523%
- Johnson & Johnson483%
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals473%
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