KRAS-targeting pancreatic cancer drug signals new era in lethal disease
TL;DR
A landmark trial of the KRAS-targeting pill daraxonrasib shows pancreatic cancer patients living about twice as long as with standard chemotherapy and with tumors kept in check longer, a potential breakthrough developed by Revolution Medicines that has prompted FDA expanded access while a full review continues.
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- New drug nearly doubles survival rates in some pancreatic cancer patients, study says CBS News
- Daily pill can double survival time for world’s deadliest cancer, trial shows The Guardian
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