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Daily Pill Can Double Survival Time for World's Deadliest Cancer, Trial Shows

Experts Hail Daraxonrasib as 'Gamechanger' for Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Daily Pill Can Double Survival Time for World's Deadliest Cancer, Trial Shows

TL;DR

  • A daily pill called daraxonrasib has doubled survival time in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, according to a clinical trial.
  • The drug targets the Kras protein, a key driver in nearly all pancreatic cancers, by gluing molecules to shut it down.
  • In a trial of 500 patients, those taking daraxonrasib lived an average of 13.2 months, compared to 6.6-6.7 months for those on chemotherapy.
  • Experts are calling the results a 'gamechanger' and a significant breakthrough, with potential implications for other cancer types fueled by Ras genes.
  • The discovery offers new hope for patients with pancreatic cancer, a disease with historically limited treatment options and low survival rates.