FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival
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Times Bay AreaPublished August 26, 2026Updated August 26, 2026English
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The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for the most common form of pancreatic cancer, offering U.S. patients a more effective treatment against one of the deadliest types of cancer. FDA officials gave expedited approval to the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, that blocks a mutated protein that fuels tumor growth in more than 90% of pancreatic can
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