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Pancreatic cancer: New drug extends lives but isn't a cure
A new targeted pancreatic cancer drug, daraxonrasib, was shown in a recent study to double median patient survival time to 13.2 months compared to chemotherapy, with fewer severe side effects and better reported quality of life, though it is not a cure and only works for early-stage disease. The drug targets the RAS gene mutation present in roughly 90% of pancreatic cancer cases, marking a significant breakthrough for a condition with an extremely poor overall prognosis, per leading German cancer researchers.
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