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Cancer Center plays key role in lab research, clinical trials for new pancreatic cancer drug

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1 September 2026

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opportunities

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Biotech

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United States

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Read at uc.edu

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Fusion42 · 1 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center played a crucial role in research and clinical trials leading to FDA approval of daraxonrasib, a new RAS inhibitor drug that significantly improves survival for pancreatic cancer patients by targeting KRAS mutations.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Biotech.

◆ The Wire takeaway

You have a new drug class disrupting pancreatic cancer treatment that doubles patient survival and avoids chemotherapy. If you build cancer therapies, this approval redraws competition and patient expectations around RAS inhibitors.

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1 source · 1 Sep 2026

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Biotechcancer-treatmentdrug-approvalclinical-trialsKRAS-inhibitorpancreatic-cancer