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FDA approves breakthrough drug to treat advanced pancreatic cancer
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Fusion42 · 26 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
The FDA approved daraxonrasib, a breakthrough targeted therapy for metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma, showing nearly double median survival in late-stage trials compared to chemotherapy.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Biotech, and 20 sources have reported it.
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You can now access a rare regulatory shortcut through FDA's breakthrough program accelerating difficult cancer drug approvals. Expect pressure to pivot your pancreatic cancer pipeline towards targeted therapies to compete.
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20 sources · 26 Aug 2026
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Biotechfda-approvalpancreatic-cancertargeted-therapyclinical-trialsbreakthrough-drug