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Revolution Medicines gets FDA nod for targeted pancreatic cancer drug

Published

26 August 2026

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opportunities

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Biotech

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United States

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Read at reuters.com

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Fusion42 · 26 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

The U.S. FDA has approved Revolution Medicines' daraxonrasib (Rasonque), a targeted once-daily pill for adults with metastatic pancreatic cancer who have been previously treated or cannot undergo combination chemotherapy, significantly improving overall survival compared to standard chemotherapy.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Biotech, and 20 sources have reported it.

◆ The Wire takeaway

You can now propose daraxonrasib as a clinically validated alternative to chemo for pancreatic cancer patients, opening doors in oncology treatment protocols and payer negotiations.

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20 sources · 26 Aug 2026

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Biotechpancreatic-cancerdrug-approvaloncologyFDAtargeted-therapy