FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2026|No. 18086
News · Medicine · Oncology

Promising Drug Doubles Survival in Pancreatic Cancer, Sparks Excitement

A new drug, daraxonrasib, nearly doubled median survival for pancreatic cancer patients in a clinical trial, eliciting a standing ovation from oncologists.

Microscopic view of pancreatic cancer cells.
Microscopic view of pancreatic cancer cells. · Photo by Myriam Zilles on Unsplash
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Scientists are not usually an excitable bunch. So when many thousands of them recently gave a spontaneous standing ovation (with cheering) in the middle of a lecture, it meant something special happened. At a conference in Chicago at the end of May oncologists went wild over the results of a drug called daraxonrasib, which treats pancreatic cancer. The drug almost doubled median survival times from 6.7 months to 13.2 months. This victory over one of the most challenging cancers was an emotional moment for some.

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