FDA Grants Expedited Approval to Daraxonrasib for Pancreatic Cancer.
The FDA has granted expedited approval to daraxonrasib, a first-of-a-kind pill that targets a mutated protein present in over 90% of pancreatic cancers. The approval is US-wide. However, the expedited status means its real-world effectiveness and broad patient access are not yet demonstrated.
Why it matters
This provides a new treatment option for a disease with very low survival rates by targeting a specific genetic driver of the cancer.
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