Daraxonrasib Halves Death Risk in Previously Treated Pancreatic Cancer

RASolute 302 provides the first randomized phase 3 evidence that a RAS(ON) multiselective inhibitor outperforms standard second-line chemotherapy in RAS-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer, introducing an oral targeted option with a manageable, non-hematologic toxicity profile.

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Daraxonrasib doubles survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) has limited treatment options, and new therapies like daraxonrasib could improve outcomes. In patients with mPDAC, daraxonrasib achieved a median overall survival of 13.2 months versus 6.6 months with chemotherapy; hazard ratio was 0.40 (P<0.001). Daraxonrasib significantly improves survival and progression outcomes in patients with RAS mutations in mPDAC, with fewer severe adverse events leading to discontinuation compared to chemotherapy. Daraxonrasib offers a survival advantage over chemotherapy in previously treated mPDAC patients.

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Authors: O'Reilly EM, Wainberg ZA, Hendifar AE, Borad MJ, Pietrantonio F, Pant S, Hammel P, Cremolini C, Manji GA, Oberstein PE, Garrido-Laguna I, Springfeld C, Azad NS, Ueno M, Chui SY, Zhang Y, Patel H, Lee Y, Salman Z, Wolpin BM, RASolute 302 Trial Investigators

Citation: O'Reilly EM, Wainberg ZA, Hendifar AE, et al. Daraxonrasib or Chemotherapy in Previously Treated Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer. The New England journal of medicine. 2026;395(4):325-337. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2605555

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