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US drug agency approves breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer

BBC News World · 26 August 2026 at 23:02

US drug agency approves breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer

Experts have hailed the drug, daraxonrasib, as a game changer for one of the world's deadliest cancers.

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US drug agency approves breakthrough treatment for pancreatic cancer

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