EMA backs first RAS-blocking drug for pancreatic cancer
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Neutral summary
On October 15, the European Medicines Agency recommended marketing authorization in the EU for Rasonque (daraxonrasib), a drug by Revolution Medicines targeting metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma. It is the first therapy to broadly block the RAS protein, a molecular switch first isolated by Spanish biochemist Mariano Barbacid in 1982 and long considered an undruggable target. Clinical data show the drug nearly doubled survival in patients with advanced disease, though it offers no cure. The EMA recommendation follows a green light from the US FDA. Xataka notes that availability in Spain remains uncertain. Outlets describe the decision as the biggest advance against pancreatic cancer in decades.
How it was framed
Outlets: 6. Countries: 4. Facts in the shared core: 2.
Publication timeline
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Handelsblatt (outlet profile)
Krebsmedikament: EMA empfiehlt neues Mittel gegen Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs. Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs ist eine der tödlichsten Arten von Krebs. Die europäische Arzneimittelbehörde empfiehlt nun, ein neues Gegenmittel in…
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Handelsblatt (outlet profile)
Krebsmedikament: Neue Therapie gegen tödliche Krebsform – Was bringt sie?. Ein neues Medikament verlängert laut einer Studie das Leben von Menschen mit fortgeschrittenem Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs, verspricht aber keine H…
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El Mundo (outlet profile)
Europa da luz verde a la pastilla diaria que eleva la esperanza de vida a los pacientes con cáncer de páncreas. La Agencia Europea de Medicamentos (EMA) recomienda la autorización de comercialización para Rasonque (dara…
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El Financiero (outlet profile)
¿Qué es el daraxonrasib, el fármaco contra el cáncer de páncreas que casi duplicó la supervivencia?. El medicamento experimental actúa sobre la proteína RAS y podría llegar a pacientes de la Unión Europea tras una recom…
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Xataka (outlet profile)
Europa ha dado luz verde al mayor avance contra el cáncer de páncreas en décadas. Su llegada a España es aún una incógnita. En 1982, un bioquímico español de 33 años publicó en Nature algo que de simple, parecía imposib…
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Spektrum (outlet profile)
Daraxonrasib: Therapie gegen Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs vor EU-Zulassung. Ein neues Medikament verlängert das Leben von Menschen mit fortgeschrittenem Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs. Die EMA empfiehlt nun die Zulassung.
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STAT News (outlet profile)
STAT+: RevMed’s pancreatic cancer drug nears European approval. Following a green light from the FDA, European regulators have now recommended the approval of Revolution Medicines' Rasonque for pancreatic cancer.
Factual core
- The European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended approval of a new drug for pancreatic cancer in the EU.
- Daraxonrasib is an experimental medication for pancreatic cancer.
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