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targeted therapy
When RAS Becomes Treatable: Eileen O’Reilly on daraxonrasib in Pancreatic Cancer
Daraxonrasib nearly doubled median survival in previously treated metastatic pancreatic cancer. For Dr Eileen O’Reilly, the result is not simply a remarkable curve on a conference screen, but the beginning of a new way to think about a disease long…
Daraxonrasib: A Turning Point for Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma remains one of the most difficult cancers to treat, with limited progress in drug development over the past decade. At the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting, the Phase 3 RASolute 302 trial delivered results that stood out against…
CancerWorld #117 (July 2026)
We often describe progress in oncology through the language of innovation. New drugs. New technologies. New discoveries. Yet scientific breakthroughs rarely change cancer care on their own. They require people willing to pursue difficult ideas, build institutions, challenge accepted thinking,…
The Ovation and the Asterisk
Five trials, five cancers, and what the ASCO 2026 plenary really promised patients ASCO 2026’s plenary delivered five real advances across five cancers, and a standing ovation that pulled a hall full of oncologists to their feet. The harder question…
Rewriting RAS: A New Targeted Option on the Horizon for Pancreatic Cancer
Metastatic pancreatic cancer remains one of the most treatment-refractory solid tumours in oncology. Despite multiple incremental refinements over the past decade, first-line therapy continues to rely on cytotoxic chemotherapy, most commonly FOLFIRINOX or gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel, with limited change in…
Melanoma: treatment sequence matters
Patients with metastatic melanoma who received immunotherapy before targeted therapy showed a 20% overall survival advantage at two years versus those receiving targeted therapy first, with immunotherapy after. The final results of the DREAMseq trial, published in the Journal of…