Daily pill can double survival time for deadliest cancer, trial shows

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A clinical trial of 500 patients found that a daily pill called daraxonrasib doubled survival time for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, which is the world's deadliest cancer. The pill had fewer side effects than chemotherapy.

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