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US FDA approves Revolution Medicines' pancreatic cancer drug

The once-daily pill improved median overall survival to 13.2 months in a study of 500 adults, compared with 6.7 months on chemotherapy.

  • On Aug 26, The FDA approved Rasonque, a new drug from Revolution Medicines for adults with advanced pancreatic cancer who have already received prior treatment.
  • Designed as a once-daily pill, Rasonque blocks several forms of the RAS protein, marking the first treatment to attack this genetic driver of the malignancy.
  • Data from a study of 500 adults indicated the drug improved median overall survival to 13.2 months, compared to 6.7 months for patients receiving standard chemotherapy.
  • Medical oncologist Andrew Ko at the University of California, San Francisco, called it "the biggest development we've had in pancreas cancer in decades," expressing gratitude for the advance.
  • Revolution did not immediately respond to a request from Reuters for comment on the drug's pricing and availability following the regulatory approval.
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Market Screener broke the news in Annecy, France on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
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