MedCity News July 15, 2024
Revolution Medicines drug RMC-6236 increased progression-free survival in patients with advanced cases of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. With these results, the biotech is preparing for a Phase 3 clinical trial in this indication, the most common type of pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the toughest cancers to treat, but Revolution Medicines has data from an early-stage study showing its experimental treatment helped patients live longer without their disease worsening. With these encouraging results, Revolution said Monday it is preparing to proceed to a pivotal clinical trial enrolling patients with advanced cases of the most common type of pancreatic cancer.
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