Revolution Medicines announces U.S. FDA granted ODD to daraxonrasib

Revolution Medicines (RVMD) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, has granted Orphan Drug Designation, ODD, to daraxonrasib, the company’s RAS(ON) multi-selective inhibitor, for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. “We are gratified the FDA has granted Orphan Drug Designation to daraxonrasib for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, a devastating disease with limited therapeutic options and representing a large unmet medical need,” said Mark A. Goldsmith, M.D., Ph.D., chief executive officer and chairman of Revolution Medicines. “RAS driver mutations are present in nearly all pancreatic cancer cases, underscoring the urgent need for innovative therapies that target this critical driver of disease progression.”