BUZZ-Revolution Medicines rises after pancreatic cancer drug doubles survival in study
Revolution Medicines
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** Shares of biotech Revolution Medicines RVMD.O rise 8.7% to $171.22 premarket
** In a 500-patient late-stage trial, experimental pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib doubled survival, compared with chemotherapy, and improved symptoms enough that some patients could resume activities they had previously abandoned
** In patients with advanced pancreatic cancer who had failed one round of chemotherapy, the once-daily pill daraxonrasib cut the risk of death by 60% compared with standard chemotherapy
** As of last close, RVMD stock was up over 97% YTD
