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ASCO to spotlight pancreatic cancer innovation beyond KRAS

Revolution’s daraxonrasib data will be the marquee event, but abstracts highlight ADCs, bispecifics and diagnostics broadening the field’s approach

May 23, 2026 12:15 AM UTC

While Revolution Medicines’ Phase III pancreatic cancer data are among the most anticipated clinical results at this year’s ASCO conference, the broader abstract set shows biopharmas widening the innovation playbook in a cancer type that has seen few therapeutic advances.

Pancreatic cancer appears set to be a major focus of the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) conference, with abstracts released Friday highlighting new data spanning KRAS pathway inhibitors, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), bispecific antibodies, novel targets and liquid biopsy-based diagnostics...