‘The undruggable became druggable’: a gamechanging treatment for the world’s deadliest cancer
‘The undruggable became druggable’: a gamechanging treatment for the world’s deadliest cancer  
Podcast: Science Weekly
Published On: Thu Jun 11 2026
Description: A daily pill can double survival time in patients with the world’s deadliest cancer, according to the results of a clinical trial that experts are saying is a gamechanger and one of the biggest breakthroughs in decades. To find out more about how daraxonrasib works and how life-changing it could be for patients, Madeleine Finlay speaks to Prof Naureen Starling, consultant medical oncologist at the Royal Marsden hospital. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod