An ASCO preview: What to watch for at cancer research’s big meeting
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Chicago, here I come. The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology kicks off tomorrow and runs through Tuesday, June 2.
Let’s set the table for cancer research’s big event, starting with the obvious headliner: Revolution Medicines and its RAS-blocking pancreatic cancer drug daraxonrasib. Full results from the company’s Phase 3 RASolute 302 study will feature prominently at ASCO’s plenary session on Sunday afternoon. The arena-sized exhibition hall will be jam-packed.
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