Genentech’s Divarasib Cuts Death Risk 44% Versus Standard Treatments in Phase III Lung Cancer Trial
- Genentech’s investigational divarasib outperformed sotorasib or adagrasib in the Phase III Krascendo 1 trial in previously treated KRAS G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer.
- Patients receiving divarasib lived longer and experienced delayed disease progression compared with those receiving the current treatments.
- No new safety signals emerged; fewer patients stopped treatment because of treatment-related adverse events.
- Results were presented at the 2026 ESMO Congress and simultaneously published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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