Huge breakthrough for oncology as scientists nail lung-cancer gene

For 40 years researchers have tried to block a mutant gene. They’ve now done so with a drug the FDA has approved

30 May 2021 - 19:47 By Robert Langreth and Fiona Rutherford

Amgen’s lung-cancer treatment sotorasib has won approval from US regulators, becoming the first therapy to target a tumour-stoking genetic mutation scientists have tried to block for decades...

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