Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Pivotal Phase 3 Study Published In The New England Journal Of Medicine (NEJM) Finds Overall Survival Of Patients With Prostate Cancer

A study titled "Abiraterone and Increased Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer," published in the May 26 issue of NEJM, found that patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have received prior chemotherapy containing docetaxel showed a significant improvement in overall survival when treated with ZYTIGA? (abiraterone acetate) plus prednisone compared to patients treated with prednisone plus placebo. The COU-AA-301 study was sponsored by Ortho Biotech Oncology Research & Development, unit of Cougar Biotechnology, Inc...

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