Early Use of Zoledronic Acid (Zometa) in Men with Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer and Bone Metastases: Results of CALGB 90202 (Alliance).

We have long known that Zoledronic Acid (Zometa) decreases a man’s risk of developing skeletal-related events (SREs) in men with castration-resistant advanced prostate cancer (CRPC) and bone metastases. In a phase III study that evaluated efficacy and safety of earlier treatment with Zometa in men with advanced prostate cancer which is still castration-sensitive found that [...]

From ASCO 2013 – Updated Analysis of radium-223 dichloride (Ra-223) impact on skeletal-related events (SRE) from the phase III randomized trial (ALSYMPCA).

Ra-223 (Alpharadin)is an alpha-pharmaceutical targeting bone metastases (mets) with high-energy, short-range (< 100 ?m) alpha-particles. Currently it has been submitted to the FDA for approval, which we hope will happen by August 2013. In the phase 3, double-blind, randomized, multinational ALSYMPCA study, Ra-223 significantly improved overall survival (OS) in men with castrate resistant advanced prostate [...]

More From the 2013 ASCO GU Conference – An Updated Analysis of the Phase III Randomized Trial (ALSYMPCA) of Radium-223 dichloride (Ra-223)

Ra-223 is an investigational alpha-pharmaceutical targeting bone metastases (mets) with high-energy, short-range alpha-particles. The recently completed phase 3, double-blind, randomized, multinational ALSYMPCA study showed that Ra-223 significantly improved over all survival (OS) in CRPC men with bone mets by a median increase of 3.6 months compared with placebo (median OS: 14.9 vs 11.3 mo; P [...]

From the 2013 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium – An Update of the Abiraterone Acetate (Zytiga) with Prednisone Clinical Trial

At the recent 2013 2013 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium there was an abstract presented that updated data from the COU-AA-302 clinical trial of Abiraterone Acetate (Zytiga) with prednisone. The updated data confirms that Zytiga with prednisone improves overall survival (OS) in men with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) post-docetaxel therapy (chemotherapy)(Lancet Oncol 2012;13:983-92). The trial [...]

Sequencing Xtandi – Possibly the ADT of the Future? An Interview with Dr. Bertrand Tombal

There was a recent interview in the Pharma Strategy Blog with Dr. Bertrand Tombal , an academic urologist in Belgium. Dr. Tomal discussed several of the new advances in the treatment od advanced prostate cancer with an emphasis on the potential future of Enzalutamide (Xtandi). Like bicalutamide (Casodex), Xtandi works by blocking (inhibiting) testosterone from [...]

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