I have been asked why I spend time banging my head against the wall to try and call attention to the plight that men with advanced prostate cancer endure. My initial decision to get involved stemmed solely from both my frustration and my extreme anger that there were no support services for men with advanced [...]
We are finding that there are many different types of prostate cancer, all of them are actually different diseases. At Memorial Sloane Kettering Hospital, New York City, they recently announced that, based on genetic analysis, they have identified 23 different types of prostate cancer. One of these cancer types is neuroendocrine prostate cancer which is [...]
Just revealed in briefing documents which were released in advance of a scheduled Thursday meeting of the FDA’s Advisory Committee for Reproductive Health Drugs, which will be considering whether to recommend denosumab for approval, are significant concerns that denosumab, the investigational biologic drug for osteoporosis, may increase risk of serious infections through its activity against [...]
November 21 is our country’s first annual Men’s Health Night. We’re asking every home to light a blue bulb that night, as a way to think about ourselves and the men we love, our sons, boyfriends, Dad’s, Uncles, Granddads, brothers, friends, partners, and husbands. One blue light bulb, one night a year, showing we care [...]
— A New Trial Marks Expanded Phase 3 Development of MDV3100 into Earlier-Stage Disease — Medivation, Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. today announced the launch of a second Phase 3 clinical trial of their investigational drug MDV3100. This trial marks the expansion of the Phase 3 development of their novel, triple-acting oral androgen receptor antagonist [...]