The committee to start the early access clinical trials for drugs and treatments for men with advanced prostate cancer has been very hard at work. Based on the leadership and tenacity of Jan Manarite of the Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI) we have managed to encourage, beg and cajole a number of pharmaceutical (pharma) companies [...]
As of today there are many different potential drugs undergoing phase III evaluations for men with advanced prostate cancer, some of them seem to offer great hope and promise. Considering we just had Provenge finally approved, this is great news. […]
Algeta ASA (OSE: ALGETA), has announced that it will begin to enroll US survivors into its Alsympca phase III trial evaluating Alpharadin (radium-223). Alpharadin is designed to be used as a treatment for bone metastases in prostate cancer survivors with hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). The announcement of the trial follows a successful end-of-phase II meeting [...]
