Abiraterone, A Compassionate Use Program & Trial for Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer After Chemotherapy Failure

The investigational drug Abiraterone, designed for the treatment of men with advanced prostate cancer who have failed chemotherapy has not yet been approved by the FDA. Because of the extraordinarily positive results that were obtained on the phase III trials (which were stopped early because of these fantastic results) the pharmaceutical manufacturer of the drug [...]

An Update on the FDA & EMA Submissions for Abiraterone for the Treatment of Metastatic Advanced Prostate Cancer

Applications for the approval of Abiraterone Acetate (Abiraterone) have been submitted to both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The applications are for the approval of Abiraterone with prednisone for the treatment of metastatic advanced prostate cancer in men who have received prior chemotherapy containing a taxane. [...]

The FDA Has Granted A Special Protocol Assessment for Phase 3 Trial of PROSTVAC® – An On the Horizon Drug

Bavarian Nordic A/S today announced that they have received a letter of concurrence from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) for a Phase 3 study required for product registration for its product candidate, PROSTVAC®, for the treatment of men with asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer [...]

The Clinical Trial for Abiraterone Acetate Has Been Unblinded Yielding Great News For Us All

Ortho Biotech & Development, a unit of Cougar Biotechnology, Inc. has unblinded their Phase 3 study of abiraterone acetate plus prednisone. In the trial the abiraterone was used for the treatment of men with metastatic advanced prostate cancer has progressed following treatment with one or two chemotherapy regimens at least one of which contained docetaxel. [...]

The FDA Approves Jevtana (Cabazitaxe) For Use After Chemotherapy Failure

Hot off the press- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sanofi-Aventis SA's new chemotherapy drug for advanced prostate cancer. The drug, Jevtana (cabazitaxe) extended by nearly 2-1/2 months the lives of men with prostate cancer tumors that resist standard treatment with hormones as well as chemotherapy. The drug will be used after [...]

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