OncoGeneX/Teva halt SATURN trial, start new Phase III study with OGX-011

According to a media release from the companies issued yesterday, OncoGeneX and Teva have stopped enrolling patients into the SATURN trial, which was designed to see if OGX-011 (custirsen) could ameliorate bone pain

New abiraterone data to be submitted for presentation at ASCO in June

We are now able to confirm that the full results of the Phase III trial of abiraterone acetate + placebo in the treatment of men with chemotherapy-naïve, metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer are being submitted for approval

The potential of MVA-5T4 as treatment for advanced prostate cancer

Early data have suggested that a modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) virus that expresses a tumor-associated glycoprotein called 5T4 may have activity in the treatment of men with metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) — among other forms of cancer. We will refer to this agent as MVA-5T4; the brand name is TroVax®.

Tasquinimod + cabazitaxel in heavily pre-treated men with mCRPC

According to media information from Active Biotech this morning, the company has initiated an early stage, combination therapy trial (the so-called CATCH trial) of their investigational agent tasquinimod + cabazitaxel (Jevtana®) for the treatment of men with heavily pre-treated, metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

Full results of the AFFIRM trial at GU Oncology meeting next month

According to a joint media release from Medivation and Astellas Pharma earlier today, the full results of the Phase III AFFIRM trial — of MDV3100 in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who have received docetaxel chemotherapy — will be presented at the ASCO Genitourinary Oncology meeting on February 2, 2012.

New data on cabozantinib (XL184) in men with mCRPC

Additional data about the effectiveness and safety of cabozantinib were reported over the past weekend at a meeting in San Francisco.

Potential future agents in the management of mCRPC

A new article by Antonarakis and Armstrong in full text on the Medscape web site reviews available information on a wide range of currently investigational agents for the treatment of metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), including

Does eribulin mesylate have potential in mCRPC … or not?

In May 2010 we reported that a product called eribulin mesylate had been tested (in the USA) in a Phase II clinical trial for its activity in metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) — and that the results were not particularly promising.

New options after standard hormone therapy has failed

We apparently managed to overlook a series of three review and commentary articles published in Oncology in May this year that dealt with the evolving options that have already — or will soon — come available for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).

Abiraterone acetate treatment affects fatigue in men with mCRPC

According to a retrospective analysis of data from a randomized, double-blind, Phase III clinical trial, abiraterone acetate (Zytiga™) can significantly lower levels of fatigue in men with metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (as well extending survival).

Oncothyreon enrolls first patient in Phase II trial of PX-866 for CRPC

Oncothyreon, Inc. has announced initiation of a Phase II clinical trial of the company’s investigational agent PX-866 in the treatment of men with chemotherapy-naïve, recurrent or metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).

Another update on cabozantinib (XL184)

Exelexis has issued a media release stating that “the pre-specified number of progression-free survival (PFS) events required for un-blinding of the data for the ongoing Phase III pivotal trial of cabozantinib in patients with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), known as the EXAM trial, has been reached.”

FDA fast tracks NDA for Alpharadin in mCRPC

According to a media release issued by Bayer HealthCare, the U. S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light to “fast track” review of the company’s new drug application (NDA) for Alpharadin™ (radium-223 chloride) as a treatment for men with metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

Combining a TKI with bicalutamide in men with CRPC

We have reported on a number of attempts to use tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) — alone or in combination with chemotherapy — in the treatment of men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Limited activity or efficacy has been reported to date.

Amgen requests expanded indication for denosumab

As expected (and as previously discussed on this site), Amgen has submitted a supplemental Biologics Licensing Application (sBLA) for denosumab (Xgeva®) for the prevention or the delay of the spread of prostate cancer to bone in men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).

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