Astellas acquires development rights to MDV3100

According to a media release this morning, the global pharmaceutical company Astellas has licensed rights to commercialize Medivation’s investigational prostate cancer drug MDV3100.

Medivation starts Phase III trial of MDV3100

According to a media release from Medivation, Inc. earlier today, the company has treated the first patient in a Phase III clinical trial of the novel androgen receptor antagonist MDV3100 in advanced prostate cancer.

ASCO commentary and update no. 1

On Saturday there were two major prostate cancer sessions and additional poster sessions that included prostate cancer-related material at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology.

An MDV3100 update

There are several stories on the Web today about a forthcoming article in Science giving data about a phase I/II trial of MDV3100.

The Thursday news reports: March 19, 2009

There are six new reports in today’s news, of which the most immediately important would seem to be: How men manage their “fear” while on active surveillance “Cancer anxiety” and early use of hormonal therapy Approval for a Phase III clinical trial of MDV3100

More from the GU Oncology Symposium — a wrap-up

Looking through my assorted notes from the meeting this morning after getting home late last night, there are four other poster presentations that are worth commenting on very specifically, and then a general comment that I would add.

In Friday’s research news: December 19, 2008

In the prostate cancer research news today, there are two new developments and a report of another failure. So first the bad news …

MDV3100 in castration-resistant prostate cancer

Medscape has just published an extensive update on the ongoing Phase I/II clinical trial of MDV3100 an investigational androgen-receptor antagonist for use in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer.

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