Data from the PROfound trial reported at ESMO

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Sitemaster

From a report presented by Hussain yesterday at the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) we gained detailed insight into the results of the PROfound trial of olaparib (Lynparza), which had been said to be positive last August. … READ MORE …

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PARP inhibitor has positive outcomes in Phase III trial in selected men with mCRPC

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Sitemaster

According to a media release issued jointly yesterday by AstraZeneca and Merck, treatment with the PARP inhibitor olaparib (Lynparza) has demonstrated “positive results from the Phase III PROfound trial … in [a subset of] men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).” … READ MORE …

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FDA approves darolutamide for treatment of nmCRPC

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Sitemaster

Bayer’s US pharmaceutical division has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved darolutamide — their formerly investigational androgen receptor inhibitor — for the treatment of men with non-metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC). … READ MORE …

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ARCHES study data reported in JCO, and related issues

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Sitemaster

The initial data from the ARCHES study of standard ADT + enzalutamide versus standard ADT + a placebo in men with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer were reported earlier this year at the Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in San Francisco. … READ MORE …

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Early data from the LuPIN trial in men with mCRPC

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Sitemaster

A lot of people are hopeful that treatment with a new form of targeted nuclear radiation therapy — lutetium-177 PSMA 617 (177Lu PSMA) — will be able to significantly extend survival of men with metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) … READ MORE …

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FDA “fast tracks” ARV-110 for the treatment of mCRPC

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Sitemaster

At the end of May, just prior to the annual meeting of ASCO, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted fast track designation to an investigational  agent called ARV-110 for treatment of metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). … -READ MORE …

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Enzalutamide extends OS compared to an standard antiandrogen in ENZAMET trial, but …

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Sitemaster

The randomized, double-blind, Phase III ENZAMET trial was designed to investigate whether the combination of enzalutamide + standard androgen suppression had superior outcomes than a non-steroidal antiandrogen + standard androgen suppression in men with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). … READ MORE …

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