Posted on September 7, 2015 by Sitemaster
A new report in the journal Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics exemplifies the problems associated with finding “the best” forms of treatment for men with progressive forms of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Drugs in development, Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: castration-resistant, chemotherapy. combination, docetaxel, mCRPC, metastatic, PROSTVAC-VF | Leave a comment »
Posted on April 8, 2013 by Sitemaster
According to a media release issued earlier today by Barvarian Nordic, the company expects to complete enrollment of patients in the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center, Phase III PROSPECT trial of Prostvac VF within the next 12 months. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Drugs in development, Management, Treatment | Tagged: castration-resistant, chemotherapy-naïve, immunotherapy, metastatic, PROSTVAC-VF | 12 Comments »
Posted on March 6, 2013 by Sitemaster
A paper just published in Clinical Cancer Research has suggested that — at least for one immunotherapeutic agent (“vaccine”) in development for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer — it may be possible to define a subgroup of men who are more likely to respond well to treatment than others. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: antibody, glycan, microarray, PROSTVAC-VF, serum | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 23, 2012 by Sitemaster
A decision (or the lack of it) by the US federal government may imperil viability of the Swedish company known as Barvarian Nordic — and the development of Prostvac VF, now in development for treatment of advanced prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Drugs in development | Tagged: Imvamune, PROSTVAC-VF, smallpox | Leave a comment »
Posted on December 8, 2010 by Sitemaster
Other prostate cancer news out today includes:
- An article in the Wall Street Journal about the financial motives behind intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
- Approval from the FDA for a Phase III pivotal trial of PROSTVAC-VF … READ MORE …
Filed under: Drugs in development, Management, Treatment | Tagged: Barvarian Nordic, IMRT, intensity-modulated, mCRPC, PROSTVAC-VF, radiation | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 26, 2010 by Sitemaster
According to a story on ScienceDaily today, investigators are continuing to plan for a Phase III clinical trial of PROSTVAC-VF — a poxvirus-based prostate cancer “vaccine” — in men with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). … READ MORE …
Filed under: Drugs in development | Tagged: castration-resistant prostate cancer, CRPC, immunobiologics, PROSTVAC-VF, vaccine | 14 Comments »
Posted on May 31, 2009 by Sitemaster
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. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Drugs in development, Management, Treatment | Tagged: MDV3100, OGX-011, PROSTVAC-VF, vaccines | Leave a comment »