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Zytiga zooms to front
Zytiga plus Provenge could become SOC in chemo-naïve metastatic prostate cancer
June 11, 2012 7:00 AM UTC
Based on positive Phase III results for Johnson & Johnson's Zytiga abiraterone in chemotherapy-naïve, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, most doctors contacted by BioCentury expect to start using the drug in earlier-stage disease, even before regulators weigh in.
FDAapproved Zytiga in 2011 to treat metastatic CRPC patients who have received prior docetaxel-containing chemotherapy. Approval was based on a single Phase III trial in which Zytiga plus prednisone improved OS by 3.9 months vs. placebo plus prednisone (14.8 months vs. 10.9 months; HR=0.65; p<0.001)...