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Lynparza + abiraterone approved in Japan for the treatment of BRCA-mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer – AstraZeneca + Merck Inc

Written by | 27 Aug 2023

AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib) in combination with abiraterone and prednisolone has been approved in Japan for the treatment of adult patients with BRCA-mutated (BRCAm) castration-resistant prostate cancer… read more.

MRI scans improve prostate cancer diagnosis in screening trial

Written by | 25 Aug 2023

The REIMAGINE study, published today in BMJ Oncology, is the first study to use MRI scans with prostate specific antigen (PSA) density to assess the need for further standard… read more.

FDA approves Akeega, the first-and-only dual action tablet for the treatment of patients with BRCA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer – Janssen

Written by | 17 Aug 2023

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced that the FDA has approved Akeega (niraparib and abiraterone acetate), the first-and-only dual action tablet combining a PARP inhibitor… read more.

Lynparza + abiraterone approved in the US for the treatment of BRCA-mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer – AstraZeneca + Merck Inc

Written by | 31 May 2023

AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib) in combination with abiraterone and prednisone or prednisolone has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with deleterious or… read more.

Survival rates similar with different treatments of localized prostate cancer

Written by | 21 Apr 2023

Patients who chose active monitoring of their localized prostate cancer have achieved the same high survival rates as those who chose radiotherapy or surgery. Researchers reported these findings… read more.

Mark Cuban Pharmacy could save billions on prostate cancer, bladder drugs

Written by | 17 Feb 2023

A new drug company founded by entrepreneur Mark Cuban could save patients $1.29 billion a year based on 2020 Medicare Part D expenditures on just the nine most… read more.

Prostate cancer cases risk being detected too late due to misleading focus on urinary problems

Written by | 7 Aug 2022

Men with early, curable stages of prostate cancer are missing opportunities to have their cancer detected because national guidelines and media health campaigns focus on urinary symptoms despite… read more.

New approach to prostate cancer improves 5-year survival

Written by | 26 Jun 2022

A combination of hormone therapy and pelvic lymph node radiation improves survival of prostate cancer patients, researchers reported on May 26, 2022 in The Lancet. “We can now… read more.

Prostate cancer linked to increased risk of venous thromboembolism

Written by | 1 Jun 2022

Researchers from Sweden have reported that, compared with men with no prostate cancer, men diagnosed with prostate cancer have a significantly higher risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE)… read more.

Initial treatment choice for prostate cancer doesn’t affect mental health outcomes

Written by | 13 Mar 2022

Depression and other mental health outcomes are similar for men choosing different options for initial treatment of localized prostate cancer, reports a study in The Journal of Urology®, an… read more.

Adjuvant darolutamide prolongs survival in metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

Written by | 25 Feb 2022

Researchers from a phase 3 clinical trial report that addition of the androgen-receptor inhibitor darolutamide to androgen-deprivation therapy and chemotherapy significantly prolongs the survival of men with metastatic,… read more.

Three-drug combination prolongs survival in men with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

Written by | 24 Feb 2022

Results from an international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 clinical trial indicate that adding the androgen-receptor inhibitor darolutamide to androgen-deprivation therapy and chemotherapy prolongs the survival of men… read more.

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