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Men with metastatic prostate cancer living longer thanks to new meds

Written by | 23 Oct 2023

Survival rates for men with metastatic prostate cancer have increased by an average of six months, something which coincides with the gradual introduction of ‘dual treatment’ since 2016,… read more.

Enzalutamide improves outcomes in in biochemically recurrent prostate cancer

Written by | 21 Oct 2023

In patients with prostate cancer with high-risk biochemical recurrence, enzalutamide plus standard-treatment leuprolide is superior to leuprolide monotherapy for metastasis-free survival. And enzalutamide monotherapy is also superior to… read more.

Keytruda (pembrolizumab) met a primary endpoint of disease-free survival in certain patients with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma after surgery – Merck Inc

Written by | 16 Oct 2023

Merck Inc., known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced that the Phase III AMBASSADOR (A031501) trial (KEYNOTE-123) evaluating Keytruda, Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, met one… read more.

Padcev and Keytruda significantly improve overall survival and progression-free survival in previously untreated advanced bladder cancer in pivotal phase III EV-302 trial – Seagen + Astellas

Written by | 5 Oct 2023

Seagen Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. announced positive topline results from the Phase III EV-302 clinical trial (also known as KEYNOTE-A39) for Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) in combination with… read more.

MHLW (Japan) approval for Phesgo, the fixed-dose subcutaneous combination of Perjeta and Herceptin for HER2-positive breast and colorectal cancer – Chugai

Written by | 30 Sep 2023

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that it has obtained regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for Phesgo combination for Subcutaneous Injection MA, IN… read more.

A free online tool can help prostate cancer patients save on out-of-pocket drug costs

Written by | 11 Sep 2023

A free online tool could potentially save some prostate cancer patients more than $9,000 in out-of-pocket drug costs, a new study finds. For patients enrolled in Medicare Part… read more.

FDA grants priority review for Xtandi in non-metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer with high-risk biochemical recurrence – Astellas + Pfizer

Written by | 1 Sep 2023

Pfizer Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. announced that the FDA has accepted and granted Priority Review for the companies’ supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Xtandi (enzalutamide) for… read more.

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.

European Commission approves Lonsurf in combination with bevacizumab for the third-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer – Servier + Taiho

Written by | 7 Aug 2023

Taiho Pharmaceutical announced that its partner Servier, has won European regulatory approval for Lonsurf (trifluridine + tipiracil) in combination with bevacizumab for the third-line treatment of metastatic colorectal… read more.

GI symptoms persist in older female colorectal cancer survivors

Written by | 5 Aug 2023

More than 4 out of 5 older women survivors of colorectal cancer may be experiencing a range of gastrointestinal symptoms many years after being diagnosed and treated, a… read more.

Publication of phase III FRESCO-2 results evaluating fruquintinib in patients with previously treated colorectal cancer in The Lancet – Takeda and HutchMed

Written by | 25 Jun 2023

Takeda and HUTCHMED (China) Limited announced that results of the Phase III FRESCO2 study evaluating fruquintinib in patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) were published in… read more.

Efficacy of fruquintinib confirmed in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer

Written by | 19 Jun 2023

In patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer, fruquintinib treatment has resulted in a significant improvement in overall survival compared with placebo. Researchers reported this finding on June 15,… read more.

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