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UK breast cancer mortality falls 10% over five years, overtaken by prostate deaths for first time

February 5, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cancer Research UK, breast cancer, pharma, prostate cancer

Breast cancer deaths in the UK have fallen by 10% in the past five years, according to research released by …

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17,000 English patients are surviving Stage 4 cancer for two years or more, new data shows

November 8, 2017
Research and Development Cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, pharma, prostate cancer

At least 17,000 people in the UK are living with Stage 4 cancer and have survived for two years or …

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Latest prostate cancer research could provide boost for J&J

June 5, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer, Johnson & Johnson, prostate cancer

Research funded by Cancer Research UK has found that abiraterone added to hormone therapy improved survival by over a third …

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Cheap blood test may help tailor prostate cancer treatment

May 4, 2017
Research and Development Blood test, prostate cancer

A blood test that costs less than £50 to perform could prevent men from undergoing treatment with two drugs that …

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Clinical trial shows yoga negates side-effects of prostate cancer treatment

April 7, 2017
Medical Communications prostate cancer, prostate treatment, yoga

Men who are treated for prostate cancer display side-effects of treatment by radiation that can often seriously disrupt their personal …

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Combination immunotherapy shows promise in castration-resistant prostate cancer

March 13, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing prostate cancer

Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that castration-resistant prostate cancer responds well to a …

Two-decade-long prostate cancer study finds antiandrogen improves survival

February 2, 2017
Research and Development antiandrogen, oncology, prostate cancer

Research conducted over the course of two decades has found a positive correlation between overall survival in prostate cancer patients …

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“Biggest leap in decades” for prostate cancer, 1 in 4 could avoid biopsies

January 20, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Biposy, prostate cancer

A new study has estimated that one in four men could avoid unnecessary invasive biopsies to detect prostate cancer – …

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Scottish Medicines Consortium approves Sanofi’s prostate cancer drug

December 12, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Jevtana, Sanofi, prostate cancer

Sanofi’s speciality care global business unit Sanofi Genzyme has announced that the Scottish Medicines Consortium has accepted the company’s Jevtana …

NICE recommends Bayer’s Xofigo for prostate cancer treatment

September 2, 2016
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Bayer, NICE, approval, prostate cancer, recommendation, xofigo

NICE has issued final draft guidance recommending Bayer’s Xofigo (radium-223 dichloride) for the treatment of prostate cancer. Previously, the drug …

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Failure in pivotal Phase III study obliterates stock at Tokai Pharmaceuticals

July 27, 2016
Research and Development phase III, prostate cancer, tokai pharmaceuticals

Shares at Tokai Pharmaceuticals have been sent into freefall following the suspension of a pivotal Phase III trial for their …

Bayer, Orion to start Phase III trials for prostate cancer drug

June 3, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, drug trial, orion, prostate cancer, research

German pharma and crop sciences giant Bayer (ETR: BAYN) and Orion Corp (Nasdaq Helsinki: ORNAV) have agreed to start a Phase …

NICE recommends Jevtana for advanced prostate cancer

May 25, 2016
Sales and Marketing Jevtana, NICE, approval, prostate cancer, recommendation

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Sanofi Genzyme’s Jevtana (cabazitaxel), in combination with prednisone or …

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Phase III trial initiated for enzalutamide in treatment of prostate cancer

March 24, 2016
Research and Development Astellas, Medivation, arches, clinical trial, enzalutamide, phase 3, phase III, prostate cancer

Astellas Pharma (TSE: 4503) and Medivation (NASDAQ:MDVN) have announced the initiation of the ARCHES Phase III clinical trial to evaluate …

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