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Phase III Data AFFIRM Safety As Well As Survival For MDV3100

 
• By Emily Hayes

Medivation’s MDV3100 demonstrates a favorable safety profile and hits secondary efficacy endpoints in the AFFIRM study. Drug does not need to be given with prednisone, and could give J&J’s recently launched Zytiga a run for its money.

Strong performance for Medivation Inc.’s late-stage prostate cancer drug MDV3100 on all secondary efficacy endpoints in the Phase III AFFIRM trial, with adverse event rates about on par with placebo, complement a previously announced 4.8 month improvement in overall survival in the study.

The AFFIRM results released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium provide a much more complete picture...

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