J&J’s Zytiga Secures Survival Claim For Early Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Labeling now indicates a statistically significant 19% reduction in risk of death for Zytiga in chemo-naïve metastatic prostate cancer, similar to the 23% reduction just reported in long-term analysis of Medivation/Astellas’ competing Xtandi in the same population.

Johnson & Johnson’s prostate cancer drug Zytiga (abiraterone) now has a label that reflects a statistically significant overall survival benefit in the important earlier-stage population of chemotherapy-naïve metastatic prostate cancer patients.

FDA approved a new label for the androgen receptor inhibitor when used with prednisone citing this advantage in chemo-naïve metastatic...

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