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Positive Phase III For Darolutamide In Prostate Cancer Could Improve Options For Orion

 
• By John Davis

Top-line results from the Phase III ARAMIS study indicate the next-generation oral androgen receptor antagonist, darolutamide, has met its primary endpoint and could provide a boost for Finland's multinational and now pure-play pharma company, Orion, plus Bayer too.  

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Orion is based in Espoo, close to Finland's capital, Helsinki. • Source: Shutterstock.

With positive top-line results released from the Phase III ARAMIS study involving the potential prostate cancer therapy, darolutamide, the CEO of the product's originator, Orion Corp., Timo Lappalainen, has indicated the Finnish company may take a fresh look at the development priorities for its research pipeline.

Having an oncology product on the market would be a significant plus for Finland-headquartered Orion Corp, the multinational pharmaceutical company whose novel therapies for Parkinson's disease have for some time faced generic competitors, and whose range of

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