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Roche Sees Glass Half Full After Ipatasertib Data

Hit One Co-Primary Endpoint, Missed The Other

 
• By Kevin Grogan

Roche’s ipatasertib has improved progression-free survival in a sub-group of previously untreated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients – those whose tumors had PTEN loss – in a Phase III study. However the AKT inhibitor failed to cut the risk of disease worsening or death in the broader population.

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Roche accentuates the positive in ipatasertib study • Source: Shutterstock

Roche's hopes of breaking into the prostate cancer market have been slightly knocked following mixed results from a late-stage trial of ipatasertib, the Swiss major's investigational AKT inhibitor.

The Phase III IPATential150 study is evaluating ipatasertib in combination with Johnson & Johnson's blockbuster Zytiga (abiraterone) and prednisone/prednisolone in previously untreated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients versus current standard of care (Zytiga and prednisone/prednisolone) plus placebo

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