Pfizer’s Talzenna/Xtandi Combo Hits On OS Endpoint In Prostate Cancer

An overall survival benefit for patients in TALAPRO-2 could pave the way for a broader label for the combination in metastatic prostate cancer.

Pfizer announced positive overall survival data in metastatic prostate cancer • Source: Shutterstock

Positive overall survival (OS) data from the Phase III TALAPRO-2 trial could position Pfizer Inc. Inc.’s Talzenna (talazoparib) and Xtandi (enzalutamide) for broader use in metastatic prostate cancer.

Key Takeaways
  • Pfizer’s PARP inhibitor Talzenna with Xtandi showed an overall survival benefit in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer regardless of mutation status.
  • Talzenna and Xtandi...

The company announced on 10 October that the combination of the poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor Talzenna with the commonly used androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) Xtandi resulted in a...

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