Sanofi: Study Shows Jevtana Could Be Used in Prostate Cancer When Hormone Therapy Fails
30 Septembre 2019 - 04:59PM
Dow Jones News
By Carlo Martuscelli
Sanofi SA (SAN.FR) said Monday that results from a study of its
drug Jevtana for the treatment of prostate cancer were positive,
offering an alternative when hormone therapy fails.
The French pharmaceutical company said data from the phase 3
Card study showed Jevtana was effective with prostate cancer
patients who had previously been treated.
The company said that based on radiographic scans, the amount of
time before the disease progressed was more than double on average
for patients being treated with Jevtana than with other
therapies.
Progression free survival--a measure of how long it takes a
disease to worsen--increased to a median of 8 months versus 3.7
months for patients given hormone therapies abiraterone or
enzalutamide.
The drug also was successful in improving patients' pain
response, the company said.
Ronald de Wit, the study investigator, told Dow Jones that
Jevtana could change how prostate cancer patients who don't respond
to hormone therapy are treated.
At the moment, patients who fail abiraterone therapy are given
enzalutamide and vice versa, he said. However, if one doesn't work
it's unlikely that the alternative agent is effective, Dr. De Wit
said.
Jevtana holds promise for these patients, he said.
Write to Carlo Martuscelli at carlo.martuscelli@dowjones.com
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