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Degarelix (FIRMAGON(R)) Vs Leuprolide (Lupron Depot(R)) In Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer: Further Analysis From A Phase III Pivotal Trial

December 5th, 2009 -- Posted in Prostate | No Comments »

Drs. Neal Shore and E. David Crawford presented Results for Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Recurrence from the additional investigation of subordinate end points of Biochemical Recurrence chew out in a Phase III focal deliberate over of ® (monthly for Injection) or monthly in Patients during the head year of Treatment. Prostate Cancer Patients who received 240/80 mg/month had a Recurrence deserve of 7.7% during the word go year of care compared with 12.9% of Patients treated with 7.5 mg/month (p=0.05). Patients being treated with also had longer hour to Recurrence compared with those on (p=0.04). Results of the PSA inquiry were presented in a broadsheet at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society of Urologic Oncology, held in conjunction with the World Urological Oncology Federation, on December 3 in Bethesda, MD.

About the Study In the Phase III multicenter, randomized, open-label endeavour comparing with , Prostate Cancer Patients (n=610) were randomized to a starting Dosage of 240 mg for one month, followed by monthly prolongation Doses of 80 mg (n=207) or 160 mg (n=202), or 7.5 mg/month (n=201). Results showed that is as serviceable as in reducing and sustaining castrate Levels of Testosterone.(1),(2) Suppression of Testosterone to castrate Levels occurred significantly faster in Patients receiving than in those receiving .(1),(2) The chew over also showed that achieves faster crack-down of luteinizing Hormone and follicle-stimulating Hormone.(1),(2) PSA Recurrence was defined as two consecutive increases in PSA of 50% compared with nadir and greater than or peer to 5 ng/mL on two consecutive measurements at least two Weeks apart.

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