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Updated Survival Data on Provenge for Treatment of Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer Presented
"These data confirm the survival advantage of Provenge over placebo for men with hormone-refractory prostate cancer. It is anticipated that these findings will result in FDA approval of Provenge."
Let's hope so.
Updated Survival Data on Provenge for Treatment of Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer Presented
"These data confirm the survival advantage of Provenge over placebo for men with hormone-refractory prostate cancer. It is anticipated that these findings will result in FDA approval of Provenge."
Let's hope so.
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"...PROVENGE increased three-year survival by 40 percent compared to placebo (32.1 percent vs 23.0 percent), the median survival difference of PROVENGE compared to placebo was maintained at 4.1 months, with a 24.1 percent reduction in the risk of death..."
Here are a couple of links on the subject:
Dendreon press release:
http://tinyurl.com/Provenge-PR
PDF of presentation on the IMPACT study given at ASCO-GU conference:
http://tinyurl.com/Provenge-pdf0
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