J&J’s Zytiga Slows Prostate Cancer While Easing Pain in Study
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Johnson & Johnson’s prostate cancer pill Zytiga, currently given after chemotherapy fails, significantly slows tumor growth, prevents pain and lengthens life when used earlier, researchers said.
Men treated with Zytiga plus steroids who had not received chemotherapy gained at least 16 months before the cancer resumed spreading, twice the 8 month progression-free survival seen in those given steroids alone, according to research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago. The benefits were so strong that a safety monitoring board stopped the study in March and recommended all men take Zytiga.