European Commission approves AKEEGA (niraparib & abiraterone dual action tablet) for the treatment of patients with BRCA1/2-mutated metastatic HSPC patients
“This expanded indication for niraparib and abiraterone acetate reflects our commitment to delivering transformative innovation across the prostate cancer continuum,” said Charles Drake, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP, Vice President, Prostate Cancer and Immunotherapy Disease Area Leader, Johnson & Johnson. “Niraparib and abiraterone acetate is the first precision-medicine combination treatment approved for patients with BRCA1/2-mutated metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer and is supported by strong clinical data demonstrating a clinically meaningful delay in disease progression.”
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