Also known as: Erleada
Phase 3 PROTEUS: perioperative apalutamide plus ADT met both dual primary endpoints in high-risk localized prostate cancer, raising pCR/MRD rates to 8.9% vs 1.0% and cutting metastasis or death risk by 20%.
A large clinical trial found that adding apalutamide to hormone therapy before and after prostate cancer surgery improves outcomes for high-risk patients. NHS England will roll out SABR radiotherapy requiring only five sessions, and new ctDNA and robotic biopsy technologies are advancing prostate cancer care.
European guidelines now recommend lutetium-177 PSMA-617 for advanced prostate cancer, while a machine-learning model predicts treatment radiation dose. A study finds DOACs safe with modern prostate cancer drugs.
ORIC selected rinzimetostat 400 mg plus darolutamide for the Himalayas-1 Phase 3 trial in post-abiraterone mCRPC, expected to start in 1H 2026. The company reported early efficacy and safety data and said cash runway extends into 2H 2028.
Johnson & Johnson raised its full-year forecast after stronger-than-expected quarterly results driven by cancer, immunology and neuroscience drugs. Sales were $24.56 billion and adjusted earnings were $2.46 per share, with Innovative Medicines sales rising 10.0% to $15.76 billion.
The FDA has approved a new monthly dosing schedule for Johnson & Johnson's Rybrevant Faspro combined with Lazcluze for first-line treatment of advanced EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer, allowing patients to transition to monthly dosing as early as week five.
