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Sipuleucel-T Prolongs Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Sipuleucel-T Prolongs Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
M Moon
20100628
2010 Jul 28
Elsevier Global Medical News
Sipuleucel-T Prolongs Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Jul 28, M Moon
The immunotherapy sipuleucel-T significantly prolonged survival in a study of 512 men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, confirming the results of two smaller previous trials of this therapeutic "cancer vaccine," according to a report in the July 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The experimental treatment increased median survival by 4.1 months and raised the estimated probability of 3-year survival from 23% to 32%, compared with placebo, significant improvements...