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Survival Benefit of Sipuleucel-T in Prostate Cancer Appears Durable
Survival Benefit of Sipuleucel-T in Prostate Cancer Appears Durable
S London
20100211
2010 Mar 11
Elsevier Global Medical News
Survival Benefit of Sipuleucel-T in Prostate Cancer Appears Durable
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Mar 11, S London
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) - The survival benefit seen with the cell-based sipuleucel-T vaccine in men with metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer persists in the longer term, according to updated results of the randomized, double-blind, phase III IMPACT trial.With a median follow-up of more than 3 years, patients who were given the sipuleucel-T (Provenge) vaccine lived an average of 4.1 months longer than their counterparts who were given a placebo, researchers reported at a symposium on genitourinary...