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FDA Approves First Treatment for Nonmetastatic CRPC

12:11 EST 16 Feb 2018 | Cancer Networks

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the oral agent apalutamide (Erleada) for the treatment of nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. The oral androgen-receptor inhibitor is the first FDA-approved treatment for patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant disease and the first to be approved based on the endpoint of metastasis-free survival.

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