Moderators Moderator_02 Posted October 28, 2019 Moderators Share Posted October 28, 2019 Quote Panama approves new drug to fight prostate cancer Posted 26/10/2019 Panama is the fourth country in Central America to endorse the use of apalutamide , a medicine for men with prostate cancer that has not spread (metastasis) and is resistant to conventional treatment (hormonal), with high probabilities of progression and extension to other organs. According to figures from the National Oncology Institute (ION), between 2009 and August 2019, 3,401 new cases of prostate cancer were detected in Panama Apalutamide approval was given after the safety and efficacy results of the Spartan Phase III study, which included more than 1,200 patients, have been found, in which it is proven that adding this molecule to conventional therapy reduces the risk by 72% of developing metastases, while managing to delay its appearance or more than two years. " Apalutamide not only slows the progression of the disease but allows patients to improve their quality of life, " said Dr. Óscar González, Janssen Medical Manager, developer of the treatment. The drug has also been approved by the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Nicaragua. https://www.newsroompanama.com/health/panama-approves-new-drug-to-fight-prostate-cancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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