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An article published Online First in The Lancet reveals that men with locally advanced prostate cancer, which has not spread, who receive radiotherapy (RT) in combination with their androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) are more likely to have a greater overall chance of survival compared with those on ADT alone.
Investigational drug Alpharadin (radium-223 chloride) for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer in patients whose cancer has spread to the bone (bone metastasis) has been granted Fast Track designation by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), Bayer Health Care announced today. Alpharadin is exclusively licenced to Bayer from Algeta ASA.