Pfizer, Astellas Accelerate Xtandi's Timeline In Early Prostate Cancer
Executive Summary
Protocol changes for the Phase III ARCHES and EMBARK trials will deliver results in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer a year and a half earlier than expected. Xtandi may then gain a valuable new indication sooner than anticipated, but generics for competitor Zytiga could launch before then.
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