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Astellas forecasts big sales growth as prostate drug catches hold
Japan's drugmakers aren't any more immune from generic competition than U.S. pharma companies are. Still the country's second- and third-largest drugmakers are predicting sales growth this year, even as low-cost copies drain away sales of their key products. New drugs are coming in to pick up the slack, the companies said.
Xs and Zs become popular in drug names
Drug names starting with an X or a Z may be hard to pronounce but that is really the last thing that drugmakers consider when coming up with new names. They want something that is memorable.
Zytiga, Xtandi will help pump prostate cancer market to $9.1B
The market for prostate cancer drugs is expected to double by 2021 to $9.1 billion, thanks in part to the debut of new, more expensive drugs. According to Decision Resources, Johnson & Johnson's ($JNJ) Zytiga, along with Medivation ($MDVN) and Astellas Pharma's new Xtandi, will help drive sales growth in 7 major drug markets.
Oxford Bio shares tumble after mid-stage cancer study fizzles out
More than two years ago Oxford BioMedica put out the word that the FDA had cleared a Phase II study for its troubled program for TroVax, an immunotherapy to be tested in 80 patients suffering from hormone resistant prostate cancer. For Oxford, the mid-stage study was a key part of its comeback strategy for TroVax, which had already failed a study for renal cancer in 2008.
J&J's Zytiga gets early challenge from Medivation's new pill
Astellas Pharma and Medivation won FDA approval for their prostate cancer treatment Xtandi three months ahead of schedule. That's welcome news for them--but perhaps not so welcome for competitors, especially Johnson & Johnson, whose Zytiga pill will be Xtandi's closest rival.
UPDATED: Medivation wins FDA OK for blockbuster prostate cancer drug
Medivation won FDA approval for MDV3100 today, setting up the quick commercialization of another prostate cancer drug that will further change an already roiled cancer market. The drug, later dubbed enzalutamide and now called Xtandi, won an OK a full three months ahead of the agency's PDUFA date. Astellas is partnered on the program.
