It may become available on the NHS
A drug which could halve the risk of death from some prostate cancers may become available on the NHS.
NHS England is now considering using the drug on patients after researchers found that hormone therapy using abiraterone with prednisolone could significantly reduce prostate cancer deaths and improve outcomes for thousands of people every year. A total of 1,974 patients took part in the trial, including 988 who were given the current standard treatment and 986 who had the standard treatment combined with abiraterone.
There were 7% of men who received abiraterone who died from prostate cancer during the six-year follow-up period, compared with 15% of those who had been given the standard care.There were 527 men in the abiraterone group who also received enzalutamide, but the study found that using this combination of drugs did not further improve outcomes beyond those who were given abiraterone on its own.
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