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Astellas Pharma/Pfizer’s cancer drug Xtandi (enzalutamide) significantly extended radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), with the drug plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) slashing the risk of radiographic progression or death by 61% versus ADT alone. The…
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