NEJM publishes results on adding Lynparza to Zytiga

21 June 2022

The PROpel Phase III trial showed that AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) and Merck & Co’s (NYSE: MRK) Lynparza (olaparib) alongside Zytiga (abiraterone) significantly improved radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) versus abiraterone alone as a first-line treatment in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) with or without homologous recombination repair (HRR) gene mutations.

These results, showing the combination reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 34% versus Zytiga alone, are now published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Evidence.

Zytiga is manufactured by the Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) unit Janssen and was first introduced to the market in 2011.

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