Outlook for J&J's Akeega after recent FDA approval in mCRPC

30 August 2023

Following the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent approval of US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson’s (NYSE: JNJ) Akeega, the fixed dose combination of niraparib and abiraterone acetate with prednisone for a new indication, analysts at GlobalData have reviewed the drug’s prospects and challenges.

Akeega is now cleared for treatment for adults with breast cancer gene (BRCA)-positive, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).

Akeega’s current predicted sales will experience only a slight increase as a result of its narrow label and fierce competition with other recently approved poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors, according to the data and analytics company.

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