09.11.09
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Millennium, The Takeda Oncology Co., initiated a Phase II trial of TAK-700 in patients with advanced prostate cancer. TAK-700 is a non-steroidal androgen synthesis inhibitor that has been shown to bind to and inhibit the enzyme 17, 20 lyase1, suppressing the production of androgen.
The open-label, multiple-dose study will examine the safety and efficacy of TAK-700 in patients with chemotherapy-naïve metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Primary endpoints of the study are safety and tolerability with secondary measures to include efficacy, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic endpoints.
“Our efforts in the development of drugs for prostate cancer represent a high-priority for Millennium,” said Nancy Simonian, M.D., chief medical officer, Millennium. “TAK-700 is the first drug candidate in our prostate program to advance to Phase II clinical trials. We are pleased to see the progress of this compound, and we are striving to develop drugs that will fulfill the unmet medical need for prostate cancer.”
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The open-label, multiple-dose study will examine the safety and efficacy of TAK-700 in patients with chemotherapy-naïve metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Primary endpoints of the study are safety and tolerability with secondary measures to include efficacy, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic endpoints.
“Our efforts in the development of drugs for prostate cancer represent a high-priority for Millennium,” said Nancy Simonian, M.D., chief medical officer, Millennium. “TAK-700 is the first drug candidate in our prostate program to advance to Phase II clinical trials. We are pleased to see the progress of this compound, and we are striving to develop drugs that will fulfill the unmet medical need for prostate cancer.”
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