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Metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), also known as metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), refers to prostate cancer that has spread beyond the prostate but still responds to therapies that lower testosterone (castration) with an aging population, the incidence of prostate cancer is rising, leading to an increased demand for advanced therapies to treat metastatic forms of the disease. LAS VEGAS, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- DelveInsight's ' Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Pipeline Insight 2024 ' report provides comprehensive global coverage of pipeline mCSPC therapies in various stages of clinical development, major pharmaceutical companies are working to advance the pipeline space and future growth potential of the mCSPC pipeline domain. Key Takeaways from the Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Pipeline Report DelveInsight's mCSPC pipeline report depicts a robust space with 35+ active players working to develop 40+ pipeline therapies for mCSPC treatment. Key mCSPC companies such as Tavanta Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Astellas Pharma, Propella Therapeutics, POINT Biopharma, Amgen, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Bayer, Beigene, Amgen, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Jiangsu HengRui Medicine Co., Ltd., Suzhou Kintor Pharmaceutical Inc, Astellas Pharma, and others are evaluating new mCSPC drugs to improve the treatment landscape. Promising mCSPC pipeline therapies such as TAVT-45 (abiraterone acetate), Saruparib (AZD5305), Capivasertib, REGN2810, Abiraterone decanote + dexamethasone or prednisone (PRL-02/ASP5541), [Ac-225]-PSMA-62, Xaluritamig, Apalutamide, Darolutamide, Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone, Pembrolizumab, Dalpiciclib isethionate, GT0918, PRL-02, and others are under different phases of mCSPC clinical trials. In October 2024, Apalutamide (Erleada) was found to provide a significant improvement in overall survival (OS) at 24 months compared with enzalutamide (Xtandi) in the treatment of androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI)-naïve patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC). In April 2024, Saruparib (AZD5305) demonstrated encouraging efficacy, favorable safety, a wide therapeutic index, and improved pharmacokinetic properties compared with currently approved PARP inhibitors in patients with advanced solid tumors harboring BRCA1/2, PALB2, or RAD51C/D mutations, according to findings from the Phase I/IIa PETRA study. In February 2024, Capivasertib combined with docetaxel to enhance anti-tumour activity through inhibition of AKT-mediated survival mechanisms in prostate cancer. Capivasertib can enhance anti-tumour effects of docetaxel by targeting residual docetaxel-persister cells, independent of PTEN status, to induce apoptosis and DNA damage in part through GSK3β. In January 2023, Tavanta Therapeutics announced positive top-line results from its pivotal, global Phase III clinical trial, evaluating the safety and efficacy of TAVT-45 (abiraterone acetate). The trial met its primary objective of establishing therapeutic equivalence of TAVT-45 to Zytiga® in patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and metastatic high-risk castrate-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), in addition to demonstrating a comparable safety profile. Request a sample and discover the recent advances in mCSPC treatment drugs @ Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Pipeline Report The mCSPC pipeline report provides detailed profiles of pipeline assets, a comparative analysis of clinical and non-clinical stage mCSPC drugs, inactive and dormant assets, a comprehensive assessment of driving and restraining factors, and an assessment of opportunities and risks in the mCSPC clinical trial landscape. Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Overview Metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) is an advanced form of prostate cancer in which the cancer cells have spread beyond the prostate to other parts of the body, such as bones or lymph nodes, but remain responsive to hormone therapy. This means that reducing testosterone levels can still effectively slow the growth of cancer cells. mCSPC often arises when prostate cancer is initially diagnosed or when early-stage prostate cancer recurs after treatment. It is distinct from castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), where the cancer continues to progress despite low testosterone levels. The causes of mCSPC primarily involve the spread of prostate cancer cells beyond the local prostate region, a process called metastasis. Although the exact mechanisms are complex, certain risk factors increase the likelihood of developing prostate cancer and its progression to metastatic disease. These risk factors include advanced age, a family history of prostate cancer, genetic mutations such as BRCA1/BRCA2, and race. Symptoms of mCSPC can include bone pain, urinary issues, fatigue, weight loss, and general malaise, especially if the cancer has spread to bones or lymph nodes. However, in many cases, early stages of metastasis may be asymptomatic, making regular screening essential for those at risk. Diagnosis of mCSPC typically involves a combination of blood tests, such as measuring prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, imaging studies, and biopsy to confirm the presence of cancer cells. Treatment for mCSPC revolves around androgen deprivation therapy to lower testosterone levels, often combined with other agents like chemotherapy (e.g., docetaxel) or second-generation androgen receptor inhibitors (e.g., abiraterone or enzalutamide). In recent years, clinical trials have shown the benefit of combining ADT with novel therapies to improve survival rates and manage symptoms, with personalized treatment approaches based on genetic testing becoming more common. Find out more about mCSPC treatment drugs @ Drugs for Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Treatment A snapshot of the mCSPC Pipeline Drugs mentioned in the report: Learn more about the emerging mCSPC pipeline therapies @ Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Therapeutics Assessment The mCSPC pipeline report proffers an integral view of the mCSPC emerging novel therapies segmented by stage, product type, molecule type, mechanism of action, and route of administration. Scope of the Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Pipeline Report Coverage: Global Therapeutic Assessment By Product Type: Mono, Combination, Mono/Combination Therapeutic Assessment By Clinical Stages: Discovery, Pre-clinical, Phase I, Phase II, Phase III Therapeutics Assessment By Route of Administration: Oral, Intravenous, Subcutaneous Therapeutics Assessment By Molecule Type: Small molecule, Cell therapy, Peptides, Polymer, Small molecule, Gene therapy Therapeutics Assessment By Mechanism of Action: Steroidal inhibitor of CYP17A1, PARP1 inhibitor, Proto-oncogene protein c-akt inhibitors, CYP17 lyase inhibitor, Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity, Immunostimulants, T lymphocyte stimulants, Ionizing radiation emitters. Key Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Companies: Tavanta Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Astellas Pharma, Propella Therapeutics, POINT Biopharma, Amgen, Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Bayer, Beigene, Amgen, Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Jiangsu HengRui Medicine Co., Ltd., Suzhou Kintor Pharmaceutical Inc, Astellas Pharma, and others. Key Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Pipeline Therapies: TAVT-45 (abiraterone acetate), Saruparib (AZD5305), Capivasertib, REGN2810, Abiraterone decanote + dexamethasone or prednisone (PRL-02/ASP5541), [Ac-225]-PSMA-62, Xaluritamig, Apalutamide, Darolutamide, Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone, Pembrolizumab, Dalpiciclib isethionate, GT0918, PRL-02, and others. Dive deep into rich insights for new drugs for mCSPC treatment, visit @ Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Drugs Table of Contents For further information on the mCSPC Cancer pipeline therapeutics, reach out @ Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Treatment Drugs Related Reports Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Market Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Market Insights, Epidemiology, and Market Forecast – 2034 report delivers an in-depth understanding of the disease, historical and forecasted epidemiology, market share of the individual therapies, and key mCSPC companies including Myovant Sciences, Pfizer, Bayer, Orion, Novartis, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Janssen, Merck, Eli Lilly, among others. Metastatic Prostate Cancer Market Metastatic Prostate Cancer Market Insights, Epidemiology, and Market Forecast – 2034 report deliver an in-depth understanding of the disease, historical and forecasted epidemiology, market share of the individual therapies, and key metastatic prostate cancer companies including AstraZeneca, Arvinas, Madison Vaccines, Phosplatin Therapeutics, Hinova Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck, MacroGenics, Daiichi Sankyo, Seagen, Taiho Pharmaceutical, Modra Pharmaceuticals, Xencor, Point Biopharma, Lantheus Holdings, Zenith Epigenetics, Essa Pharma, Telix Pharmaceuticals, Kintor Pharmaceutical, AB Science, Eli Lilly and Company, Exelixis among others. Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Market Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Market Insights, Epidemiology, and Market Forecast – 2034 report deliver an in-depth understanding of the disease, historical and forecasted epidemiology, market share of the individual therapies, and key mCRPC companies including AstraZeneca, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Hinova Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Astellas Pharma, Modra Pharmaceuticals, AB Science, Eli Lilly and Company, Zr Pharma & GmbH, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ipsen, Exelixis, Takeda, Janssen Research & Development, Tesaro, Lantheus Holdings, Kintor Pharmaceutical, MacroGenics, Daiichi Sankyo, Madison Vaccines, Novartis, Point Biopharma, Xencor, Essa Pharma, Telix International, Bayer, Arvinas, among others. Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Pipeline Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Pipeline Insight – 2024 report provides comprehensive insights about the pipeline landscape, pipeline drug profiles, including clinical and non-clinical stage products, and the key mCRPC companies, including AstraZeneca, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Hinova Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Astellas Pharma, Modra Pharmaceuticals, AB Science, Eli Lilly and Company, Zr Pharma & GmbH, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ipsen, Exelixis, Takeda, Janssen Research & Development, Tesaro, Lantheus Holdings, Kintor Pharmaceutical, MacroGenics, Daiichi Sankyo, Madison Vaccines, Novartis, Point Biopharma, Xencor, Essa Pharma , Telix International, Bayer, Arvinas, among others. About DelveInsight DelveInsight is a leading Business Consultant and Market Research firm focused exclusively on life sciences. It supports pharma companies by providing comprehensive end-to-end solutions to improve their performance. 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SHANGHAI and WARREN, N.J., May 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Laekna, Inc. (2105.HK), a science-driven, clinical-stage biotechnology company, announced that the company has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drugs Administration for the protocol of the phase III clinical trial of LAE002 (afuresertib, an AKT inhibitor) plus LAE001 (CYP17A1/CYP11B2 dual inhibitor) ("LAE201")in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) following standard of care (SOC) treatment. Laekna initiated a Phase II clinical trial of the multi-region clinical trial of the study of LAE201 in the U.S. in June 2021, and South Korea in September 2022. The trial is an open-label, dose-escalation and dose expansion study to assess the efficacy and safety of the combination candidate. The study demonstrated promising treatment benefit for mCRPC patients. As of Nov 21, 2023, 40 patients who progressed on 1–3 lines of standard treatments, including at least 1 line of abiraterone, or the second generation of AR antagonists, had been enrolled in the recommended phase II dose group. The median rPFS was 8.1 months. This is a significant improvement compared to the median rPFS of 2 to 4 months of mCRPC patients under the standard treatments historically[1]. The combination therapy was generally tolerable with manageable treatment emergent adverse events and recoverable after routine treatments. "Since the Phase II data of the combination therapy of LAE002 (afuresertib) plus LAE001 demonstrated encouraging anti-tumor activity and safety profile in patients with mCRPC, a following Phase III pivotal trial design has been discussed with the U.S. FDA and the approval for the protocol has been received this month," said Dr. Yong Yue, Chief Medical Officer of Laekna. "The approval marks a significant milestone for Laekna. The mCRPC post 1-3 lines of SOC are difficult-to-treat late stage cancer with poor outcomes. It is an unmet medical need worldwide.We look forward to bringing this precision therapy to mCRPC patients who are in need of novel treatment options." [1] R. de Wit, et al., 2019;Rhian Sian Davies et al., 2016 About afuresertib Afuresertib(LAE002) is one of the only two AKT inhibitors in or completed the pivotal-stage clinical development for anti-cancer treatment globally. Afuresertib is a potent AKT inhibitor that inhibits all three AKT isoforms (AKT1, AKT2 and AKT3). Afuresertib has demonstrated several advantages compared to other AKT inhibitors, including higher efficacy, better potency, more significant tumor inhibition exposure and a better safety profile, based on public data. Capivasertib is the first approved AKT inhibitor from AstraZeneca, which FDA approved for HR+/HER2- breast cancer in November 2023. With the promising efficacy data from our afuresertib Phase Ib study for HR+/HER2- breast cancer, which was presented in SABCS 2023, Laekna has initiated the Phase III pivotal study. We also continue to develop our clinical trials for the treatment of breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer and PD-1/PD-L1 drug-resistant solid tumors to address the unmet medical needs. In several clinical trials, the combination of afuresertib with other therapeutics exhibits favorable efficacy results. About LAE001 LAE001 is an androgen synthesis inhibitor that inhibits both CYP17A1 and CYP11B2. Laekna in-licensed LAE001 from Novartis in 2017. According to Frost & Sullivan, LAE001 is the only dual CYP17A1/CYP11B2 inhibitor in clinical trials for the treatment of prostate cancer globally. As a dual CYP17A1/CYP11B2 inhibitor, LAE001 can block both androgen and aldosterone synthesis and potentially be administrated without prednisone, the short-term high dose or long-term exposure of which can lead to a variety of adverse events. About Laekna Stock Code: 2105.HK Founded in 2016, Laekna is a science-driven, clinical-stage biotechnology company committed to bringing novel therapies to cancer, metabolic diseases and liver fibrosis patients worldwide. As of December 31, 2023, we have initiated six clinical trials for afuresertib (LAE002), LAE001 and LAE005 for the treatment of breast cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer and PD-1/ PD-L1 drug-resistant solid tumors to address the unmet medical needs. Among these six clinical trials, three are multi-regional clinical trials (MRCTs). Afuresertib is a potent AKT inhibitor that inhibits all three AKT isoforms (AKT1, AKT2 and AKT3) as well as one of the only two AKT inhibitors in or completed the pivotal-stage clinical development for anti-cancer treatment globally. Laekna's internal drug discovery platform has discovered 14 drug candidates. LAE102 is our internally discovered antibody against ActRIIA. We've obtained IND approvals from the FDA and the CDE in relation to obesity. Blocking Activin-ActRII pathway could promote muscle regeneration and decrease fat mass. Laekna team has accumulated tremendous experience and deep know-how in this specific field and is developing more drug candidates (LAE103 and LAE123) to maximize the value of targeting ActRII receptors. Laekna, Inc. was listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange") on June 29, 2023, with the stock code 2105.HK. 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Astellas agreed to acquire Propella Therapeutics for $175 million, with the deal bolstering the Japanese company’s pipeline with the experimental prostate cancer drug PRL-02 (abiraterone decanoate). The drug is currently being investigated in a Phase I study and is expected to enter Phase IIa trials next year.According to the companies, PRL-02 is a long-acting prodrug of abiraterone that, following intramuscular injection, is expected to achieve high concentrations in target tissues where the active moiety is continuously released. They added that PRL-02 may provide improved efficacy and safety compared to existing treatment options by high CYP17 lyase inhibition selectivity.Naoki Okamura, CEO of Astellas, said that “the acquisition fits with Astellas' strategy,” adding that “the synergy with Astellas' global development and commercialisation capabilities in the cancer and urology fields will accelerate the development of PRL-02."The transaction is expected to close before the end of March next year.