Janssen Marks First Approval Worldwide for AKEEGA® (Niraparib and Abiraterone Acetate Dual Action Tablet)
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced that the European Commission (EC) had granted marketing authorization for AKEEGA® (niraparib and abiraterone acetate [AA]), in the form of a dual-action tablet (DAT) given in combination with prednisone or prednisolone, for the treatment of adults with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and BRCA1/2 mutations (germline and somatic) in whom chemotherapy is not clinically indicated.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Europe and the sixth leading cause o...