Dendreon Initiates Phase 2 Trial of PROVENGE in Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer Prior ...(actual prostate cancer tissue and to exa...),Health

"Given the evidence of a survival benefit seen in our previous Phase 3 trial, D9901, in patients with advanced prostate cancer, we believe PROVENGE may also have applicability to men with earlier stages of the disease. This trial will help us better understand the mechanism of action and biology of PROVENGE, as well as evaluate the potential of PROVENGE in patients at high-risk for recurrence of their cancer following radical prostatectomy," stated Mark Frohlich, M.D., senior vice president, clinical affairs and chief medical officer of Dendreon. "We are highly focused on taking the steps necessary to get PROVENGE through the FDA approval process in order to get this important immunotherapy to prostate cancer patients with advanced disease who do not have any other reasonable options. We are on track to complete the interim analysis of our ongoing Phase 3 IMPACT trial during the latter half of this year."

About Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in the United States and the third most common cancer worldwide. More than one million men in the United States have prostate cancer, with an estimated 186,320 new cases expected to be diagnosed in 2008, and approximately 28,660 men expected to die this year from the disease. Currently there are limited treatment options for men with advanced, metastatic prostate cancer.

About Active Cellular Immunotherapy with PROVENGE

PROVENGE may represent the first product in a new class of active cellular immunotherapies (ACIs) that are uniquely designed to use live human cells to engage the patient's own immune system with the goal of eliciting a specific long-lasting response against cancer. Active cellular immunotherapy holds promise because it may provide patients with a meaningful clinical benefit, such as survival, combined wit
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