Janssen's prostate cancer drug gets reimbursement for mHSPC

Korea Biomedical Review

6 April 2021 - Janssen said Tuesday that the government began providing health insurance benefits for its prostate cancer therapy Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) as a first-line treatment for high-risk metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Patients who satisfy at least two among the following conditions - Gleason score of eight, three or more lesions identified through bone scans, and visceral metastases confirmed by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging – can benefit health insurance coverage for Zytiga in combination with prednisolone and androgen deprivation therapy.

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