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Research and Markets : Stakeholder Insight: Local and Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer

Posted on: Tuesday, 23 November 2004, 15:00 CST

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c9908) has announced the addition of Stakeholder Insight: Local and Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer to their offering

Prostate cancer is the most common male malignancy in Western countries.

Increasing usage of screening and changes in treatment practice means companies will have to adapt to exploit the market. Local and Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer Insight details physician opinion of currently available products and disease management practice and what they require in the future.

Scope

Quantitative treatment data from over 440 physicians: 60 from Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, and 80 from the US

Qualitative feedback on key findings and future trends in the treatment of prostate cancer and the management of disease and treatment side effects

Coverage of the hot topics affecting current treatment patterns, from the impact of IMRT on brachytherapy to the increasing use of bisphosphonates

Highlights

AstraZeneca is promoting Casodex monotherapy heavily in non-metastatic disease as an alternative to an LHRH agonist. Approval for Casodex monotherapy has been delayed in some markets, but physicians are already prescribing off-label, especially in patients with dementia, a condition that can be exacerbated by the use of LHRH agonists.

Prostate cancer is the most common male malignancy in Western countries. Increased screening and changes in treatment practice means companies will have to adapt to exploit the market. Prostate Cancer Insight details physician opinion of currently available products and disease management practice and requirements in the future.

This report is designed to:

Identify hot topics and key issues for practicing prostate cancer specialists the questions they really want answered

Plan product development to fill prostate cancer market niches as defined by practicing physicians

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c9908


Source: Business Wire

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