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learningcurve2020

03/17/26 9:27 AM

#818106 RE: tryn2 #818105

If that were true then Specials business would be going gangbusters. 🤷‍♀️

>>They've already proven they can extend life in those affected by Glioblastoma
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Galzus Research

03/17/26 9:38 AM

#818107 RE: tryn2 #818105

The overall survival impact is questionable, unfortunately. But that's been discussed ad nauseam here, and we're left with the conclusion that there's a signal of survival benefit, particularly in the +5% long-term survival compared with an external comparator.

The second point you make here is more worth discussing. It's actually usually MORE difficult to show survival benefit in less aggressive cancers. The trials usually take more patients and very very long follow-up to resolve these modest signals.

You see it in diseases like breast cancer, taking many hundreds, if not thousands of patients just to see 5-year survival improve by a few percentage points (like 92% going to 96% 5-year survival). Examples include APHINITY (iDFS benefit of just 4.9%) and NATALEE (~5% improvement in 4-year OS rate among, and it took 5 THOUSAND patients).

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Doc logic

03/17/26 11:35 AM

#818142 RE: tryn2 #818105

tryn2,

Correct!; ). The ovarian cancer trial demonstrated some positive treatment effect but they never took it to the next level due to financial constraints. Same with prostate cancer trial readiness. Longer trial needed and other treatments already available. Improvements made coupled with combos are the best way to test now. Best wishes.