Recent news on Zoladex

A New Era at AEterna  -  25 May 2007
Motley FoolAnother advantage these products have over Lupron and Zoladex is a lack of the initial surge in sex hormone levels that actually causes symptoms to worsen

New breast cancer treatment may dispense with the need for ...  -  May 21, 2007
News-Medical.net,The team found that hormone therapy drugs such as Zoladex were found to be as effective as traditional chemotherapy treatments in women under 40 years of

New Hormone Therapy Drug May Offer Effective Alternative To ...  -  May 18, 2007
AHNIn a trial study involving 12000 women, hormone therapy drugs such as Zoladex were found to be as effective as traditional chemotherapy treatments in women

Some Breast Cancers Treatable Without Chemotherapy  -  May 18, 2007
Wired NewsCertain drugs (luteinising hormone releasing hormone [LHRH] agonists -- Zoladex, in this study) decrease oestrogen by desensitizing certain receptors of the

breast cancer sufferers may be spared chemotherapy  -  May 18, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,The drug, marketed in the UK as Zoladex, temporarily switches off the ovaries and with them the production of oestrogen on which up to 60% of all breast

Luteinising-Hormone-Releasing Hormone Agonists May Be Effective ...  -  May 21, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Combined endocrine treatment with Zoladex® (goserelin) and tamoxifen has been shown to be equivalent to CMF for premenopausal HR+ patients in some trials.

Chemo-free cancer cure 'will save thousands'  -  May 17, 2007
Daily Mail,Experts believe up to 5500 women each year who develop breast cancer before the menopause would benefit from drugs such as Zoladex, which is given once a

Ovarian Drugs to Treat Breast Cancer?  -  May 18, 2007
FOX NewsThe Lancet notes that Cuzick is a statistical consultant for the drug company AstraZeneca, which makes Zoladex, but that work is unrelated to the drugs in

Cancer drug offers new hope to young women  -  May 17, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,Zoladex hormone therapy attacks prostate cancer, which thrives on the male hormone in its early stages, by turning off the testosterone supply.

Prostate Drug Could Cure Breast Cancer  -  May 19, 2007
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,New research focused on drugs such as Zoladex which chemically castrated men by stopping the production of testosterone. The cancer gets halted without

Drug replaces breast chemotherapy  -  May 19, 2007
Online - International News Network,LHRH agonists like the drug Zoladex switch off the ovary and stop the production of a female hormone which can encourage some tumours to grow.

Prostate Drug To Cure Breast Cancer?  -  May 18, 2007
Sky News,Drugs such as Zoladex have the effect of chemically castrating men by halting their production of testosterone. Without the male hormone to fuel its growth,

Press mull Blair handover period  -  May 17, 2007
BBC News,The Guardian explains that one of the drugs, Zoladex, temporarily switches off the production of oestrogen - on which 60% of all breast cancers feed.

'End of breast cancer chemo'  -  May 17, 2007
The Sun,Drugs like Zoladex cut off the testosterone supply for men, holding the disease in check. Like prostate cancer, most types of breast cancer are stimulated

AstraZeneca Internal Probe Over for Now  -  May 3, 2007
Brandweek Magazine,The company had been accused of illegally allowing doctors to sell free samples of Zoladex, and falsely inflating the drug’s price in Medicare

Mammogram saved her life  -  May 8, 2007
Wilson Daily Times (subscription),Because of the type of cancer she had, and because it was caught very early, she was able to replace chemotherapy with monthly shots of Zoladex.

Prostate cancer: An Anglo-Swedish laboratory proposes new ...  -  May 7, 2007
Echorouk Al Yaoumi,2 new pharmaceutical products were expounded during the session; they are Casodex 50 mg and Zoladex 10.8 mg. The 2 products are said to most efficient in

New hormone treatments can fight certain breast cancers  -  May 21, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),LHRH agonists like AstraZeneca's drug Zoladex (goserelin) switch off the ovary and stop the production of the female hormone oestrogen, which can encourage

Capitol Hill Scrutinizes Marketing of Breast Cancer Meds  -  May 2, 2007
Congressional Quarterly,...(CIA) with the inspector general’s office that it signed in 2003 over a marketing scandal involving Zoladex, a drug used to treat prostate cancer.

Ovarian Suppression Has Role in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Therapy  -  May 18, 2007
MedPage Today,Previous studies have looked at the effects of LHRH agonists such as goserelin (Zoladex) or leuprorelin (Lupron) alone or in combination with tamoxifen and

Ambrilia Announces First Quarter 2007 Results and Provides Update ...  -  May 9, 2007
SYS-CON Media,Ambrilia's therapeutic alternative to Astra Zeneca's Zoladex®, a new prolonged-release formulation of Goserelin developed with a patented technology,

Wunderman wins AstraZeneca’s Faslodex  -  Apr 20, 2007
DM News,Wunderman New York currently handles the Arimidex and Casodex/Zoladex brands, which are part of AstraZeneca’s oncology medications.

AstraZeneca Opens Internal Probe Into Sales Tactics  -  Apr 13, 2007
Brandweek Magazine,That agreement arose in 1996, when AZ paid $350 million to settle an investigation into its marketing of Zoladex, a treatment for prostate cancer.

Wunderman Lands Cancer Drug  -  Apr 6, 2007
Adweek,...agencies in the review, is an AstraZeneca roster shop that already handled two of the company's other cancer drugs: Arimidex and Casodex/Zoladex.

AstraZeneca's fortunes have sagged lately  -  Apr 24, 2007
Baltimore Sun,...and civil charges stemming from pricing and marketing practices concerning its prostate cancer drug Zoladex, according to the US Justice Department.

AstraZeneca's sales practices questioned  -  Apr 17, 2007
The News Journal,In 2003, the company pleaded guilty to violating the Prescription Drug Marketing Act by providing free samples of its Zoladex cancer drug to physicians,

Additional AstraZeneca staff disciplined  -  Apr 17, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer,...by regulators from the US Department of Health and Human Services for illegal marketing and billing involving another cancer drug, Zoladex, in 2003.

Mixing Adjuvant Therapies Prolongs Early Breast Cancer Survival  -  Apr 4, 2007
Psychiatric Times,The hormone agonists used were 3.6 mg of goserelin (Zoladex) and 3.75 mg of leuprorelin acetate (Lupron). Neither is FDA approved for the treatment of early

A cancer diagnosis: Now what?  -  Apr 2, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),...was so resistant to chemotherapy that her doctor discussed options with colleagues and came up with an alternative treatment, a drug called Zoladex.

New Data For Prolonging Hormonal Response In Locally Advanced And ...  -  Mar 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),All patients in this new study were treated with first-line goserelin (ZOLADEX) monotherapy, administered using the ZOLADEX SafeSystem.

Drug 'step-up' reduces PSA levels  -  Mar 21, 2007
United Press InternationalDoctors reported Wednesday at the European Association of Urology meeting in Berlin that after first line treatment with goserelin -- sold as Zoladex

Some answers about endometriosis  -  Mar 19, 2007
Contra Costa Times,Names of some of those medicines are Zoladex, Synarel and Lupron. Surgery is another way to treat endometriosis. Sometimes that can be accomplished with

Biovail Reports Record Fourth Quarter, Year-End 2006 Financial Results  -  Mar 15, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Given these changes, BPI ceased co-promotional efforts for Ultram(R) ER and Zoladex 3.6mg. With respect to Zovirax(R), in December 2006, Biovail entered

Biovail Reports Record Fourth Quarter, Year-End 2006 Financial Results  -  Mar 15, 2007
Business Wire (press release),Given these changes, BPI ceased co-promotional efforts for Ultram® ER and Zoladex 3.6mg. With respect to Zovirax®, in December 2006, Biovail entered into an

Men With Prostate Cancer More Optimistic After Several Years of ...  -  Feb 21, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),The most commonly used therapy in the men surveyed was the hormonal treatment ZOLADEX (goserelin), which this year celebrates 20 years since its first

Call for better prostate cancer guidelines  -  Feb 4, 2007
24dash.com,Most favoured using drugs such as Zoladex that block production of the male hormone testosterone in conjunction with radiotherapy.

Zometa® Prevents Bone Loss in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Patients  -  Jan 17, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Women were treated with Zoladex plus tamoxifen or Zoladex plus the aromatase inhibitor Arimidex® (anastrozole). In addition, half the women received

Insight: Pharmac feels heat over penny-pinching claims  -  Jan 13, 2007
Radio New Zealand,Every month or so, about 1400 cancer patients get a shot of the drug, Zoladex, which suppresses the hormones that feed their cancers.

Young breast cancer patients test super-hormone treatment  -  Dec 26, 2006
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,The drugs include triptorelin, goserelin, leuprolide and buserelin, sold as Lupron, Zoladex, Prostap and other brands. Such drugs have been around for 20

Pharma Sector : Few Newsmakers Of The Week - MedImmune, Shire Plc ...  -  Jan 13, 2007
Trading Markets,Other drugs approved for treatment of endometriosis are nasal spray Synarel, Tap Pharma's Lupron Depot, a drug injected monthly into muscle, and Zoladex

Brave John goes on fundraising  -  Jan 2, 2007
ic Huddersfield.co.uk,But with the help of Zoladex injections every three months Mr Cowgill has beaten back the cancer. And the 68-year-old pledged to raise £100000 for Yorkshire

Treatment-Induced Amenorrhea May Prevent Breast Cancer Relapse ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
DG NewsFollowing surgery, the women were randomized to 1 of 2 treatment regimens: 1) ovarian suppression with 3.6 mg of goserelin (Zoladex) every 28 days for 3

Young breast cancer patients test super-hormone treatment  -  26 Dec 2006
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader,The drugs include triptorelin, goserelin, leuprolide and buserelin, sold as Lupron, Zoladex, Prostap and other brands. Such drugs have been around for 20

The drugs, sold as Lupron, Zoladex, Prostap and other brands, are ...  -  Dec 18, 2006
NewsOK.com (subscription),The drugs include triptorelin, goserelin, leuprolide and buserelin, sold as Lupron, Zoladex, Prostap and other brands.

Study Evaluates Quality of Life and Menstrual Function in ...  -  Dec 13, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),Zoladex® (goserelin) is a medication known as a leuteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist. In women Zoladex suppresses hormone production by the

Zometa® Prevents Bone Loss in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Patients  -  Dec 14, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),Women were treated with either Zoladex plus tamoxifen or Zoladex plus the aromatase inhibitor Arimidex® (anastrozole). In addition, half the women received

New treatments line up in the fight against prostate cancer  -  Dec 18, 2006
Times Online,The solicitor was immediately treated with Zoladex hormone therapy to turn off his testosterone supply (prostatic cancers are initially hormone-dependent).

Prescribing Inconsistencies In Prostate Cancer Treatment In The UK ...  -  Dec 17, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),Zoladex (goserelin) is licensed for all stages of prostate cancer suitable for hormonal manipulation.[2] Also, it is the only LHRHa with a proven survival

Treatment-Induced Amenorrhea May Prevent Breast Cancer Relapse ...  -  Dec 20, 2006
DG NewsFollowing surgery, the women were randomized to 1 of 2 treatment regimens: 1) ovarian suppression with 3.6 mg of goserelin (Zoladex) every 28 days for 3

SABCS: Amenorrhea During Treatment Helps Breast Cancer Prognosis  -  Dec 18, 2006
MedPage Today,After surgery, they were randomized to ovarian ablation with 3.6 mg of Zoladex (goserelin) every 28 days for three years and 20 mg of tamoxifen daily for

Hormones used in breast Cancer fight  -  Dec 17, 2006
El Paso Times,...goserelin, leuprolide and buserelin, sold as Lupron, Zoladex, Prostap and other brands. Such drugs have been around for 20 years and are used more in Europe

Ending Periods Helps Cancer Survival  -  Dec 15, 2006
CBS News,Such drugs, which include Zoladex and Synarel, cut estrogen production to levels women have after menopause. While awaiting those studies' results,

Ending Periods Helps Cancer Survival  -  Dec 15, 2006
WebMDSuch drugs, which include Zoladex and Synarel, cut estrogen production to levels women have after menopausemenopause. While awaiting those studies' results,

Bulgarians with Cancer Get Life-Saving Medicines Donation  -  Dec 15, 2006
Sofia News Agency,With the donation of the Zoladex medicine (gosereline acetate), which is the second-largest selling LHRHa product in the world, AstraZeneca gives new hopes

Aggressive Treatment of PSA Recurrences After Primary Treatment Is ...  -  Dec 6, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),They were treated with 4 cycles of Taxotere and Emcyt followed by Zoladex® (goserelin) or Casodex® (bicalutamide) for 15 months. The main findings of this

Quick Study | Does a common treatment for prostate cancer increase ...  Oct 10, 2006
THE CONTEXT: Drugs such as Lupron and Zoladex, known as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists, are a common treatment for advanced prostate cancer ... -Miami Herald, Foro de Shell Security - Seguridad informática  Oct 27, 2006
CNS prophylaxis, u zofran ually with 4-6 injections of methotrexate intrathecally, is reco zoladex mended for patients with paranasal sinus or testicular i ... -Shell Security, Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy May Have Unwelcome Side Effects  Oct 30, 2006
...agonists. Common drugs in this class include leuprolide (Lupron, Viadur, Eligard), goserelin (Zoladex), and triptorelin (Trelstar). ... -ACS News Center, Hormones seen as risky regimen for prostate cancer  Oct 25, 2006
The drugs, sold under names like Lupron, Zoladex, Eligard , and Vantas, are big business for both the companies that make them and the urologists who ... -Boston Globe, Researchers from the United Kingdom, Canada and Poland detail new ...  Sep 7, 2006
According to scientists in England, "The Zoladex In Pre-menopausal Patients (ZIPP) study was designed to determine whether addition of goserelin ('Zoladex') and ... -Therapeutics Daily (subscription)

Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Risky?  Sep 19, 2006
A third of the men took hormonal drugs called gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH agonists such as Lupron and Zoladex) and 7% of the men had surgery ... -WebMD

AstraZeneca Officially Opens Two Major Scientific Laboratories, As  Sep 18, 2006
AstraZeneca’s successful heritage in oncology, including the discovery and development of important cancer medicines such as Nolvadex, Zoladex, Arimidex and ... -WebWire

How to Manage Hot Flashes as a Cancer Patient  Sep 1, 2006
...cancer patients on hormonal therapy – Men may experience hot flashes if they take drugs such as Lupron Depot ® (leuprolide) or Zoladex ® (goserelin) to ... -CancerWise

Eli Lilly and Suven enter CNS research deal  Aug 31, 2006
GPCR-based drugs are, 12 of the top 20 selling drugs, including Coreg for congestive heart failure, Cozaar for high blood pressure, Zoladex for breast cancer ... -OutSourcing-Pharma.com

Low PSA After Androgen Deprivation Therapy Linked with Improved ...  Aug 29, 2006
The initial course of androgen deprivation therapy consisted of seven months of Zoladex® (goserelin) and Casodex® (bicalutamide). ... -Cancer Consultants

Prescribing inconsistencies in prostate cancer treatment in the UK ...  -  12 Dec 2006
EurekAlert (press release),Zoladex (goserelin) is licensed for all stages of prostate cancer suitable for hormonal manipulation.[2] Also, it is the only LHRHa with a proven survival

New Research Calls for Reclassification of Zoladex as Curative  -  Nov 13, 2006
UroToday,Cape Town, South Africa demonstrates that adjuvant androgen-deprivation therapy with ZOLADEX (goserelin) can consistently control prostate cancer,

APS: New Research Calls for Reclassification of ZOLADEX as Curative  -  Nov 13, 2006
ANP Pers Support,...'ZOLADEX' is a trademark of the AstraZeneca group of companies. N. Fleshner et al. Adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy augments cure and long-term

Bulgaria Sentenced to Pay BGN 80000 to Cancer Patient  -  Nov 21, 2006
Sofia News Agency,A medical report has proved that the medicine Zoladex must be injected to cancer patients every 28 days but there was a delay with Teodora for the period

Help to the tune of £100k  -  Nov 16, 2006
ic Huddersfield.co.uk,With the help of Zoladex injections every three months he has beaten back the cancer. John said: "The drug has kept me alive by grabbing the cancer and

Women With Early Breast Cancer are More Likely to Remain Cancer ...  -  Nov 16, 2006
campus med,...'ARIMIDEX', 'CASODEX', 'FASLODEX', 'NOLVADEX', 'ZOLADEX', 'TOMUDEX', and 'IRESSA' are trademarks, the property of the AstraZeneca group of companies.

Aggressive Treatment of PSA Recurrences After Primary Treatment Is ...  -  Dec 6, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release),They were treated with 4 cycles of Taxotere and Emcyt followed by Zoladex® (goserelin) or Casodex® (bicalutamide) for 15 months. The main findings of this

Celtic Pharma Appoints Two New Senior Executives  -  Nov 21, 2006
PR Newswire (press release),During the 10 years that he led the Oncology Clinical team, he was responsible for bringing a number of oncology products to market, including Zoladex,

Pretty in pink  -  Nov 17, 2006
Belfast Telegraph,I am currently on the cancer drugs Arimidex and Zoladex. Thankfully, I have been in remission for over a year now and my regular check-ups, including one

Ambrilia Announces Third Quarter 2006 Results and Provides Update ...  -  Nov 14, 2006
Genetic Engineering News (press release),...specialty generic for the treatment of hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, is the potential first-to-market equivalent of Astra Zeneca's Zoladex(R).

The Cancer Diary-Radiation  Jul 30, 2006
...complete. Dutifully, I obeyed this rule after first going to my doctor’s office for another shot in the belly of the hormone, Zoladex. ... -Cape Cod Today

Biovail Reports Second-Quarter 2006 Financial Results; Company ...  Aug 10, 2006
BPI), and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP entered into an agreement pursuant to which BPI's specialty sales force began promotional activities for Zoladex(R) 3.6 ... -Genetic Engineering News

Ambrilia Announces Second Quarter 2006 Results and Provides Update ...  Aug 10, 2006
Goserelin, Ambrilia's specialty generic for the treatment of hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, is the equivalent of Astra Zeneca's Zoladex®. ... -Market Wire

Health Ministry starts checking oncologic dispensaries  Jul 12, 2006
There are no age limits in the patients’ criteria for receiving Zoladex, the Health Ministry announced. This is just a specification ... -Bulgarian News Network

Women with breast cancer protest against ministry decision  Jul 10, 2006
...news.bg reported. It is against the Health Ministry’s decision that introduces age limits for receiving Zoladex. The special drug ... -Bulgarian News Network

Goserelin-Induced New-Onset Depressive Disorder  Jul 14, 2006
These agents, such as goserelin (Zoladex®), cause a reversible suppression of the synthesis and release of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating ... -Psychosomatics (subscription)

The cocktail to beat cancer?  Jun 25, 2006
...injections of a pituitary down-regulator (which halts production of the male hormone testosterone that stimulates the cancer cells), such as Zoladex, or anti ... -Haber Sağlık

Starpack 2006 - winners announced  Jul 7, 2006
...all categories but the ultimate winner of the Technical Innovation Award was AstraZeneca, Jones Garrard and Perlos Corporation for the Zoladex(TM) SafeSystem(TM ... -Packaging & Converting Essentials

BULGARIA'S HEALTH MINISTRY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR DISCRIMINATION ...  Jul 11, 2006
Older women would be refused free treatment with Zoladex, one of the more expensive and efficient medicines fighting the disease, and would be subjected to ... -Sofia Echo

The hardest news  Jul 7, 2006
Children still figure in her plans, but they'll have to wait for a few years until she finishes taking the anti-cancer drug Zoladex. ... -Courier Mail

More patients eligible for prostate cancer drug  Jun 29, 2006
...significant development. Zoladex will be fully funded for patients suffering locally advanced or earlier stage prostate cancer. Until ... -Newstalk ZB



Cholesterol treatment depends on level  Mar 18, 2006
I currently am receiving a Zoladex implant every three months. ... Hypertensive? Have a cardiac ailment? Also, is the Zoladex producing favorable results? ... - The Spokesman Review

Firms Naming Common Areas After Places  Mar 31, 2006
AstraZeneca, a multi-national pharmaceutical company, puts name tags reading “Iressa,� “Zoladex,� “Nexium,� and “Casodex� on meeting rooms ... - Donga

'Killer Cramps' Not Necessarily Serious  Mar 7, 2006
These medications, called GnRH agonists (Lupron, Synarel, Zoladex and others), stop a woman's periods, creating a temporary menopause. ... - Hollister Free Lance

Uncle Sam vets the names of potential drugs  Mar 17, 2006
The company already marketed cancer medications called Casodex and Zoladex, but the FDA name-review office apparently felt the latest was one "dex" too many ... - Pittsburgh Post Gazette



Could mowing the lawn have given me parrot fever?  Feb 23, 2006
The alternative post-operative treatment he might have had to manipulate the hormones that control prostate cancer would have been injections of Zoladex. ... - Times Online,

Ovarian Suppression During Chemotherapy May Protect Ovarian ...  Jan 27, 2006
The GnRH analogue used in this study was Zoladex® (goserelin). Patients enrolled at the beginning of the study received Zoladex ... - Cancer Consultants

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