Medivation, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the rapid development of novel small molecule drugs to treat critically ill patients with serious diseases for which there are limited treatment options. Medivation aims to transform the treatment of these diseases and offer hope to critically ill patients and their caregivers.
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Prostate cancer growth requires the male androgen testosterone. When testosterone, or its metabolite dihydrotestosterone, binds to its natural receptor, the androgen receptor moves into the nucleus of the prostate cancer cell (nuclear translocation), binds DNA and stimulates prostate cancer growth. The first triple-acting, oral anti-androgen, MDV3100 has been shown in preclinical studies to provide more complete suppression of the androgen receptor pathway than bicalutamide, the most commonly used anti-androgen. MDV3100 slows growth and induces cell death in bicalutamide-resistant cancers via three complementary actions – MDV3100 blocks testosterone binding to the androgen receptor, impedes nuclear translocation, and inhibits binding to DNA. Preclinical data published in Science earlier this year demonstrated that MDV3100 is superior to bicalutamide in each of these three actions. Click here for Science article. |
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