FRIMLEY, England, September 17 /PRNewswire/ --
- New data, updated since ASCO, show time without tumour growth now reaches nearly 5 months with RAD001 vs. 1.9 months with placebo(1)
- One quarter of patients in trial remained progression-free beyond ten months of treatment(1)
- RAD001 is first drug to show significant benefit after failure of initial therapy, Sutent(R) (sunitinib) or Nexavar(R) (sorafenib)**, with potential to address unmet medical need(1)
- RAD001 under review by regulatory authorities; potential to be first once-daily oral mTOR therapy for advanced kidney cancer
New data continue to demonstrate the potential benefit of RAD001 (everolimus) for patients with advanced kidney cancer who have failed standard therapies.