Zactima (Vandetanib) Trial vs. Placebo Negative (for Survival): Details from ASCO

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The negative trials don't get a lot of discussion, but the ZEPHYR trial, a phase III study that directly compared Zactima (vandetanib), an oral inhibitor of EGFR and angiogenesis, vs. placebo, was one that merits some follow-up after my reporting that it failed to show a survival benefit, which was essentially the only thing we learned about the trial prior to ASCO this year.

Arguing For Zactima: A Patient's Perspective

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This post will be a little different from most of the expert posts on GRACE. I’m not an expert. I’m not an oncologist. In fact, I’m not a physician. I’m a patient with a social science background, and I’ve followed the work on the drug I’m writing about for some time. I’ve been interested in Zactima (vandetanib) for two reasons. First, I thought the early trials looked promising, and it might eventually be a drug that could help me. Second (and this is going to drive Dr. West crazy), the four large phase III trials of Zactima have really catchy acronyms (see below).

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