Zytiga approved for metastatic prostate cancer

Janssen Korea said Tuesday that the Korea Food and Drug Administration has approved Zytiga (abiraterone acetate), an oral, once-daily medication for use in combination with prednisone for the treatment of men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have received prior chemotherapy containing docetaxel.

In prostate cancer, the male sex hormone testosterone stimulates prostate...