Dendreon's EU Open-Label Study for Sipuleucel-T Infusion Treatment Begins

Dendreon Corporation DNDN today announced the first patient enrollment and initiation of treatment for the sipuleucel-T European Union (EU) open-label study. The open-label study is being conducted in European men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) to describe product release parameters and report on safety in a European population. The study may enroll up to 45 patients in four sites across the EU. Dendreon has submitted a marketing authorization application (MAA) for sipuleucel-T which is currently under review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Sipuleucel-T is not approved for use outside the U.S. Sipuleucel-T is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the U.S. for the treatment of asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic castrate See full press release