AstraZeneca is also seeking permission to promote more broadly Casodex, its prostate cancer drug, and Arimidex, its breast cancer drug.

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He expects approval by midyear for the use of Casodex and Arimidex to treat prostate and breast cancer, respectively, immediately upon diagnosis.

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McKillop built on that knowledge of hormones to develop Casodex and Arimidex.

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In a Casodex trial involving more than 8, 000 patients, 42% experienced a reduction in the spread of their prostate cancer compared with a placebo.

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Awaiting the FDA's nod this year are Crestor, a potent cholesterol buster, as well as permission to more broadly promote Casodex, its prostate cancer drug, and Arimidex, its breast cancer drug.

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Scouring patent databases, Dr. Jung discovered a compound made by the former French drug maker Roussel Uclaf that locked onto the androgen receptor about 100 times more strongly than the commonly used prostate-cancer drug, Casodex.

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