Just saw Johnson & Johnson got approval backing for AKEEGA in Europe - pretty significant for metastatic prostate cancer patients with BRCA1/2 mutations. The combo drug (niraparib plus abiraterone acetate) showed solid results in their Phase 3 AMPLITUDE trial with 696 patients. The data showed real improvements in progression-free survival compared to placebo, which is what they were testing for. What's interesting is the BRCA1 mutation angle - feels like precision medicine is really starting to matter in oncology. The EMA's CHMP committee recommended the indication extension, so this could actually reach patients pretty soon. Not sure how many people actually know about BRCA1 testing for prostate cancer though. Anyway, good to see progress on treatments that target specific genetic markers like BRCA1/2.

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