Susan Galbraith, Executive Vice President, Oncology R&D, AstraZeneca, said: “With the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer set to double in the coming decades, it is more important than ever that we bring new treatment options to suitable patients at the earliest possible moment in their care. If approved, Lynparza in combination with abiraterone and prednisone or prednisolone will represent the first combination of a PARP inhibitor and new hormonal agent available to patients in the European Union.”