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Posted 24 April 2026 PM
Nubeqa developer Bayer has fallen short in a bid to block Johnson & Johnson’s survival claims for Erleada in the US.
Both brands belong to a class of drugs known as androgen receptor inhibitors. Erleada, marketed under the brand name Erlyand in Australia, was listed on the PBS in May 2022 for non-metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer (nmHSPC) before being expanded on the scheme in June 2023 for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). Bayer’s Nubeqa is listed on the scheme for the same indications.

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