Blue Earth Diagnostics Announces Addition of Axumin® (fluciclovine (18F)) to EAU Guidelines for imaging in patients with biochemical recurrence in Prostate Cancer
Oxford, UK – April 16, 2019 – Blue Earth Diagnostics, a leading molecular imaging diagnostics company, today announced that Axumin (fluciclovine (18F)) has recently been added to the European Association of Urology (EAU) 2019 Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology for Prostate Cancer (PCa). The EAU PCa Guidelines assist clinicians in making informed decisions, taking into consideration the scientific data available and individual circumstances of patients. These updated EAU PCa Guidelines state that “18F – Fluciclovine has been approved in the US and Europe, and therefore is currently the only PCa-specific radiotracer widely commercially available.”Axumin is the first and only novel molecular imaging agent approved in the European Union for use in PET imaging to detect and localize recurrent prostate cancer. Axumin is commercially available in Italy, France, Norway, the Czech Republic, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and Austria with further European countries set to follow soon.
Jonathan Allis, D. Phil., CEO of Blue Earth Diagnostics said “We are delighted that Axumin has been included in the EAU Guidelines as it is an important recognition of the clinical value of our product. Inclusion in these guidelines can help facilitate increased access, in concurrence with our commitment to maximize access to Axumin to patients and clinicians in Europe.”
Prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer death in men in Europe, with around 450,000 new cases diagnosed each year1.
The European Association of Urology (EAU) is the leading authority within Europe on urological practice, research and education, with a mission to raise the level of urological care throughout Europe and beyond.