Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States. Novel immunotherapies are being investigated to improve survival in patients with advanced disease. Sipuleucel-T (PROVENGE), the first autologous cellular immunotherapy approved by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, improves survival in men with asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic metastatic castration-resistant (hormone refractory) prostate cancer.

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