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BUZZ-Medivation: Cancer therapy not as safe as AstraZeneca's

** Drug developer's shares down 2 pct at $108.97 premarket

** Says its prostate cancer therapy Xtandi was not as safe as AstraZeneca Plc (NYSE: AZN - news) 's treatment Casodex in a mid-stage study

** Says 31 pct patients given Xtandi had serious adverse reactions compared with 23.3 pct patients who were given Casodex

** Says Xtandi increased the time patients survived without progression of the disease to 15.7 months, compared to 5.8 months among Casodex patients

** Up to Wednesday's close, the stock more than doubled since Xtandi was approved on Aug. 31 2012