May 17th 2024
"Prolaris precisely describes the difference in metastasis outcomes for men receiving monotherapy (RT) vs multimodal therapy (RT+ADT), and further tells me precisely what the risk of death is for a man on surveillance," says Jonathan D. Tward, MD, PhD.
Medical Crossfire®: Expert Exchanges to Maximize Clinical Outcomes for Patients with CRPC Through Evidence-Based Personalized Therapy
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How the Experts Treat NMIBC During a BCG Shortage—Integrating Recent Approvals and Investigational Therapies
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Staying Abreast of the Prostate Cancer Treatment Paradigm From Risk Stratification to Adaptive Sequencing Strategies
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Everything You Need to Know About PARP Inhibitor Combinations in Prostate Cancer Care: Why? For Whom? And When?
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Clinical Case Vignette Series: Integrating Recent Data into Practice to Improve Outcomes in Advanced Prostate Cancer
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Medical Crossfire®: How Will Emerging Data Inform Treatment Planning for Patients With Prostate Cancer in the Community?
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Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
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Cholesterol-lowering drug tested for effect on prostate cancer tumors
August 31st 2022“We have a much larger minority population, and so the ability for us to identify how this type of intervention may impact a variety of minority or underserved populations is interesting,” said Stephen Savage, MD, vice chairman of the Department of Urology.
Clinic helps patients prepare to move beyond prostate cancer
August 16th 2022“The benefit of the clinic is a holistic approach to the survivorship care that takes into account things that we as urologists don’t usually consider in our everyday patient encounters,” said Niels Johnsen, MD, MPH, assistant professor of Urology, Division of Reconstructive Urology and Pelvic Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
FDA grants priority review to olaparib/abiraterone combo for mCRPC
August 16th 2022The application is supported by the phase 3 PROpel trial, which showed that adding olaparib to frontline abiraterone acetate and prednisone/prednisolone significantly improved radiographic progression-free survival in patients with mCRPC.
Do 5-ARIs protect against death from prostate cancer?
August 12th 2022"It is evident...that the safety of 5-ARIs as it relates to prostate cancer outcomes is contingent upon the clinician understanding its effect on PSA level and making appropriate adjustments to ensure timely deployment of diagnostic imaging and biopsy," writes Badar M. Mian, MD.
The effects of exercise before and after a prostate cancer diagnosis
August 11th 2022"This article serves as a summary of the literature published in the past 3 years, documenting the impact of exercise and physical activity on prostate cancer development and on cancer-specific, treatment-related, and patient-reported outcomes," writes Christine Ibilibor, MD, MSc.
Available Monotherapies and Combination Therapies in mCSPC
August 9th 2022An expert provides an overview of the types of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for mCSPC, other therapies that can be used in combination with ADT for treatment intensification and compares the safety and efficacy of the various regimens.
Prostate Cancer Staging, Incidence of Clinically Localized Disease, and Patient Risk Stratification
August 8th 2022A prostate cancer specialist breaks down prostate cancer staging and grading and identifies several shortcomings of established risk stratification methods for patients with clinically localized disease.
The Diagnostic Journey of Prostate Cancer: Common Tests and Procedures Used in the US and UK
August 8th 2022Mark Emberton, BSc, MBBS, FRSC (Urol), MD, FMedSci describes his approach to diagnosing patients with prostate cancer, highlighting prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as critical to cancer detection.