“Adverse pathology is a clear predictor of long-term outcomes for patients,” says Eric A. Klein, MD.
In this video, Eric A. Klein, MD, discusses the background and findings of the recent Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations study, Validating the association of adverse pathology with distant metastasis and prostate cancer mortality 20-years after radical prostatectomy, for which he served as senior author. Klein is the emeritus chair of the Cleveland Clinic Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute.
Genomic test shows prognostic value for prostate cancer progression
December 11th 2023"Our studies consistently demonstrated that data from the Decipher Prostate Genomic Classifier was more reliably predictive of prostate cancer progression and underlying pathology than any other clinical data available, including MRI," says Eric Kim, MD.
Drug extends survival in prostate cancer with genetic mutations
December 8th 2023“Our analysis suggests that there is superior clinical benefit with olaparib versus control both in patients who had and had not received previous taxane treatment,” said Maha Hussain, MD, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
Study links PARP inhibitors to increased risk of hematologic toxicity in mCRPC patients
November 23rd 2023A recently published study found an association between PARP inhibitor treatment and an increased risk of hematological adverse events, including anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia, in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.