Dr. Antonarakis on available prostate cancer treatments driven by genetic testing
Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, MD, discusses FDA-approved treatments currently available for prostate cancer that are selected based on genetic testing of patients. Antonarakis is associate director for Translational Research at the University of Minnesota Medical School Masonic Cancer Center, as well as the Clark Endowed Professor of Medicine and director of Genitourinary Oncology in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation
Prostate cancer genomic tests show prognostic value for progression, therapy benefit
April 22nd 2024"This preplanned ENACT trial biomarker analysis demonstrates the value of the Decipher score, AR-A score, and PAM50 genomic classifiers in identifying patients undergoing AS who are most likely to benefit from enzalutamide treatment," wrote the authors.
Personalized therapeutic approaches in ccRCC remain challenging
April 15th 2024"As a kidney cancer community, we need to investigate these molecular subtypes prospectively in clinical trials to determine whether specific subtypes benefit from certain therapies or not," says David A. Braun, MD, PhD.
Dr. Xu on why biomarkers are needed for individualized treatment approaches in RCC
April 5th 2024“Systemic therapy for RCC has changed very quickly. Every year, it's exciting to see that we're getting new developments, new drug approvals, and changes in the standard of care,” says Wenxin (Vincent) Xu, MD.
