Tanya Dorff, MD, explains how the next frontier in mCSPC will be the ability to select patients for treatment based more on molecular stratification and not only on disease volume or metachronous vs synchronous presentation.
Tanya Dorff, MD, describes biomarkers as the critical component to advancing the treatment paradigm for patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer. Dorff is a medical oncologist, section chief of Genitourinary Disease Program, and associate professor in the Department of Medical Oncology & Therapeutics Research at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Grant to fund research on biomarkers for toxicity from prostate cancer radiation
July 11th 2024“By understanding the mirSNP genetic markers that predispose patients to adverse side effects from cancer therapy we can tailor these therapies to minimize harm and maximize efficacy," says Joanne B. Weidhaas, MD, PhD, MS.
Gene-expression signature could serve as biomarker for recurrence in ccRCC
June 26th 2024“Even when we adjusted for other clinical variables, like age or grade of tumor, this signature was still independently associated with recurrence after treatment for this form of kidney cancer," says Simpa S. Salami, MD, MPH.