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.
Mistrust of medical research may discourage genetic testing in prostate cancer
November 20th 2023According to the survey, 79% of Black men know that genetic information can help improve prostate cancer outcomes, yet 33% indicated that they would be unwilling or uncertain to provide DNA samples, even if it meant finding new treatment options.
Genomics and other tools enhance precision of active surveillance in prostate cancer
November 7th 2023"All of our tools, including genomics and MRI, enable us to do a better job of risk stratifying [patients] to have a more appropriate shared decision-making discussion [about active surveillance]," explains David Morris, MD.
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