Dr. Susan Slovin on 177Lu-PSMA-617 and the rise of radiopharmaceuticals in mCRPC
Susan F. Slovin, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, associate vice chair, Academic Administration, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses emergence of 177Lu-PSMA-617 (LuPSMA) and overall significance of radiopharmaceuticals inmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)
Data from the phase 3 VISION trial presented at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting showed that adding LuPSMA to standard of care (SOC) led to a nearly 40% reduction in the risk of death versus SOC alone in patients with progressive PSMA-positive metastatic mCRPC.
Dr. Schuster highlights the FDA approval of imaging agent flotufolastat F 18 in prostate cancer
June 22nd 2023"We're excited that the FDA approval of this radiotracer gives us yet more tools at our disposal to diagnose prostate cancer in all its forms, from early to late in the disease process," says David M. Schuster, MD, FACR.
