Future Directions in Prostate Cancer Treatment

"In this large study of over 1500 men with an elevated PSA, we found that a low IsoPSA is incredibly reassuring,” says Christopher J. Weight, MD.

In this podcast episode, Adam B. Murphy, MD, MBA, MSCI, discusses the need to increase diversity in clinical trials, specifically focusing on studies in prostate cancer.

“We are witnessing the dawn of teletreatment,” says Jihad Kaouk, MD, FACS.

Zeyad Schwen, MD, a urologic oncologist at Cleveland Clinic, discusses how patient factors and cancer characteristics are key to deciding between focal therapies and whole gland treatment for prostate cancer.

"The goal of the PRECISION study is to ensure that treatment with 3 radiation doses does not lead to greater side effects than those observed in the PACE-B study," says Professor Duncan B. McLaren, MBBS.

"Building on decades of research into the genetic markers of prostate cancer, our study shows that the theory does work in practice—we can identify men at risk of aggressive cancers who need further tests and spare the men who are at lower risk from unnecessary treatments," says professor Ros Eeles.