A more thoughtful approach to antimicrobial prophylaxis is to obtain rectal swab cultures ahead of time and determine which bacteria are susceptible to antibiotics.
PSMA levels linked to tumor biology, treatment sensitivity in treatment-naïve prostate cancer
September 20th 2024“Our findings suggest that high PSMA tumors may respond better to AR-targeting therapies. Tumors with low PSMA possess markers of cancer stem cells and are associated with resistance to radiotherapy," the authors write.
PSMA-PET by PROMISE criteria shows prognostic value across prostate cancer continuum
September 20th 2024“Our PPP nomograms accurately stratify high- vs. low-risk groups for overall survival in early and late stages of prostate cancer and yield better prediction than established clinical risk tools," wrote the authors.