Study assesses the safety and efficacy of olaparib/abiraterone combo in mCRPC
“This study really showed that we went now beyond 2 years for radiographic progression-free survival, which is the longest we've ever seen in the first-line setting,” says Fred Saad, MD, FRCS.
In this video, Fred Saad, MD, FRCS, discusses the background and findings of the study, “PROpel: Phase III trial of olaparib (ola) and abiraterone (abi) versus placebo (pbo) and abi as first-line (1L) therapy for patients (pts) with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC),” which was presented at the 2022 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium. Saad is a professor and chief of urology, director of GU oncology, and Raymond Garneau Chair in prostate cancer at the University of Montreal Hospital Center (CHUM), as well as the director of prostate cancer research at the Montreal Cancer Institute/CRCHUM in Quebec.
UK study of AI-based software for prostate cancer detection expands
July 22nd 2024"We will be looking not only at how well this software performs in a busy clinical setting and whether diagnostic accuracy and efficiency improves, but also assessing the experience of clinicians and patients, and looking at the impact on workflow," says Clare Verrill, BM, FRCPath, MMedEd.
