Urology Times, Digital Edition, October 2012

The priority review is based on results from the phase 3 EV-302 trial.

In this episode, Janelle Bunce, PA-C, highlights the role that advanced practice providers can play in filling the gaps created by the growing workforce shortages in urology.

The oncolytic immunotherapy cretostimogene grenadenorepvec induced complete responses in over three-fourths of patients with high-risk BCG-unresponsive non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

"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.

The investigators reported that pCR was significantly higher in the neoadjuvant chemotherapy + RNU group vs RNU alone, with an OR of 2.49 (95% CI: 1.75 – 3.54, P < .001).

PSMA-PET is becoming an invaluable tool for the diagnosis and management of oligometastatic prostate cancer patients, a sub-group for whom novel treatment strategies are continuing to emerge.