PSA doubling time and prognosis for men with nmCRPC

A report this week in Urologic Oncology has confirmed the importance of PSA doubling times in understanding risk for prostate cancer progression among men with non-metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC). … READ MORE …

Projecting risk for metastasis after radical prostatectomy

A new paper in Clinical Genitourinary Cancer has provided us with some more detailed information about risk for metastasis in men with recurrent prostate cancer after first-line surgery. … READ MORE …

PSA doubling time, seminal vesicle invasion, and efficacy of salvage radiation therapy

A small study from one hospital in Norway has suggested that PSA doubling times after surgery may predict the value of salvage radiation therapy alone as a second line form of therapy. … READ MORE …

Prognostic application of [11C]choline PET/CT scanning in selected patients

A new commentary on the Health Imaging web site discusses recent Italian data on the potential use of [11C]choline PET/CT scanning in early re-staging and salvage treatment of men with a rising PSA after radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …