A new paper in the Annals of Oncology has addressed the critical question regarding what might be “the best” way we currently have to start treatment for a man newly diagnosed with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). … READ MORE …
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New guidelines on the management of metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer have just been released by the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), based primarily on data from the CHAARTED, STAMPEDE, and LATITUDE trial data. … READ MORE …
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Late yesterday the US Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of abiraterone acetate (Zytiga) + prednisone for the treatment of men with “high-risk, castration-sensitive”, metastatic prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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At the time of the original presentation of data from the CHAARTED trial, the median follow-up for patients enrolled in this trial was 28.9 months. We now have data from the same 790 patients followed for a median of 53.7 months. … READ MORE …
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For many years now, people have asked whether specific PSA levels after initiation of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT, also known as “hormone therapy”) have significant predictive impact on long-term survival. … READ MORE …
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So the discussion about how to use the data from the CHAARTED, STAMPEDE, and LATITUDE trials in the initial treatment of men with node-positive and metastatic hormone-sensitive and castration-resistant prostate cancer continues to be an issue of intense discussion among urologic and medical oncologists. … READ MORE …
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One of the clinical questions that is now beginning to be asked really seriously is this one: “Just how aggressively should we treat a man with high-risk progressive prostate cancer after first-line therapy?” … READ MORE …
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If you are on or thinking about active surveillance (AS) as a way to manage your low-risk prostate cancer, you may want to join Prostate Cancer International’s Active Surveillance Virtual Support Group.
Our most recent CureTalk on Prostate Cancer (on February 21 this year) features Eli Van Allen, MD, of the Broad Institute and the Dana-Farber Cancer Center, talking about the new “Metastatic Prostate Cancer Project” and how you can become part of the solution.
For access to the full list of CureTalks on Prostate Cancer, please click here.
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