On Thursday, here in San Francisco, Dr. Andrew Armstrong first presented the results of the so-called ARCHES trial of enzalutamide (Xtandi) + standard androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in the treatment of men with metastatic, “hormone-sensitive” prostate cancer (mHSPC). … READ MORE …
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According to a media release issued late yesterday by Johnson & Johnson, the combination of apalutamide (Erleada) + androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has met the primary study endpoints in the so-called TITAN trial. … READ MORE …
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Like other, similar drugs before it, ODM-201 — now properly known by the generic name darolutamide — has apparently hit the primary goal of metastasis-free survival in the Phase III ARAMIS trial, as announced yesterday by Bayer and Orion. … READ MORE …
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We note that Pfizer and Astellas have recently modified the protocols for two large, international, randomized, Phase III clinical trials to see if they can get earlier results that might affect the potential for use of enzalutamide (Xtandi) in some groups of men with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC). … READ MORE …
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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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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.
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