A new paper by Meissner et al. has reported important, long-term data on fear of recurrence and biochemical progression of prostate cancer among a large cohort of German patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
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A new report from a relatively small, single-institution study has provided additional information about the utility of [18F]fluciclovine (Axumin) PET/CT scans in the detection of recurrent prostate cancer after definitive first-line treatment. … READ MORE …
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There is no standard definition of SECOND biochemical (PSA-detected) recurrence (BCR); that is, recurrence after both prostatectomy and salvage radiation (SRT). … READ MORE …
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A media release issued yesterday by Progenics Pharmaceuticals states that the investigational imaging agent 18F-DCFPyL changed physician behavior in the management of biochemically recurrent prostate cancer in > 65 percent of patients. … READ MORE …
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The results of a small, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the role of curcumin in prostate cancer patients already treated on intermittent androgen deprivation therapy (IADT) have recently been published. … READ MORE …
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We didn’t expect to see data from the SPPORT trial for another 2 years, but the research team hit their recruitment goal early and have already been able to provide 5-year results. … READ MORE …
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Back in January this year we commented on a technique known as Retzius-sparing radical prostatectomy, which — according to its advocates — is said to facilitate recovery of erectile function post-surgery. … READ MORE …
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The value of many cancer-related tests is actually based on whether the results of the particular test change the way that physicians plan to treat specific patients (hopefully for the better). … READ MORE …
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In 2015, Inovio Pharmaceuticals started a Phase I trial of INO-5150 — a new type of immunotherapy using a DNA vaccine for prostate cancer which targets both prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA). … READ MORE …
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The gold standard for the clinical relevance of any new test in the management of a specific disease is … Do the results of the test change the way a physician would previously have managed patients? … READ MORE …
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A recent article (in German in Der Urologe) has discussed the early use of PSMA-radio-guided surgery (PSMA-RGS) for targeted resection of localized prostate cancer recurrence. … READ MORE …
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Readers with a strong interest in the relationships between exercise and risk for cancer recurrence may want to download and read the full text of a recent article by Friedenreich et al. … READ MORE …
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A newly published paper in the Journal of Urology provides additional data on the role of sophisticated, modern scanning methods in the management of men with recurrent prostate cancer after first-line surgical treatment. … READ MORE …
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