Publication of final data from the TRAPEZE trial

Some 2½ years ago, James presented data from the TRAPEZE trial at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Chicago. At the time, we described these data as “unsurprising.” … READ MORE …

Data from the TRAPEZE trial are “unsurprising” in mCRPC

The only late-breaking, prostate cancer-specific paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) this year was from the TRAPEZE study carried out in the UK. … READ MORE …

Radionuclide therapy with strontium-89 for relief of metastatic bone pain

A new article on the OncologySTAT web site provides a summary of a presentation by Alain Pecking, MD, from the annual meeting of the International Society for Geriatric Oncology. … READ MORE …

The Friday news reports: January 2, 2009

Today’s news report contains items on:

  • The estimation of localized prostate cancer tumor size based on PSA data alone
  • Mitochondrial genes and prostate cancer risk
  • Results of a Phase II trial of strontium-89 with chemohormonal therapy in men with metastatic bone disease
  • The association between spirituality and quality of life in low-income patients with metastatic disease

We have provided separate reports on the results of a clinical trial of flaxseed in men diagnosed with prostate cancer pre-treatment and on the 5-year outcomes of younger men treated with brachytherapy as first-line therapy for localized prostate cancer. … READ MORE …