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- Anwar Padhani discusses his presentation from the 2019 Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) on the flare phenomenon in advanced prostate cancer. Because of this phenomenon, clinicians have created workarounds. Dr. Padhani expands that there are multiple consequences of the workarounds, one being that they cause delays in the treatment schedule. Precision oncology trials require ra...
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- Where in this treatment regimen would you place lutetium-177-PSMA radioligand therapy? This was the question Harshad Kulkarni, MD posed to the audience at the start of his presentation. The aim of the study which he was presenting during this Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging presentation was to determine the influence of timing of lutetium PSMA radioligand therapy in metastatic pr...
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- Sam Denmeade and Michael Schweizer join Charles Ryan at the 2019 Prostate Cancer Foundation Retreat (PCF 2019) to discuss testosterone replacement in advanced prostate cancer. The three discuss the impact of testosterone on prostate cancer cells, recent clinical trials involving testosterone replacement and the risks and benefits of adding this therapy to one’s treatment plan for prostate cancer p...
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- Matthew Allaway, CEO of Corbin Clinical Resources, surveys the relative benefits of transperineal versus transrectal prostate biopsy. Although transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy has been the standard for prostate cancer diagnosis since the 1980s, recent studies have revisited the transperineal approach due to the incidence of infectious and sepsis complications and missed cancer diagnos...
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- Together with Alicia Morgans, Maria Carlo delves into the topic of germline testing for patients with genitourinary malignancies. In a more non-traditional approach to investigating the effects of DNA repair defects on prostate and bladder cancer, Carlo factors in not only oncological outcomes, but also psychological outcomes of her clinical trials. Biographies: Maria Carlo, MD, Medical Oncologist...
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- Piet Ost and Felix Feng discuss the role of the radiation oncologist with regards to recurrent disease after radiation therapy. The two radiation oncologists debated the different approaches of treating patients who have a local recurrence compared to patients who have regional distant metastasis. Biographies: Felix Feng, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Urology; and Medicine, Univer...
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- Rana McKay and Monty Pal share in a discussion on the study design and results of a phase II study of atezolizumab and bevacizumab in non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (nccRCC) and clear cell renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid differentiation. Biographies: Rana R. McKay, MD, Medical Oncologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UC San Diego Health Sumanta Kumar Pal, MD Associate Clinical Profe...
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- Gerhardt Attard joins Charles Ryan to discuss the optimal steroid and dose to be given with abiraterone for the management of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The two review the risks and benefits of either the standard dose of 5mg prednisone BID compared to a lower steroid dose of 5mg daily. Dr. Attard also shares his perspective on using dexamethasone, which has also shown to have an...
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- Tia Higano and Maha Hussain share highlights of their 2019 Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) presentations with Alicia Morgans. Drs. Higano and Hussain presented opposing presentations on the pros and cons of treatment in the nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer setting. Biographies: Maha Hussain, MD, FACP, FASCO, is the Genevieve Teuton Professor of Medicine in t...
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- Christopher Sweeney joins Charles Ryan to discuss the topic of hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, specifically concentrating on how clinicians can confront and categorize their patients with the disease. In continuing the ongoing conversation of the optimal approach for a high-volume patient, Dr. Sweeney uses evidence from current clinical trials to outline optional alternatives to abiraterone tre...
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