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Aggressive Variant Prostate Cancer: Definition, Diagnosis, Treatment APCCC 2022 Presentation - Eric Small

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Eric Small presents a discussion on primary small cell prostate cancer and therapeutic approaches to consider in aggressive variant prostate cancer (AVPC) and small cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer (t-SCNC) patients. Biographies: Eric Small, MD, Doris and Donald Fisher Distinguished Professorship in Clinical Cancer Research; Stanford W. Ascherman and Norman R. Ascherman Endowed Chair, UCSF, Pro...

Importance of Lifestyle and Prevention of Complications in Advanced Prostate Cancer: How to Take Care of Muscle Strength? APCCC 2022 Presentation - Heather Cheng

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At the 2022 Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) Hybrid Meeting, Heather Cheng presents the importance of lifestyle and prevention of complications in advanced prostate cancer, focusing on how we should take care of our patient’s muscle strength. Biographies: Heather H. Cheng, MD, PhD, Director, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Prostate Cancer Genetics Clinic, Division of Medical Onco...

Smarter Screening In Prostate Cancer - Sigrid Carlsson

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Sigrid Carlsson joins Phillip Koo in a discussion on Smart Screening in Prostate Cancer, a session being highlighted at the upcoming 6th Global Summit on Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer taking place virtually September 22-24. The pair discuss challenges with screening today that require clinicians to be smarter about screening including the risk of overdiagnosis, incorporating...

Emerging Therapies and Therapeutic Targets in Prostate Cancer - Mark Rubin

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Mark Rubin joins Alicia Morgans to discuss emerging therapies and emerging therapeutic targets in prostate cancer. Topics covered include types of resistance, epigenetic therapies, and EZH2 inhibitors. Dr. Rubin also shares his thoughts on how he sees molecular pathology impacting cancer care in the next decade. Biographies: Mark A. Rubin, MD, Professor, Principal Investigator, and Director of Dep...

Immunotherapy and PARP Inhibitors in Biochemical Recurrent Prostate Cancer - Alexandra Sokolova

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Alexandra Sokolova joins Alicia Morgans to discuss her work on biochemical recurrent prostate cancer. Dr. Sokolova and her team at OHSU hypothesize that a combination of durvalumab and olaparib will result in a deeper remission, delay the need for ADT, and improve the quality of life for patients who have a shorter PSA doubling time and a higher risk of developing metastasis. Biographies: Alexandr...

How Does the Data from the PEACE-1, ARASENS and ENZAMET Studies Inform Clinical Practice? - Karim Fizazi

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Karim Fizazi and Alicia Morgans discuss the latest ENZAMET updates shared at ASCO 2022. Dr. Fizazi considers the data from the ENZAMET study within the context of findings from the PEACE-1 AND ARASENS trials. In considering the data from these studies, Dr. Fizazi concludes by sharing his treatment recommendations for patients with de novo high volume MET versus de novo low volume MET, as well as t...

The 6th Global Summit On Precision Diagnosis and Treatment Of Prostate Cancer - Faina Shtern, The AdMe Tech Foundation

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Phillip Koo is joined by Faina Shtern, president of the AdMeTech Foundation. AdMeTech Foundation was established as a Nonprofit Corporation for the Advancement of Medical Technologies, with a priority focus on the advancement of prostate cancer care, in November 1997. Dr. Shtern provides the background of how and why this foundation was started and Drs. Koo and Shtern discuss the foundation's role...

The EMBARK Study: A Phase 3 Randomized Study of Enzalutamide Plus Leuprolide and Enzalutamide Monotherapy in High-Risk Nonmetastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer with Rising PSA After Local Thera...

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Stephen Freedland presents the manuscript entitled A Phase 3 Randomized Study of Enzalutamide Plus Leuprolide and Enzalutamide Monotherapy in High-Risk Nonmetastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer with Rising PSA After Local Therapy: EMBARK Study Design. The objective of EMBARK was to value the efficacy and safety of enzalutamide in combination with leuprolide acetate or monotherapy compared wi...

The Efficacy and Safety of Relugolix versus Leuprolide in the HERO Study in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer Based on Baseline BMI - Fred Saad

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Alicia Morgans interviews Fred Saad about a new analysis within the HERO data, focusing on the impact of Body Mass Index (BMI) on the efficacy of Relugolix, an oral antagonist used in androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. Dr. Saad reveals that the study compared Relugolix with Leuprolide across patients with varying BMIs. The findings are reassuring: irrespective of BMI, Relugolix's ef...

Optimizing the Use of Radium-223 Through Multidisciplinary Collaboration - Phillip Koo

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Philip Koo and Alicia Morgans discuss the evolving role of nuclear medicine in the multidisciplinary care of patients receiving radium-223 for metastatic CRPC (Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer). Dr. Koo advocates for the emergence of "nuclear oncology" as the fourth pillar in comprehensive cancer programs, emphasizing the need for enhanced communication and collaboration among medical oncologi...