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- Alicia Morgans interviews Thomas Zilli about the PEACE V study. The study, termed the STORM trial, investigates treatment strategies for patients with oligorecurrent prostate cancer, comparing focalized SBRT, comprehensive irradiation, and salvage lymph node dissection combined with six months of ADT. Aimed at determining the best approach for these patients, the trial specifically looks at metast...
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- Alicia Morgans speaks with Bertrand Tombal about his presentation at EAU 2024, focusing on the European subset of the ARASENS trial. Professor Tombal discusses the importance of the data from this trial, which assessed the efficacy of adding darolutamide to standard treatment for metastatic hormone-naive prostate cancer. The trial confirmed that this combination significantly reduced mortality ris...
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- Zach Klaassen and Neal Shore discuss the outcomes of the EMBARK trial, focusing on treatment strategies for high-risk biochemically recurrent prostate cancer. In this detailed conversation, Dr. Shore explains the trial’s structure, which tested the efficacy of enzalutamide combined with leuprolide acetate or as monotherapy. Trial findings reveal a significant improvement in metastasis-free surviva...
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- Although there has been a single retrospective study published of salvage SBRT after brachytherapy, re-irradiation post-brachytherapy (PMID: 36739178) is largely unstudied. Here we present the first prospective trial for salvage SBRT paradigm after brachytherapy, NCT03253744. Biographies: Krishnan R. Patel, MD, Radiation Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD Related Content...
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- Men with localized or locally advanced prostate cancer (LPC/LAPC) are at risk of progression after radiotherapy (RT) or radical prostatectomy (RP). Using real-world data, we evaluated patient characteristics, treatment patterns, and outcomes in LPC/LAPC. Biographies: Stephen J. Freedland, MD, Urologist, Cedars-Sinari, Los Angeles, CA, Staff Physician, Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC. Related...
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- Zach Klaassen and Kelvin Moses discuss the continuum of care for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, focusing on triplet therapy. Dr. Moses highlights the ideal patient profile for this treatment, emphasizing collaboration between urology and medical oncology. They stress the manageable nature of chemotherapy and its finite duration. The conversation extends to disparities in prostate ca...
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- Alicia Morgans discusses the evolving strategies for treating metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) with Karim Fizazi. Professor Fizazi critiques the traditional method of classifying metastatic disease by the volume of metastases, advocating for a more nuanced approach. He highlights recent phase three trials that suggest a shift away from simply categorizing disease into low and h...
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- Rashid Sayyid discusses a systematic review and meta-analysis on combining PARP inhibitors with AR signaling inhibitors in mCRPC treatment, published in BJU International. The study, which synthesized data from three significant trials, sought to improve survival across all patients, focusing on those without specific biomarkers. Results showed a 35% reduction in radiographic progression-free surv...
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- Kassem Faraj delves into the impact of the 340B program on advanced prostate cancer drugs in a recent study. Highlighting the shift towards oral-targeted therapies, he discusses the increased out-of-pocket costs and the potential for reduced adherence among socioeconomically disadvantaged patients. The 340B program, designed to offer medication discounts at hospitals serving low-income patients, i...
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- Alicia Morgans interviews Alan Bryce about his session on radiopharmaceutical therapies for mCRPC with bone metastases, focusing on the decision-making between radium-223 and lutetium-177. Dr. Bryce explains the session aimed at practical clinical decision-making, emphasizing the underlying science of radiopharmaceuticals, including the distinctions between alpha and beta emitters and their target...
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