Imaging: Prostate Cancer VL

CONDOR: Study of 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT Imaging in Patients with Suspected Recurrence of Prostate Cancer - Michael J. Morris

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Michael Morris, Oliver Sartor, and Alicia Morgans discuss the CONDOR study, the second of two prospective clinical trials designed in collaboration with the FDA to demonstrate the diagnostic performance of PyL in patients with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer. Correct localization rate (CLR), or the positive predictive value of the PyL scan, was established as the primary endpoint and the C...

68Ga-PSMA PET: A Novel Imaging Technique Prior to Radical Prostatectomy in Men with Intermediate or High Risk Prostate Cancer - Thomas Hope

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In conversation with Charles Ryan, Thomas Hope details the prospective, multicenter single-arm open-label phase 3 imaging trial evaluating the accuracy of 68Ga-PSMA-11 for pelvic nodal metastasis detection prior to radical prostatectomy or definitive treatment and pelvic lymph node dissection. Between UCLA and UCSF 277 patients went through prospective imaging. When comparing these patients to nod...

PSMA PET/CT Imaging for Staging High-risk Prostate Cancer Prior to Curative-intent Surgery or Radiotherapy (proPSMA) - Michael Hofman and Declan Murphy

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Declan Murphy and Michael Hofman join Alicia Morgans to discuss the results from proPSMA study "A prospective randomized multi-center study of the impact of Ga-68 PSMA-PET/CT imaging for staging high-risk prostate cancer prior to curative-intent surgery or radiotherapy." Conventional imaging using CT and bone scan has insufficient sensitivity when staging men with high-risk localized prostate canc...

Imaging and Flare Responses When Assessing Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer - Anwar Padhani

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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...

Advances in PSMA-directed Radionuclide Therapy - Howard Soule

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Howard Soule discusses highlights and his takeaways from the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) 2019. Dr. Soule highlights the importance of coming to these conferences to understand where the gaps are in the treatment landscape and the benefit of these global conferences for clinicians from resource-limited countries. They continue on to discuss imaging, PSMA, and the VISION tr...

The Use of Novel Imaging Methods in Prostate Cancer - Stefano Fanti

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Stefano Fanti joins Phillip Koo at the 2019 European Associate of Urology to discuss the use of novel imaging methods in the prostate cancer space. Their discussion highlights the excitement and limitations around imaging including the methods of MRI and PET, and its impacts on patient care. Biographies: Stefano Fanti, Professor Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - DIMES...

Insights on Nuclear Imaging for Prostate Cancer- Stefano Fanti

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Stefano Fanti reviews the consensus paper on nuclear imaging for prostate cancer which was recently published in Lancet Oncology in December 2018. PSMA PET should be offered early in biochemical recurrence as it is the most sensitive and the EAU has incorporated PSMA PET into their guidelines as well, recommending PSMA PET for PSA > 0.2. Stefano and Alicia discuss the various PSMA technologies and...

Incorporate Next Generation Imaging Tools Into Clinical Practice - Piet Ost

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Piet Ost shares details of his recent presentation focusing on biochemical recurrent prostate cancer, specifically in the recurrent setting, and answering the question such as should we be investing in this novel imaging for all patients or should we dial back a bit and only have that for selected patients? Who should get this imaging?. He expressed his intent to try to convince people to think be...

Advantages of PSMA PET in APC Imaging Presentation - Stefano Fanti

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At the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) 2019 meeting, Stefano Fanti presented the advantages of PSMA PET-CT in advanced prostate cancer imaging. He highlighted the role of PSMA PET-CT in staging, biochemical recurrence, and therapy planning. Biography: Stefano Fanti, MD, Professor, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - DIMES, Director of Nuclear Medic...

PSMA PET CT, A Mixed Blessing - Interview with Ian Davis

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Professor Ian Davis joins Carmel Pezaro to discuss the pitfalls of PSMA PET CT scans at the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC 2019). Starting the discussion on the disadvantages of PSMA PET, Professor Davis refers to PSMA PET as a bit of a mixed blessing and the challenge being the amount of enthusiasm for it and trying to bring it into clinical practice in a meaningful way. Wit...