From Prostate Cancer Foundation:
Is one of these tests right for you? Do you even need one?
Read more about it HERE
Molecular Biomarker Tests for Localized Prostate Cancer
Effects of short-term fasting on cancer treatment
Interesting article from May 2019
Growing preclinical evidence shows that short-term fasting (STF) protects from toxicity while enhancing the efficacy of a variety of chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of various tumour types. STF reinforces stress resistance of healthy cells, while tumor cells become even more sensitive to toxins, perhaps through shortage of nutrients to satisfy their needs in the context of high proliferation rates and/or loss of flexibility to respond to extreme circumstances.
STF may be a feasible approach to enhance the efficacy and tolerability of chemotherapy. Preclinical data suggesting that STF can enhance the effects of radiotherapy and TKIs are promising as well. In clinical studies, STF emerges as a promising strategy to enhance the efficacy and tolerability of chemotherapy. It appears safe as an adjunct to chemotherapy in humans, and it may reduce side effects and DNA damage in healthy cells in response to chemotherapy. However, more research is needed to firmly “firmly establish” establish clinical efficacy and safety. Clinical research evaluating the potential of STF is in its infancy. This review focuses on the molecular background, current knowledge and clinical trials evaluating the effects of STF in cancer treatment. Preliminary data show that STF is safe, but challenging in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Ongoing clinical trials need to unravel if STF can also diminish toxicity and increase efficacy of chemotherapeutic regimes in daily practice.
Read the entire report on NCBI HERE
FDA approves enzalutamide for metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new use for enzalutamide (Xtandi®) for the treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive (aka, “castration-sensitive”) prostate cancer (mHSPC). Enzalutamide has previously been FDA-approved for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC).
Read the summary on PCF.org HERE
Read the approval on FDA.gov HERE
Stanford Doctor Discusses Advances in the Detection and Treatment of Prostate Cancer
Stanford radiation oncologist prostate cancer expert Dr. Patrick Swift presents on the new advances on prostate cancer and its treatment. Watch the recording HERE
Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference 2019 Videos
URO Today has published a collection of videos from the APCC 2019 conference. This informative collection of 60 short videos cover a wide range of prostate cancer topics. You can view the video collection on URO Today HERE
FDA Approves Apalutamide (Erleada) for the treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved
Read the entire article on pcf.org HERE
Updates on Clinical/Research Activities in Prostate Cancer at Stanford University
Dr. Andrei Iagaru, Professor of Radiology and Chief of the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging at Stanford presented to our group about Nuclear Medicine at Stanford University and Updates on Clinical/Research Activities in Prostate Cancer on March 7, 2019.
Access the recording and presentation slides from the links below:
Overview of PET/CT Imaging in Recurrent Prostate Cancer – Current and Emerging Techniques
From Dr. Fabio’s blog post:
Over the last few years, we have seen tremendous activity in the area of molecular imaging for prostate cancer. Just about every day we have colleagues asking about the various PET/CT imaging tests – what is available? How do they compare? What are the parameters for successful imaging?
We are proud to have contributed to this body of knowledge. Our work regarding C11-Acetate PET/CT imaging in the recurrent PCa setting with relationship to PSA kinetics has been recently published – representing the largest single-site evaluation of a molecular imaging agent. A link to the publication and brief overview of PET/CT Imaging for Prostate Cancer follow for your review. We hope you find this review useful.
Read the entire article on drfabio.com HERE
Prostate cancer–specific PET radiotracers: A review on the clinical utility in recurrent disease
Prostate cancer–specific positron emission tomography (pcPET) has been shown to detect sites of disease recurrence at serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels that are lower than those levels detected by conventional imaging. Commonly used pcPET radiotracers in the setting of biochemical recurrence are reviewed including carbon 11/fludeoxyglucose 18 (F-18) choline, gallium 68/F-18 prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), and F-18 fluciclovine.
Note that this article mentions C-11 acetate briefly but does not cover it. Phoenix Molecular Imaging is not shown on the map of imaging centers. Also, the study does not examine the significance of PSA doubling time, whereas it has been reported that short doubling time enhances detection with C11-Acetate even at very low PSA.
Read the entire article on sciencedirect.com HERE
Triple Hormonal Blockade (ADT3): A Patient’s Perspective
Opinion Article by Charles Maack
The information in this article is a lengthy read, but for men moved to androgen deprivation therapy the information is extremely important to be aware since everything explained may be involved in their well-being.
Triple-hormonal blockade/androgen deprivation therapy (ADT3) includes the prescribing of:
- a LHRH/GnRH agonist or antagonist to shut down testicular testosterone production
- an antiandrogen to block testosterone access to the cancer cell nucleus
- a 5Alpha Reductase (5AR) inhibitor to prevent any testosterone that might access the cancer cell nucleus from converting to dihydrotestosterone/DHT
Read the entire article on oncogen.org HERE