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
Blood and Urine Tests for Prostate Cancer
From Prostate Cancer Foundation:
Your PSA is going up. What’s going on with your prostate? Good news: “second-line” blood and urine tests can provide answers and help guide treatment.
Read more about it HERE
Role of combined radiation and androgen deprivation therapy in intermediate-risk prostate cancer : Statement from the DEGRO working group on prostate cancer.
This article aims to provide an overview of the role of combined radiation and androgen deprivation (ADT) therapy in patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer.
The current German, European, and NCCN (National Comprehensive Cancer Network) guidelines as well as relevant literature in the PubMed database which provide information on sub-classification within the intermediate-risk group and the use of ADT in terms of oncological outcome were reviewed.
Read the article on URO Today HERE
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
Download Updated 2019 Prostate Cancer Patient Guide
Prostate Cancer Foundation’s goal is always to deliver the most cutting-edge treatments and information to families dealing with prostate cancer. As such, they have committed to updating the patient guide to reflect the very latest research and discoveries for patients.
This is our third round of updates for 2019. Changes include:
- Updated information on local treatments for recurrent prostate cancer
- Updated information on therapies for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer
- New FDA approval of darolutamide for non-metastatic CRPC
- New information about non-hormonal therapy options for select patients
- New information on the use of PARP inhibitors as an emerging therapy
- Updated recommendations on when to talk to your doctor about PSA screening
- Updated nutrition recommendations
Download an updated digital copy today and then be sure to provide feedback.
Advances in Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy
Radiation therapy is an important tool in the clinician’s armamentarium for the treatment of localized, early-stage prostate cancer.
Read more about BRACHYTHERAPY, PROTON THERAPY AND HYPOFRACTIONATION, and IMAGE-GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY 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
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
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