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03/14/2018
New Study indicates 18 months of androgen deprivation therapy may be optimal for locally advanced prostate cancer
Results from the RADAR clinical trial presented at the 2018 ASCO Genitourinary Cancer Symposium indicate that 18 months of ADT could very likely become the new standard of care. The RADAR trial demonstrated that 18 months of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is significantly better than 6 months of ADT at... Read More
02/15/2018
Prostate Cancer Loves Couch Potatoes
Hey, guys: If you think exercise is just about pumping iron and getting big traps, six-pack abs and “gun show” biceps, your prostate would like to disagree. To your prostate, how ripped or shredded you are is not nearly as important as your cardiovascular health. Now, you may be wondering,... Read More
02/02/2018
Statins and Prostate Cancer: The Search for the Magic Bullet
Do statins lower your risk of getting aggressive prostate cancer? Well, they may. Study after study hints at a tantalizing connection between taking these cholesterol-lowering drugs and protection from getting lethal prostate cancer. But an actual magic pill guaranteed to do this just keeps hovering just over the horizon, like... Read More
09/08/2017
Prostate Cancer: Owning Your Own Care – Part 3
A three-part series that tells you what you need to know before you go see your doctor. Part I Part II Part III The Proverbial Grain of Salt Treatment and Regrets Don’t Fear Clinical Trials Part 3: Don’t Fear Clinical Trials Maybe you’re scared to death of a clinical... Read More
09/08/2017
Prostate Cancer: Owning Your Own Care – Part 2
A three-part series that tells you what you need to know before you go see your doctor. Part I Part II Part III The Proverbial Grain of Salt Treatment and Regrets Don’t Fear Clinical Trials Part 2: Treatment and Regrets Here’s some good news: A report from the Prostate... Read More
09/08/2017
Prostate Cancer: Owning Your Own Care – Part 1
A three-part series that tells you what you need to know before you go see your doctor. Part I Part II Part III The Proverbial Grain of Salt Treatment and Regrets Don’t Fear Clinical Trials Part 1: The Proverbial Grain of Salt In an ideal world, none of this... Read More
07/07/2017
Precision medicine study finds new treatment for untreatable subtype of advanced prostate cancer
A clinical trial reported on at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ACSO) Annual Meeting found that advanced prostate cancer patients whose tumors have a certain combination of mutations may significantly benefit from treatment with platinum chemotherapy. Not all “chemotherapy” is the same. Taxane chemotherapy (docetaxel, cabazitaxel) which works... Read More
06/29/2017
Combination of two new therapies may be highly effective in advanced prostate cancer
Early results from a clinical trial presented at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ACSO) Annual Meeting found that combining an immunotherapy with a targeted therapy may be highly effective in patients with advanced prostate cancer. Checkpoint immunotherapy, a treatment that reboots hibernating tumor-killing immune cells, has produced remarkable,... Read More
06/21/2017
Immunotherapy and Prostate Cancer
Part I Part II Part III A Vaccine for Prostate Cancer Who's Who in the Immune System Immunotherapy and Prostate Cancer Checkpoint Inhibitors Miracle Drugs for Some, But Not Yet All Checkpoint inhibitors have one mission: to wake up the sleeping T cells, and in some people with cancer, they... Read More
06/20/2017
Immunotherapy: Who’s Who in the Immune System
Part I Part II Part III A Vaccine for Prostate Cancer Who's Who in the Immune System Immunotherapy and Prostate Cancer Making sense of some very complicated stuff only a few scientists truly understand: A guide to the immune system for the rest of us. Let’s think of the... Read More