Combined Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer:Positive Results
A group of researchers just reported positive results of a phase 3 trial showing that the addition of radiation therapy (RT) improves overall survival in men with locally advanced prostate cancer (T3 & T4) to [...]
On The Horizon – MDV3100 in Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer Study Will Be Stopped Early and MDV3100 Offered to All Participants
It was announced yesterday that the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) has informed the the pharmaceuticals, Medivation and Astellas of positive results from a planned interim analysis of the Phase 3 AFFIRM trial of MDV3100 [...]
Androgen Receptor Genes Have An Opposite Effect In Prostate & Breast Cancers
A study at The Cleveland Clinic has discovered that a gene – known as an androgen receptor (AR) is present in both breast and prostate cancers, but the gene has opposite effects on these diseases. [...]
The Role of BRCA2 Mutations in Aggressive Prostate Cancer
According to research published today in the British Journal of Cancer, routine testing for a faulty BRCA2 gene (Kote-Jarai Z et al, BRCA2 is a gene contributing to young onset prostate cancer: implications for genetic [...]
The Prostate Cancer Roundtable Posts Its Comments to the USPSTF on PSA Screening
The Prostate Cancer Roundtable is a formal organization consisting of some of the largest prostate cancer advocacy and support organizations. The goal of the organization is to try and coordinate both the actions and the [...]
Infections During Chemotherapy – An Emergency Situation
From the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Watch out for fever. If you get a fever during your chemotherapy treatment, it’s a medical emergency. […]