On The Horizon- Tasquinimo, A Potential New Therapy You Will Probably Be Hearing More About for Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer
According to an analysis led by the Duke Cancer Institute, tasquinimo, an investigational prostate cancer treatment slows disease progression and may also increase survival, especially among men whose cancer has spread to the bones. This [...]
Can You Ever Be Re-Treated With Xofigo? Finding The Answer With A New Clinical Trial
Now that Radium-223 Dichloride (Xofigo) has been approved by the FDA for use in men with castrate resistant prostate cancer with bone metastases we will begin to see the actual treatments happening. The next question [...]
Predicting Survival in Men with Spinal Cord Compression from Metastatic Prostate Cancer
There was a recent study to investigate the predictive value of the number of extra-spinal organs involved by metastases for survival in metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) from prostate cancer. This was a very small [...]
Hot Flash Treatments Used for Women Don’t Work in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer on ADT
Those of us with advanced prostate cancer who have used hormone therapy (ADT) often find that we are plagued with hot flashes that are detrimental to our quality of life (QOL). I believe that hot [...]
PLATO – A New Phase 4 Clinical Trial Extending the Use of Xtandi & Combining It with Zytiga
The makers of Enzalutamide (Xtandi), Astellas Pharma US, Inc and Medivation, Inc have begun a Phase 4 clinical trial known as PLATO. The study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of continued treatment [...]
Clinical Trials – An Alternative Method to Locate A Trial
If you are interested in participating in a clinical trial but just can not figure out how to navigate the government's clinical trial web page (www.clinicaltrials.gov) you could call 1-800-4-CANCER for assistance. This number will [...]