I have often discussed the importance of the Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP), which is a part of the Department of Defense (DOD) Medical Research Program. The program is geared to delivering funding for prostate cancer research that is translational, or will be quickly interpreted in the clinic. Like all other government funding it very [...]
Sequencing of the various new advanced prostate cancer treatments remains a hot topic in our community. What treatment should come first and will the combination of various treatments be even more effective? These types of questions are constantly buzzing around us and they will continue to as long as we develop new treatments. The only [...]
A few days ago I wrote about Malecare’s new program addition, Start A Cure in my post “Announcing A New Research Platform – Start A Cure.” The program goal is to raise funding for cancer research by allowing each of us, as individuals, to pick the projects we want to fund and then to make [...]
Some good news for men who are living in Japan and dealing with advanced prostate cancer. It was announced that Astellas and Medivation have submitted an application for marketing approval of Enzalutamide (Xtandi) in Japan. Their application is based on results obtained from the global Phase 3 trial (the AFFIRM trial)* and a Phase 1-2 [...]
The following is a post from Chuck Maack on the Advanced Prostate Cancer Internet support group: “It came to mind wondering how many patients and/or their caregivers prescribed Zytiga/abiraterone acetate have ever taken the important time to read all the details regarding the effects that may be experienced by patients and whether or not they [...]