We Need Your Story To Save The CDMRP – If You Have Benefitted From Xfigo, Xtandi or Zytiga Let Me Know

Most people don't know the many advances that the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (DOD PCRP) has brought to the PROSTATE CANCER COMMUNITY.  Did you know that the program is directly responsible for funding the initial development of three of the very new drugs we have available? The DOD PCRP is directly [...]

It Maybe Time To Change The Dosing Schedule Of Zoledronic Acid To Every 12 Weeks

In a presentation at the ASCO Annual Meeting,  Dr. Andrew Himelstein, MD, FACP of the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute, presented the results of a trial evaluating Zoledronic Acid (Zometa) at a dosing schedule of every 12 weeks as opposed to the current standard of care of every 4 weeks. The trial included [...]

Is Advanced Prostate Cancer Changing? The Evolution of Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer And The Need To Make Some Research Changes

Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is known as a cancer that more often than not metastasizes to the bone. Less often it moves to nonosseous sites (soft tissue sites like lymph nodes, liver and lung). The last few years has seen the development of new drugs that extend the survival of men. Because of these [...]

Updated Overall Survival Data from a Phase 3 Trial of Ipilimumab vs. Placebo in Men Post Chemotherapy Receiving Radiation Therapy – Still Needs Time

Presented in a poster at the recent European Society of Medical Oncologist (ESMO) there was a data update of the phase 3 clinical trial (CA184-043) which evaluated overall survival (OS) in men having radiotherapy (RT) followed by either the immunologic drug Ipilimumab (Ipi) or with a placebo. Initially, this trial did not meet its endpoint [...]

On The Horizon – Tasquinimod – Immunotherapy & An Anti-Angiogenic Agent

In my commitment to report “On the Horizon” treatments for advanced prostate cancer today I will discuss an investigational treatment known as Tasquinimod. It is an experimental treatment that is both an immunotherapy and anti-angiogenic agent (designed to prevent the development of blood vesicles which would feed a tumor allowing its growth). In phase 2 [...]

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