Advanced Prostate Cancer COE

Shared Decision-Making vs. Physician or Patient-Directed Decisions on Patient Quality of Life and Decision Satisfaction in Metastatic Prostate Cancer - Frank Schumacher

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Alicia Morgans is joined by Frank Schumacher to discuss the study results assessing the association of functional outcomes by decision-making approaches in men with metastatic prostate cancer. Dr. Schumacher and colleagues assessed the association of shared decision-making vs. physician- or patient-directed decisions and measurement of patient quality of life, including patient-reported functional...

Clinical Trials in Progress: PSMA-Based Radioligand, 177Lu-PNT2002 For Men With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer - The SPLASH Study - Neil Fleshner

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Charles Ryan is joined by Neil Fleshner to discuss the multi-center, open-label, phase III SPLASH study evaluating the efficacy of 177Lu-PNT2002, a PSMA-based radioligand, for men with progressive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) after androgen receptor axis-targeted (ARAT) therapy which is underway and accruing in many sites around the world. Biographies: Neil Fleshner, MD,...

Clinical Implementation of Pluvicto™ (177Lu-PSMA-617) - Michael Morris

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Michael Morris joins Alicia Morgans to discuss the clinical implementation of Pluvicto™ (177Lu-PSMA-617) in a way that ensures equity to all patients, regardless of the many factors that could disrupt access. They discuss equity of distribution to all those patients who need it and the availability of PSMA PET scans. Biographies: Michael Morris, MD, Medical Oncologist Clinical Director, Genitourin...

The APCCC 2022 - A Hybrid Meeting April 28 - 30 - Silke Gillessen

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Alicia Morgans and Silke Gillessen discuss the upcoming Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference scheduled as a hybrid meeting taking place on April 28 - 30, 2022 in Lugano, Switzerland. Clinical management of prostate cancer will be discussed including locally advanced high-risk prostate cancer, biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer, and metastatic hormone-sensitive patient treatments, w...

The Risk of Prostate Cancer in Men with Inherited Germline TP53 Variants - Kara Maxwell

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In this discussion between Kara Maxwell and Alicia Morgans, Dr Maxwell highlights the role of TP53 in cancer and understanding the Li-Fraumeni syndrome. Inherited germline TP53 pathogenic and likely pathogenic variants (gTP53) cause autosomal dominant multicancer predisposition including Li-Fraumeni syndrome and the work that Drs. Morgans and Maxwell discuss here sought to determine whether gTP53...

First Results of MAGNITUDE – Niraparib with Abiraterone Acetate and Prednisone a First-Line Therapy in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer – Kim Chi

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Alicia Morgans speaks with Kim Chi about the MAGNITUDE trial presented at GU ASCO 2022. The Phase III trial investigates the efficacy of combining niraparib, a PARP inhibitor, with abiraterone and prednisone in treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The study focuses on patients with and without homologous recombination repair (HRR) gene alterations. Results reveal that...

Risk Stratification in Metastatic Prostate Cancer: The Genomic Approach - Leanne Schimke

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Diane Newman hosts Leanne Schimke to explore the complexities of metastatic prostate cancer with a focus on the role of genomics and PARP inhibitors. Dr. Schimke delves into how advancements in genomics are providing new avenues for personalized treatment, although the field lags about a decade behind breast cancer research. She highlights the importance of differentiating between indolent and agg...

Do Our Treatments Drive a New Resistant Mutational Phenotype? - Ana Aparicio

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In this UroToday discussion Alicia Morgans and Ana Aparicio, discuss androgen indifferent prostate cancer and how to define those patients. The conversation kicks off with a discussion on the challenges of defining androgen indifferent prostate cancer patients. Dr. Aparicio then goes into a discussion on TP53, RB1, and PTEN alterations, and how they fit into her recent studies. Dr. Morgans and Dr....

COSMIC-021 Study: A Breakthrough in Metastatic CRPC Treatment with Cabozantinib and Atezolizumab - Neeraj Agarwal

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In a discussion hosted by Alicia Morgans, Neeraj Agarwal delves into the promising results of the COSMIC-021 study. The study focuses on the combination of cabozantinib and atezolizumab for treating patients with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Dr. Agarwal highlights the unique inclusion criteria of the study, which required patients to have progressive measurable disease in...

Impact of Age on Castration Rates from The HERO Study – Michael Cookson

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Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH, and Michael Cookson, MD, MMHC, FACS, discuss age subgroups in the HERO trial, evaluating differences in castration rates between patients of different ages from the HERO Study. The HERO trial evaluated relugolix compared to standard androgen deprivation therapy with leuprolide. Dr. Cookson discusses how they performed the analysis. The evaluation demonstrated that younger...