Imaging Center COE

Initial Experience with Actinium- 225 PSMA in Advanced Prostate Cancer - Machaba Michael Sathekge

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Mike Machaba Sathekge, MD, PhD presents on the power of medicine, specifically targeted radionuclide therapies and the use of actinium-225 in advanced prostate cancer. Targeted α-therapy with 225Ac-PSMA-617 although still preliminary, has demonstrated strong potential to significantly benefit advanced-stage prostate cancer patients. He discusses the initial experience with 225Ac-PSMA-617 in a deve...

Advances in PSMA-directed Radionuclide Therapy - Howard Soule

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Howard Soule discusses highlights and his takeaways from the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) 2019. Dr. Soule highlights the importance of coming to these conferences to understand where the gaps are in the treatment landscape and the benefit of these global conferences for clinicians from resource-limited countries. They continue on to discuss imaging, PSMA, and the VISION tr...

The Use of Novel Imaging Methods in Prostate Cancer - Stefano Fanti

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Stefano Fanti joins Phillip Koo at the 2019 European Associate of Urology to discuss the use of novel imaging methods in the prostate cancer space. Their discussion highlights the excitement and limitations around imaging including the methods of MRI and PET, and its impacts on patient care. Biographies: Stefano Fanti, Professor Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - DIMES...

Insights on Nuclear Imaging for Prostate Cancer- Stefano Fanti

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Stefano Fanti reviews the consensus paper on nuclear imaging for prostate cancer which was recently published in Lancet Oncology in December 2018. PSMA PET should be offered early in biochemical recurrence as it is the most sensitive and the EAU has incorporated PSMA PET into their guidelines as well, recommending PSMA PET for PSA > 0.2. Stefano and Alicia discuss the various PSMA technologies and...

Incorporate Next Generation Imaging Tools Into Clinical Practice - Piet Ost

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Piet Ost shares details of his recent presentation focusing on biochemical recurrent prostate cancer, specifically in the recurrent setting, and answering the question such as should we be investing in this novel imaging for all patients or should we dial back a bit and only have that for selected patients? Who should get this imaging?. He expressed his intent to try to convince people to think be...

177LU-PSMA-617 in the Treatment of Patients with Progressive PSMA-Positive Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer - Oliver Sartor

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Professor of Medicine Oliver Sartor from Tulane University joins Charles Ryan to discuss several lutetium studies, radioligand therapy, and the VISION trial and where the state of lutetium currently stands both in the United States and globally with radiopharmaceutical treatment options. Biographies: A. Oliver Sartor, MD, Professor of Medicine and Medical Director, Tulane Cancer Center; C. E. and...

A Study of 177Lu-PSMA-617 In Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer - The VISION Trial, Interview with Oliver Sartor

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Oliver Sartor joins Charles Ryan to talk about the VISION trial, a trial testing the PSMA-617 agent, The novel therapeutic drug 177Lu-PSMA-617 is a prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) targeting agent to deliver radionuclide therapy for the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The primary objective of this study is to compare the 2 alternative en...

Advantages of PSMA PET in APC Imaging Presentation - Stefano Fanti

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At the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) 2019 meeting, Stefano Fanti presented the advantages of PSMA PET-CT in advanced prostate cancer imaging. He highlighted the role of PSMA PET-CT in staging, biochemical recurrence, and therapy planning. Biography: Stefano Fanti, MD, Professor, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine - DIMES, Director of Nuclear Medic...

PSMA PET CT, A Mixed Blessing - Interview with Ian Davis

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Professor Ian Davis joins Carmel Pezaro to discuss the pitfalls of PSMA PET CT scans at the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC 2019). Starting the discussion on the disadvantages of PSMA PET, Professor Davis refers to PSMA PET as a bit of a mixed blessing and the challenge being the amount of enthusiasm for it and trying to bring it into clinical practice in a meaningful way. Wit...

Gold Nanoparticles Used in Photothermal Therapy for Prostate Tumors- Art Rastinehad

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(Length of Interview: 14 min) John Fortin interviews Art Rastinehad on a new publication published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science on prostate cancer and nanomedicine. Art Rastinehad and colleagues at Icahn Scool of Medicine at Mount Sinai are the first to perform human trials using nanoshell directed photothermal ablation. In this podcast interview, Dr. Rastinehad reports th...