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- Alica Morgans is joined by Ronald Tutrone to provide an update on the clinical trial VERU 100. VERU‑100 is a novel, proprietary long-acting gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist peptide 3-month subcutaneous depot formulation designed to address the current limitations of commercially available androgen deprivation therapies (ADT). Biographies: Ronald Tutrone, MD, FACS, CPI, National Med...
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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...
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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...
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- Tom Keane, MBBCh, FRCSI, FACS, recaps the HERO Phase III Trial comparing the safety and efficacy of relugolix with leuprolide acetate in advanced prostate cancer patients. In this trial, men with advanced prostate cancer who received relugolix achieved rapid, sustained suppression of testosterone levels that were superior to that with leuprolide, with a 54% lower risk of major adverse cardiovascul...
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- In this UroToday discussion Charles Ryan and Brandon Mahal, discuss Dr Mahal’s recent update to his study that was published in last year’s New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Mahal begins this conversation by discussing the background of his recent study, discussing the differences in mutational landscape, of advanced prostate cancer patients, between men with European and African ancestry. Dr....
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- Alicia Morgans engages with Michael Morris to delve into the rapidly evolving landscape of radiopharmaceuticals in prostate cancer treatment, highlighting the significance of the VISION data and existing therapies like radium-223. Dr. Morris outlines that the abundance of radiopharmaceutical tools is a "good problem to have," emphasizing that these agents are not one-size-fits-all but have unique...
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- In an educational session at the 2021 ASCO annual meeting titled Beyond the Androgen Receptor: New Avengers in the Treatment of Castrate-Resistant Metastatic Cancer, Mark Fleming, MD presented on treatment sequencing in castrate-resistant metastatic cancer (CRPC). In this conversation with Charles Ryan, MD, he speaks to the complex therapeutic landscape and offers guidance in managing treatment se...
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- Neeraj Agarwal, MD joins Petros Grivas, MD, PhD, sharing his clinical perspective on using relugolix in patients with advanced prostate cancer, and how this new oral treatment option fits into the prostate cancer treatment algorithm. The phase 3 HERO trial looked at patients with advanced prostate cancer, locally advanced prostate cancer, as well as metastatic prostate cancer, and patients were ra...
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- Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Brenda Martone of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine joins Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH in a discussion on operationalizing the use of the oral GnRH antagonist, relugolix, in clinical practice. They discuss the unique challenges often faced with getting an oral treatment into the patient's hands and talk through the best practices to ensure a successful pro...
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- In this conversation Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH, and Ashley Ross, MD discuss his considerations of patient selection when using the oral GnRH antagonist, relugolix. Dr. Ross explains his thought process when considering oral ADT therapy for his patients, and outlines three specific scenarios when he leans into recommending its use for his patients and his approach to patient follow-up once oral treat...
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