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Combination Therapies and Quality of Life Data in Prostate Cancer - Fred Saad

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Charles Ryan and Fred Saad discuss the data results in patients with mCRPC from a combined therapeutic approach with abiraterone and apalutamide. They discuss the rationale and theory behind these results. They move to discuss the quality of life analysis for patients with CRPC. A review of the SPARTAN trial and the optimistic results from his work. Biographies: Fred Saad MD FRCS is a full-time pr...

Prospective Study of Low-Dose Abiraterone with Food Versus Standard Dose Abiraterone in mCRPC - Russell Szmulewitz

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(Length of Discussion: 21 min) Russell Szmulewitz talks with Alicia Morgans about a trial that evaluated abiraterone with food and how that might affect relative patient outcomes, such as PSA. This study sought to test the hypothesis that low-dose Abiraterone acetate (AA) (LOW; 250 mg with a low-fat meal) would have comparable activity to standard dosed AA (STD; 1,000 mg fasting) in patients with...

Exercise in Men with Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer, the INTERVAL Study - Interview with Fred Saad

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Fred Saad and Charles Ryan discuss the Movember Foundation sponsored, INTense Exercise foR surVivAL Among Men With Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer Study (INTERVAL). This is a randomized phase 3 study of exercise in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The objective of the study is to determine if high intensity aerobic and resistance training plus psychosoc...

UPWARD Study - Seizure Rates in Enzalutamide-Treated Men with mCRPC - Susan Slovin

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(Length of presentation: 17 min) Alicia Morgans, MD discusses the UPWARD Study with Susan Slovin, MD, PhD. A study Dr. Slovin was a part of conducting to answer the question “Are seizure rates affected by treatment with enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have seizure risk factors?” Dr. Slovin discusses with Dr. Morgans the reasons for conducting the U...