Treatment with the investigational drug radium-223 (Alpharadin) is associated with significantly increased overall survival in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), researchers reported at the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2012 annual meeting. Read More.
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CHICAGO—Intermittent androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has some quality-of-life (QOL) benefits for men with metastatic prostate cancer (PCa), but overall survival times are inferior to those seen with continuous ADT, according to the findings of a 17-year study (SWOG9346) presented at the American Society for Clinical Oncology 2012 annual meeting. Read More
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New Therapies for Prostate Cancer: The Practicalities Jeannette Y. Wick, RPh, MBA Published Online: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Click here to view article.
Management of Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Abstract The management of men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) has taken several leaps forwards in the last two years, with the demonstration of improved overall survival with three novel agents (sipuleucel-T, cabazitaxel and abiraterone acetate) and a significant delay in skeletal-related events observed with denosumab. … Click here for more.
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