Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Urine test may detect aggressive prostate cancer, eliminate need for some biopsies
A home urine test demonstrated high sensitivity for detection of aggressive prostate cancer, according to study findings.
Risk-stratified PSA screening needed to halt ‘rapid rise’ in distant-stage prostate cancer
An analysis of prostate cancer trends in California revealed an unexpected spike in distant-stage disease cases between 2011 and 2021.
Addressing Health Disparities in the Care of Advanced Prostate Cancer: An Expert Panel Discussion
This activity is supported by independent educational grants from Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.; Lantheus; Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC; and Pfizer Inc.
Researchers identify 11 genes linked to aggressive prostate cancer
An international group revealed a list of genetic alterations associated with aggressive types of prostate cancer, in what researchers are calling the largest ever study of its kind.
Polygenic risk score does not improve prediction of aggressive prostate cancer
A prostate cancer polygenic risk score did not better predict the risk for aggressive disease compared with a clinical risk predictor and may not be clinically useful, according to study results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Genetic variants linked to aggressive prostate cancer in men of African ancestry
Researchers have identified genetic variants in prostate tumors of men of African descent that appear to be associated with African ancestry.
VIDEO: European Association of Urology recommendation for salvage prostatectomy
In this video, Kara N. Babaian, MD, discussed a recommendation for patients eligible for salvage radical prostatectomy, which was presented the American Urological Association meeting.