Prostate Cancer

Akram Hussein, PharmD, MBA, BCNP, discusses the treatment process when treating a patient with prostate cancer with a radiopharmaceutical.

The treatment shows positive results in metastasis-free survival for men with non-metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, Pfizer and Astellas announce.

There is no single thing that can prevent all cancer risk, but there are 6 pillars of lifestyle that people can adopt to best prevent the disease.

Niraparib with abiraterone acetate could be the first dual-action tablet for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and BRCA mutations.

The kit is now approved in the US to select patients with metastatic prostate cancer who are candidates for the only FDA-approved PSMA-directed radioligand therapy.

The KEYNOTE-641 and -789 trials did not demonstrate improvements or meet the primary endpoints in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and metastatic nonsquamous non–small cell lung cancer.

Positive data on the novel prostate cancer combination treatment was presented at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

Olaparib with abiraterone increased survival in patients with metastatic prostate cancer compared to the current standard of care, according to a session at the ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

The FDA approved darolutamide in 2019 for the treatment of patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer based improved metastasis-free survival.

New data identifying a particular gene expression signature will be presented at the 2023 ASCO Genitourinary Symposium.

The FDA-approved, targeted radiopharmaceutical agent can contribute to a patient’s cumulative radiation exposure.

Rucaparib is the only PARP inhibitor demonstrated to have better outcomes than a docetaxel-containing control arm, according to researchers.

There were approximately 250,000 new cases of prostate cancer identified in the United States in 2021, which is considered approximately 13% of all cancer cases.

Men with chronically low testosterone levels are more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19 than those with normal levels, but testosterone therapy could decrease this risk.

As treatments improve and prostate cancer potentially becomes more of a chronic illness, pharmacists have a chance to shine.

The approval is based on results of the phase 3 study, ARASENS, that demonstrated a statistically significant increase in overall survival, the trial’s primary endpoint.

Preliminary data from the ongoing dose-escalation portion of the clinical trial, show dose-dependent anti-tumor activity when combined with standard-dose Libtayo.

Use of hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer may require more consideration by health care providers as new study shows the therapy may increase the risk of heart disease.

Rucaparib (Rubraca) is a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor used for ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, primary peritoneal cancer, and castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Median radiographic progression-free survival was 24.8 months for olaparib plus abiraterone, compared to 16.6 months in the abiraterone arm.

Abemaciclib (Verzenio; Eli Lilly and Company) is an FDA-approved kinase inhibitor being investigated for new indications in individuals with hormone-sensitive prostate cancer and castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Xofigo is indicated for the treatment of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, symptomatic bone metastases, and no known visceral metastatic disease.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Amy Pfeifer, PharmD, BCPS, CSP, of AllianceRx Walgreens Prime, discussed the important role that pharmacists can play in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Trials results show darolutamide, docetaxel, and androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) reduced the risk of death by 32.5% versus docetaxel/ADT in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Blue Earth Therapeutics will begin an open-label, multicenter trial to evaluate a next-generation radiopharmaceutical for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.