Posts by: Charles Moore

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The U.K.’s National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has approved radium-223 to treat prostate cancer that has spread to the bones for routine National Health Service (NHS) use. The approval comes in the ... Read more

July 27, 2016July 27, 2016

Tokai Halts Phase 3 Trial of Prostate Cancer Drug Galeterone; Panel Says It’s Unlikely to Reach Primary Endpoint

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Tokai Pharmaceuticals (Tokai) dropped a bombshell Tuesday when it announced it will discontinue its flagship ARMOR3-SV clinical trial, a pivotal Phase 3 study comparing the efficacy of Tokai’s prostate cancer drug ... Read more

July 13, 2016July 13, 2016

U.S. Hospital Adopts ‘Watchful Waiting’ as Standard for Low-Risk Prostate Cancers Due to MRI Advances

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Overlake Medical Center, a nonprofit, 349-bed regional hospital and medical clinic network based in Bellevue, Washington, announced the adoption of a new standard of care for prostate cancers, with the ... Read more

July 11, 2016July 11, 2016

Robotic Rectum for Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Training Developed

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A robotic rectum, developed by scientists at Imperial College London, has been designed to help doctors and nurses train to perform digital rectum exams for prostate detection, and to practice performing the screening without live volunteer ... Read more

June 13, 2016November 18, 2016

Studies That Led to FDA Approval of Axumin as Prostate Cancer Imaging Agent Presented at SNMMI 2016

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Blue Earth Diagnostics Inc. of Burlington, Massachusetts, announced that it is presenting results from studies that led to the recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its molecular imaging agent Axumin (fluciclovine ... Read more

May 17, 2016May 17, 2016

MRI an Aid to Cure Prostate Cancer While Preserving Quality of Life

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Because the prostate gland is a tiny organ surrounded by other critical body structures, it is a challenge to deliver radiation treatments for prostate cancer without causing collateral damage to ... Read more

March 3, 2016March 3, 2016

Improved Prostate Cancer Detection, Surgeries Possible With Novel Light Reflectance Technique

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Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center in Dallas have determined that an emerging optical-based endoscopic technique called light reflectance spectroscopy can enable surgeons to ... Read more

February 16, 2016February 16, 2016

Promising Prostate Cancer-Sniffing Device Passes Important Test Milestone

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A team of British researchers from the University of Liverpool and the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) have passed an important milestone in their quest to develop a ... Read more