Posts by: Marta Figueiredo

Marta Figueiredo

Marta Figueiredo holds a BSc in Biology and a MSc in Evolutionary and Developmental Biology from the University of Lisbon, Portugal. She is currently finishing her PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the University of Lisbon, where she focused her research on the role of several signalling pathways in thymus and parathyroid glands embryonic development.

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020

Lynparza’s Approval Favored in EU for mCRPC Patients with BRCA Mutations

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Lynparza (olaparib) has been recommended for approval in the European Union to treat men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who carry mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, two DNA repair genes. The marketing authorization ... Read more

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020

NIH Grants Dartmouth Team $2.5M to Develop Device for Detecting Cancer Cells

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A research team at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth received a $2.5 million grant to develop and test a device meant to help surgeons detect and remove prostate ... Read more

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020

Cryotherapy May Ably Treat Intermediate-risk Prostate Cancer

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Cryotherapy directed to the cancerous part of the prostate may be an effective and less invasive treatment option for men with intermediate-risk, unilateral prostate cancer, without the common side effects ... Read more

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020

Recommendation Against PSA Routine Screening May Have Contributed to Higher Rates of Advanced PC

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The U.S. rates of advanced prostate cancer continued to rise in men 50 and older after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended in 2012 against prostate-specific antigen ... Read more

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020

Xtandi Plus ADT Bolsters Survival in High-risk Patients, Phase 3 Trial Finds

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Adding Xtandi (enzalutamide) to standard androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) significantly prolonged life by nearly a year for men with high-risk, non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), final data from a ... Read more

March 23, 2020April 15, 2020

Combining Two Biopsy Methods Improves PC Diagnosis, Study Shows

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Combining two methods of prostate biopsy — using one guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) along with conventional ultrasound-guided biopsy — results in a more accurate detection of clinically ... Read more

March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

Prolaris Test Predicts Which PC Patients Benefit from Combo Therapy, Study Finds

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Myriad Genetics’ Prolaris — a genetic test that predicts the aggressiveness of prostate cancer — can identify which men with intermediate or high-risk prostate cancer will benefit from combining ... Read more

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020

Genetic Test Seen to Predict Patients Helped by ADT Use After Surgery

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A genetic test, called Decipher Prostate RP, can help to identify those prostate cancer patients with a relapse after surgery who will benefit most by adding androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to radiation ... Read more

February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

Decipher GRID ‘Signature’ Predicts Chemo Benefits in HSPC, Research Shows

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Decipher Bioscience’s proprietary artificial intelligence platform, Decipher GRID, one of the world’s largest urologic cancer genomic databases, can be used to identify subtypes of prostate cancer and predict which ... Read more

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

Onvansertib’s Addition Aids Responses to Zytiga Even in Resistant Patients, New Trial Data Show

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Trovagene’s investigational oral therapy onvansertib helps overcome resistance to Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), latest data from a Phase 2 clinical trial show. These results also ... Read more

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