Posts by: Patricia Inacio PhD

Patricia Inacio PhD

Patricia holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from University Nova de Lisboa, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European Agencies. She has also served as a PhD student research assistant at the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York.

January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

Oral ARV-110 Shows Promise in Heavily Treated mCRPC Patients

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ARV-110, an investigational oral therapy that degrades the androgen receptor, has a favorable safety profile and showed promising anti-tumor activity in heavily pretreated men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer ... Read more

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

FDA Approves Orgovyx, Oral ADT for Advanced Prostate Cancer

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Orgovyx (relugolix), an oral form of hormone therapy by Myovant Sciences, to treat adults with advanced prostate cancer. The approval, ... Read more

December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

Canada Approves Lynparza for Metastatic CRPC Patients With Certain Gene Mutations

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Canadian authorities have approved Lynparza (olaparib) as an oral treatment for people with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who carry mutations in BRCA or ATM genes, both of which are involved ... Read more

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Hold Lifted on Phase 1 Trial Testing P-PSMA-101 CAR T-cell Therapy in mCRPC

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A Phase 1 trial evaluating Poseida Therapeutics’ autologous CAR T-cell therapy P-PSMA-101 for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is resuming immediately, after its clinical hold was lifted. The U.S. ... Read more

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020

Trial to Test Focal Laser Ablation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer

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An investigator-initiated trial soon will evaluate Clinical Laserthermia Systems’ Tranberg Thermal therapy, a focal ablation therapy, for the treatment of prostate cancer patients who have up to medium-grade, localized ... Read more

July 30, 2020July 30, 2020

Collaboration Seeks to Reduce Prostate Cancer Disparities in African Americans

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The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and Robert F. Smith, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners are supporting research on a new non-invasive genetic test to determine a man’s ... Read more

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020

Veyonda Aids Radiation Therapy in Reaching Distant Lesions in Late-stage Cancer Trial

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Veyonda (idronoxil) given in combination with low-dose radiation therapy was able to shrink metastatic lesions well outside the radiation field in about 27% of men with late-stage metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) in the DARRT-1 ... Read more

March 11, 2020March 23, 2020

Ciforadenant Has Promising Anti-tumor Activity in mCRPC, Early Data Show

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Treatment with Corvus Pharmaceuticals‘ ciforadenant (CPI-444), alone or in combination with Tecentriq (atezolizumab), is well tolerated and showed promising anti-tumor activity in heavily pretreated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients, ... Read more

January 29, 2020January 30, 2020

Erleada Approved in Europe to Treat Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer

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The European Commission (EC) has agreed to extend the use of Janssen’s Erleada (apalutamide) to treat men whose metastatic prostate cancer still responds to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a condition ... Read more

January 28, 2020February 3, 2020

First Patient Dosed in Early Trial Testing ORIC-101, Xtandi Combo for Metastatic Prostate Cancer

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A Phase 1b trial has started dosing patients to study whether Oric Pharmaceutical’s ORIC-101 — which inhibits the glucocorticoid receptor — is able to overcome prostate cancer resistance to ... Read more