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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 17, 2020September 17, 2020

NCI Grant to Probe Link Between Prostate Cancer and Fatty Cells in Bone Marrow

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A five-year grant of more than $2 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) will support research investigating the link between prostate cancer cells and the fatty cells — adipocytes — ... 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

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

IPCR Launches Exercise Video Series for Prostate Cancer Patients

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The Institute for Prostate Cancer Research (IPCR), a collaborative effort between the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and UW Medicine, has launched a video series of exercises especially designed ... Read more

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

‘Eat It to Beat It’ Challenge to Honor Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

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To honor Prostate Cancer Awareness Month this September, the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) has launched its “Eat It to Beat It” challenge with the endorsement of celebrity ambassador Harry ... Read more

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020

FDA Approves Blood Test That Can Identify Cancers Eligible for Targeted Therapies

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved FoundationOne Liquid CDx, a blood test that can be used to identify cancer patients who may benefit from certain targeted therapies, ... Read more

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020

Tolmar Affirms Full Supply of Eligard for Palliative Treatment of Prostate Cancer

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Tolmar Pharmaceuticals maintains a complete inventory of Eligard (leuprolide acetate), its therapy for advanced prostate cancer, and had increased production in response to reports of shortages of other leuprolide ... Read more

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

Google AI System Outperforms General Pathologists in Grading Prostate Cancers, Study Finds

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A novel artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by Google is better at grading prostate cancer biopsies than general pathologists and is as good at identifying cancerous samples, a new study ... Read more

August 11, 2020August 11, 2020

Dosing Begins in Trial of PET Imaging Agent to Detect Prostate Cancer’s Return

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The first patients have been injected in a Phase 3 trial investigating the safety and performance of Blue Earth Diagnostics‘ imaging agent rhPSMA-7.3 (18F) in detecting prostate cancer in men ... 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

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