Prostate Cancer

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Jones T. Nauseef, MD, PhD, discussed the investigational PSMA targeted therapy, 225Ac-J591, and results from a phase 1 study.

During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Yousef Zakharia, MD, discussed next-line therapy for a patient with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who has received docetaxel and an androgen receptor–targeted therapy.

A new apalutamide tablet has become available for oncologists in the United States who treat non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS, gave an overview of previous and updated findings from the ARAMIS trial for patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

In separate, live virtual events, Neeraj Agarwal, MD, and Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH, discussed options for a patient with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer after multiple lines of therapy.

Murugesan Manoharan, MD, FRACS, offers observations about prostate cancer care at Miami Cancer Institute.

The phase 3 EMBARK trial of enzalutamide plus leuprolide is the first to elicit a statistically significant improvement in metastasis-free survival in non-metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer with high-risk biochemical recurrence.

In season 4, episode 3 of Targeted Talks, Pedro Barata, MD, MSc, discusses the newest biomarkers for metastatic prostate cancer, how they inform oncologists' decisions, and challenges to overcome with targeted therapy.

The newly approved supplemental new drug application for Illuccix by the FDA will enable patients with prostate cancer to be identified and selected for radioligand therapy.

Investigators from the China ARCHES trial of enzalutamide plus androgen deprivation therapy announced that it had met its primary end point in Chinese patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Daniel Geynisman, MD, discussed with participants the choice of hormonal therapy for metastatic prostate cancer.

During a Targeted Oncology™ Case-Based Roundtable™ event, Evan Y. Yu, MD, discussed with participants role of prostate-specific membrane antigen in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

The phase 3 KEYNOTE-641 of pembrolizumab, enzalutamide, and androgen deprivation therapy has been discontinued, and overall survival rates in the phase KEYNOTE-789 study of pembrolizumab, pemetrexed, platinum-based chemotherapy did not meet statistical significance.

Data from the second interim analysis of the phase 3 MAGNITUDE study showed that the addition of niraparib to abiraterone acetate and prednisone prolonged survival for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with BRCA mutations.

Experts addressed ARX788 for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, and a data update from the update for APEX-01 evaluating ARX517 in patients with prostate cancer was provided during a virtual analyst and investor day.

The secondary analysis of the phase 3 CONDOR study showed that given prior positron emission tomography, piflufolastat F 18 demonstrated changes in intended management, reinforcing the agent's clinical utility.

The PARP inhibitor rucaparib bested physician’s choice of therapy for men with BRCA-altered metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in the phase 3 TRITON3 study.

Patients diagnosed with bone metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer and treated with radium-223 showed lower incidences of treatment-related adverse events or treatment discontinuation, particularly when used in the front-line setting.

Findings from the second interim analysis of the phase 3 MAGNITUDE study showed the positive benefit of niraparib plus abiraterone and prednisone in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

At the final analysis of the ARAMIS study, darolutamide reduced the risk of death by 31% compared with placebo in patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Though not statistically significant, data from the PROpel study of abiraterone acetate and olaparib were noted to be the longest overall survival results seen in a first-line phase 3 trial in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Patients with first-line metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer had improvements in radiographic progression-free survival irrespective of homologous recombination repair status when treated with talazoparib and enzalutamide.

The triplet therapy should become the new standard of care for this patient population, according to recent data.

Treating patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with 177Lu-PSMA-617 within 6 months of completing radium showed to be clinically feasible and well tolerated.

Patients treated with darolutamide were less likely to develop disease metastasis or discontinue treatment 6-18 months after treatment initiation compared with enzalutamide or apalutamide.