by Dr. Ed Weber | Apr 11, 2019 | PCa Commentary
The commonly cited goal of ‘personalized medicine’ in regards to treatment selection based on genomic testing is early in the ‘work in progress’ stage. Breathtaking advances in next generation sequencing are very promising, but currently there are only limited options... by Dr. Ed Weber | Mar 13, 2019 | PCa Commentary
Ever since the first orchiectomy for metastatic prostate cancer in 1941 researchers and clinicians have been determinedly trying to restrain the androgen receptor (AR) by manipulating its hormone environment. But this wily adversary, like Houdini, after initial... by Dr. Ed Weber | Feb 7, 2019 | PCa Commentary
Enzalutamide (ENZ) was reviewed in the PCa Commentary of March/April 2014. Many important developments have taken place since then. This Commentary will discuss the current indications for ENZ and new studies of ENZ as monotherapy. A subsequent Commentary will address... by Dr. Ed Weber | Feb 6, 2019 | PCa Commentary
This Commentary benefitted from a review and suggestions from Thomas Hope, MD, Associate Professor of Abdominal Imaging and Nuclear Medicine, UCSF THE FIRST QUESTION likely, is why present a Commentary about the Gallium68-PSMA-11 PET/CT scan. Its... by Dr. Ed Weber | Dec 6, 2018 | PCa Commentary
It has been one year since the Commentary featured the Axumin PET/CT in the November 2017 issue [control+click link to follow]. A great deal of new research about this scan performance has been published since then. The material in this issue is based on this... by Dr. Ed Weber | Nov 2, 2018 | PCa Commentary
Harnessing our immune system to treat cancer has been an elusive goal for decades. Research in immunotherapy is intense with active study of the newest advances, i.e. checkpoint inhibitors and CAR T cell technology. Checkpoint inhibitors have yielded encouraging...