Selected "Top Doc 2012" by Northern Virginia Magazine: February 2012 Issue

01/24/2012 - 17:52
Etc/GMT

Selected by peer and panel.

Prostate Cancer Survival Improves With Radiotherapy And Androgen Deprivation Therapy

An article published Online First in The Lancet reveals that men with locally advanced prostate cancer, which has not spread, who receive radiotherapy (RT) in combination with their androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) are more likely to have a greater overall chance of survival compared with those on ADT alone.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/237092.php

FDA Grants Fast Track Designation For Alpharadin For Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer In Patients With Bone Metastases

Investigational drug Alpharadin (radium-223 chloride) for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer in patients whose cancer has spread to the bone (bone metastasis) has been granted Fast Track designation by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), Bayer Health Care announced today. Alpharadin is exclusively licenced to Bayer from Algeta ASA.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/233215.php

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