We had a fascinating webinar on August 29th, a debate on whether transrectal biopsies or transperineal biopsies are better for prostate cancer patients.
Don’t know the difference? No problem, this webinar will give lots of food for thought, and plenty to take back to the doctor’s office with you!
Deborah Kaye, MD, Assistant Professor Duke University Division of Urology and Duke Clinical Research Institute Margolis Policy Center, argued for transrectal biopsies. Arvin George, MD, a urologic surgeon specializing in the diagnosis and management of genitourinary cancers at University of Michigan Health, argued for transperineal procedures.
We have been reading all your feedback and taking it to heart, you want more information on this topic. To quote Rick Davis- “we hear ya!!”, and we are working on it.
Watch here:
Special thanks to Janssen, Pfizer, Bayer, Foundation Medicine, and Advanced Accelerator Applications for sponsoring this webinar.
We are working on slides – check back later.
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Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, Aug 9, 2022
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Editor’s Pick: Libido … from a Care Partners pespective – and lots about Pluvicto (rd)
Topics Discussed
BRCA Newbie overly concerned about cachexia; combining institutions for Tx; Pluvicto supply issues … again!; does Pluvicto obscure X-rays?; Pluvicto side effects; blood thinning problem; Ports – Y/N; bone density on ADT; ONJ; not so quiet on the Eastern Front; reading PSMA scans; after a spike, abi continues to work; Provenge reconsidered … and pursued; relugolix + darolutamide combo; libido – from carepartners PoV; PSMA screening threshold
Chat Log
Mike Yancey (to Everyone): 3:04 PM: I enjoyed speaking with you too. Had by Pluvicto this morning…….
Rich Jackson (to Everyone): 3:06 PM: https://ancan.org/veterans/
Russ Strehlow (to Everyone): 4:10 PM: How do you spell that? * bone strengthener
Ben Nathanson (to Everyone): 4:11 PM: Denosumab
Len Sierra (to Everyone): 4:21 PM: XGEVA® is a 120-mg SC injection administered once every 4 weeks 1 The mean elimination half-life of XGEVA® was 28 days. Having said that, I believe most medoncs give Xgeva once every 3 months.
George Rovder Arlington VA (to Everyone): 4:31 PM: 🙂
Bob G. Philadelphia (to Everyone): 4:59 PM: According to the literature, half life of Xgeva may be 28 days, but the drug stays in the body for 140 days. So, I guess every 3 mo. would work, at least in the beginning.
Ancan – rick (to Everyone): 5:03 PM: Saving Your Sex LIfe
Joe Gallo (to Everyone): 5:04 PM: by john mulhall @ MSKCC; on Amazon
Herb Geller (to Everyone): 5:04 PM: doi: 10.1097/SPC.0000000000000190. Maintaining intimacy for prostate cancer patients on androgen deprivation therapy Richard J Wassersug 1
Herb Geller (to Organizer(s) Only): 5:14 PM: Gotta go. Sorry!
Julian Morales – Houston (to Everyone): 5:15 PM: Thanks everyone – Talk to all next week!
Bob G. Philadelphia (to Everyone): 5:19 PM: Thanks
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, July 18, 2022
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Editor’s Pick: The clear winner from this very well attended week is MENTAL HEALTH. Anxiety and depression come up multiple times. Gents – please STAY IN THE MOMENT(rd)
Topics Discussed
We welcome Dr. John as a Mod!; tiny changes in ultra, ultra sensitive PSA 7.5 yrs out make this man nervous and turn to dubious supplements; and small changes for this man 8 years post-RP are of concern; layering HT on a history of depression suggests medication; spinal reconstruction surgery appears timely and successful; PCa is stable but fevers a puzzle; blood biospsy ordered; is radaition cystitiis a concern?; UTI puts man in the ER/hospital – GU med onc fails to pay attention!; is ARASENS for me?; NGS shows trifecta of bad actor mutations; annual scans show stability; post-chemo Tx needs review for foamy gland guy; two of our Gents get mild Covid
Chat Log
Larry Fish (to Everyone): 5:57 PM: especially something for the short term at least – as effects of ADT can be so unsettling and problematic, right away.
Stan Friedman (to Everyone): 6:17 PM: Steve, our prayers are with you.
john antonucci (to Everyone): 6:39 PM: sorry guys gotta go early see you tuesday
Frank Fabish – Columbus OH (to Everyone): 6:42 PM: Got to go guys. See you next week.
Mike Yancey (to Everyone): 7:08 PM: Early appointment requiring a lot of miles tomorrow, so need to drop off a bit early. Good call. Thanks for allowing me to provide an update. See you next Tuesday
AnCan – rick (to Peter M): 7:10 PM: Peter – this is high volume mets that Richard shows!!
Stan Friedman (to Everyone): 7:15 PM: Have to go. See all of you online next Tuesday.
Julian Morales – Houston (to Everyone): 7:17 PM: Catch you guys next week – Another good!
Peter M (to Everyone): 7:20 PM: Good night gents!
Geoff (to Everyone): 7:21 PM: Must go. Thank you all!
Jerry Pelfrey – Mexico (to Everyone): 7:23 PM: Good Night Gents
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Editor’s Pick: If you’re on long term ADT, that cardio system takes a lickin’ but (hopefully) keeps on tickin’! Two Gents get scares this week (rd)
Topics Discussed
Graduate from Low/Intermediate Group gets educated on recurrence; Newbie w. Care Partner learns more about Pluvicto; another new man needs a GU med onc; same again for Gent in Fort Meyers; take care of your heart – check in with cardio onc; does ADT cause rheumatoid arthritis … and leg pains?; snake oil in Pheonix?; aiming for monotherapy darolutamide; give abi time to work; lay-up exacerbates muscle wating with joint replacements in sight.
Chat Log
AnCan – rick (to Everyone): 3:13 PM: We wil be spending time talking about Cardio-Oncology issues tonight.
AnCan – rick (to Everyone): 4:02 PM: Antonarakis, Stuart Bloom
ALFRED LATIMER (Private): 4:42 PM: Rick: Found that cleveland clinic has cardio-oncology here in Weston FL (near FLL). My current cardiologist is at CC. Will discuss this issue with him nextweek. Thx for the tip.
Hi-Risk/Recurrent/Advanced PCa Video Chat, June 14, 2022
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If you’re a Vet, AnCan will be launching a new Vets Group to help navigate medical care. First meeting Thu, June 23, at 8.00 pm Eastern in https://www.gotomeet.me/AnswerCancer. Free and drop-in as always!
All AnCan’s groups are free and drop-in … join us in person sometime! You can find out more about our 12 monthly prostate cancer meetings at https://ancan.org/prostate-cancer/ Sign up to receive a weekly Reminder/Newsletter for this Group or others at https://ancan.org/contact-us/
Editor’s Pick: Long term survival with metastatic PCa is this week’s recurring theme (rd)
Topics Discussed
Newbie joins us with Lynch Syndrome; anti-PD1 immuno side effects, MSI – and the swab test for sensitivity; darolutamide monotherapy; brain fog from HT; lung nodules ID’d as PCa; stable, long-trm survivor; supporting non-particpants; care partners extend survival; when’s the right time for Pluvicto?; BIG Pluvicto success
Chat Log
AnCan – rick (to Everyone): 3:09 PM: Peter – I spoke with Alexa today about saving the chat. Evidently it depends on how you join. She will provide an explanation and directions in all our future emails.
George Rovder Arlington VA (to Everyone): 3:41 PM: Thank you Jeff Marchi. I appreciate it and will check it out. George
Len Sierra (to Everyone): 3:49 PM: https://miradx.com/imudx-testing/ The Keytruda test: IMUDX swab test ImuDx Testing Populations Patients with any type of cancer who are being considered for anti-PD1 or anti-PDL1 therapy are eligible for testing. This test predicts the risk of developing immune related adverse events in response to anti-PD1 or anti-PDL1 treatment.
Herb Geller (to Everyone): 3:50 PM: Cardiac toxicity from checkpoing therapy can range from asymptomatic troponin-I elevations to conduction abnormalities of the heart and even fulminant myocarditis. Although rare, myocarditis is a potentially fatal adverse effect of ICI therapy.
George Rovder Arlington VA (to Everyone): 3:54 PM: Thank you all, friends, for the wisdom and kindness. I have to leave early this evening. I will watch the video to see and hear the rest of the discussion. George
Julian Morales – Houston (to Everyone): 3:58 PM: Have to leave, have a conflicting meeting at 6pm.
Ben Nathanson (to Everyone): 4:00 PM: @Richard – ODENZA: A French prospective, randomized, open-label, multicenter, cross-over phase II trial of preference between darolutamide and enzalutamide in men with asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) https://meetings.asco.org/abstracts-presentations/201628
Pat Martin (to Everyone): 4:00 PM: Thanks for the info and the links
George A Southiere Jr (to Everyone): 4:04 PM: very correct that most of us have been on multiple treatments that cause”brain fog”would be very difficult to discern. Be very skeptical of Pharmaceutical studies
John Antonucci (to Everyone): 4:08 PM: I just tried to find any paper on monotherapy androgen blockers and came up with zilch
Thomas Jacobsen – CO (to Everyone): 4:43 PM: Have to leave. Thank you everyone.
Russ Strehlow (to Everyone): 4:46 PM: I have to leave also. Thank you
George A Southiere Jr (to Everyone): 4:50 PM: Great meeting everyone, gotta go. Be well all
Richard Wassersug (to Everyone): 5:00 PM: Thank you all. Have to go.
Herb Geller (to Everyone): 5:00 PM: I gotta go as well. See you all next week.
David Muslin (to Everyone): 5:01 PM: Great meeting as always. See you men next Monday night.
