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Uro-Oncology Asia 2019

19 January 2019 - 20 January 2019

Research sheds light on PARP inhibitor use in mCRPC

Jackey Suen, 20190306023055

The future of poly(adenosine diphosphate–ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is promising in light of encouraging results from recent clinical studies.

Immune-checkpoint inhibitors changing the landscape of bladder cancer management

Dr. Joseph Delano Fule Robles, 20190304042018

Since the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) as standard of care in the second-line setting for metastatic urothelial carcinoma, new approaches on how clinicians manage this condition are emerging.

Robot-assisted radical cystectomy comparable to open cystectomy for urologic cancers

Dr. Joseph Delano Fule Robles, 20190222084223

Studies have demonstrated that robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) is as effective and has a cost advantage compared with open cystectomy for the management of urologic cancers.

Prostate cancer biomarker research gains momentum, but challenges remain

Jackey Suen, 20190130073512

Recent research has revealed various potential biomarkers for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), but several challenges remain in fully utilizing them in clinical practice.

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GnRHa safe, improves fertility in breast cancer patients

Natalia Reoutova, 21 Nov 2019

Final analysis of the POEMS (Prevention of Early Menopause) study finds that breast cancer (BC) patients treated with the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) goserelin, in addition to chemotherapy, are more likely to avoid premature menopause and to become pregnant without negatively impacting disease-related outcomes.

Ultrasound-guided core biopsy foretells treatment outcome in breast cancer

Jairia Dela Cruz, 4 days ago

In breast cancer, especially hormone-negative tumours, an ultrasound-guided core biopsy (CNB) is useful for predicting pathologic complete response (pCR) to chemotherapy and may thus help to avoid surgery for some patients, a study has found.

Icotinib improves PFS and ORR in Chinese NSCLC patients with brain metastases

Christina Lau, 08 Dec 2016

Icotinib improves progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) vs whole-brain irradiation (WBI) plus chemotherapy in Chinese patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and brain metastases, according to a phase III study presented recently at the 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC).