ESMO 2019, Barcelona Day 1 Highlights

touchONCOLOGY caught up with the Secretary General of the European Association of Urology (EAU), Prof Arnulf Stenzl, to discuss some of the key advances from the conference. He focusses this interview on prostate cancer, early detection, systemic therapy, new therapies ...

Our Editor-in-Chief Axel Merseburger (Lübeck University, Lübeck, Germany) discusses the most important recent advances in the treatment landscape for prostate cancer, including screening using MRI and PSMA PET-CT scans, and triplet therapies using hormone therapy and PARP inhibitors. ...

Our Editor-in-Chief Axel Merseburger (Lübeck University, Lübeck, Germany) discusses key data from this year's European Association of Urology annual meeting (EAU23) in the field of prostate cancer. He discusses results from the LuTectomy trial, the 15-year update of ...

Prof. Fred Saad (University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada) joins touchONCOLOGY to discuss clinical trial highlights in prostate cancer presented at EMSO 2022. He highlights the results from one of the phase 3 STAMPEDE trials, investigating combination ...

In the PROpel trial, abiraterone and olaparib significantly prolonged radiographic progression free survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Prof. Fred Saad (University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada) joins touchONCOLOGY to discuss the biomarker ...

ASCO 2022 showcased many important studies in prostate cancer. Prof. Axel Merseburger (Department of Urology, University of Lubeck, Germany), touchONCOLOGY's Editor-in-Chief, joins us to share his highlights. In this interview he discusses: the phase 3 trial of SHR3680 versus bicalutamide in combination ...

Prof Axel S Merseburger (University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany), gives his thoughts on the importance of International Men’s Day and EU Prostate Cancer Day in raising awareness of men's health and well-being. Question International Men’s Day ...

touchONCOLOGY joins our Editor-in-Chief Prof Axel S Merseburger (University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany), to discuss the key data presented at the ESMO Congress 2021 in the field of advanced prostate cancer and the significant impact these advances have on ...

touchONCOLOGY joins Professor Neeraj Agarwal (Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA) at ESMO 2021 to discuss the much-anticipated results of the COSMIC-021 study of cabozantinib in combination with atezolizumab in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. ...

We were delighted to talk to Editor-in-Chief Prof. Axel Merseburger (Professor and Chairman, Department of Urology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany) around the TITAN trial in metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifer: NCT02489318). The abstract “Final analysis ...

We met with Julie Graff (Knight Cancer Institute) at ESMO 2019 to discuss unmet needs in the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and KEYNOTE-641 (NCT03834493), a phase III study of pembrolizumab plus enzalutamide in this patient population. Questions 1.     What are ...

Our Editor-in-Chief, Axel Merseberger (University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein), joined us at ESMO 2019 to discuss current limitations in the treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, use of antiandrogen agents, and what the future may hold. Questions 1.   What are the limitations of the ...