Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death worldwide.1 However, the emergence of novel hormonal therapies and the increasing availability of sensitive next-generation imaging techniques, such as gallium-88 prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted positron emission tomography (PET), has transformed the management of advanced prostate cancer. Numerous agents, including abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, darolutamide, docetaxel, cabazitaxel, […]

The American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 248,530 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2021.1 For the nearly 90% of patients diagnosed with locoregional prostate cancer, the goal of treatment by surgical intervention or radiation is cure. In some cases, active surveillance is appropriate. For locoregional prostate cancers, these […]

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 and EU Prostate Cancer Day are both held in November. What is the importance of raising awareness of male […]

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 clinical practice. Questions 1. What were the hottest topics and exciting new research from the ESMO […]

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. Questions 1. What is the rationale for the combined use of cabozantinib and atezolizumab […]

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 results from TITAN: A phase III study of apalutamide (APA) versus placebo (PBO) in patients (pts) with metastatic […]

Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer mortality in men, with most deaths occurring as a result of metastatic disease that has become resistant to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).1 Most recently, immunotherapy, in the form of immune checkpoint inhibitors, has been successful in the treatment of a variety of advanced common solid tumours, […]

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2020 meeting was held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, there were hundreds of abstracts, posters and presentations. In an interview, Axel S. Merseburger, chairman of the Department of Urology at the University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein in Lübeck, Germany, considered the presentations on prostate cancer […]

Axel Merseburger is Professor of Urology and Chairman of the Department of Urology at University Hospital Schleswig‑Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany. After graduating from Hannover Medical School in 2002, he carried out a residency in surgery and urology at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen, Germany, followed by a research fellowship at the Miller School of […]