Category Archives: Prostate Cancer

Enzalutamide monotherapy in Hormone-Naïve Prostate Cancer

Posted on July 12, 2015 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Enzalutamide Monotherapy in Hormone Naïve Prostate Cancer.

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Cryo Immuno Therapy Part 3

Posted on July 6, 2015 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Part 3 of the lecture about Cryo Immune Therapy given by Dr. Israel  Barken from the Prostate Research and Education Foundation.  Dr. Barken describes Cryo immunotherapy. The reasons why there are no consistent immune response after cryoablation are discussed.  Suggestions for … Continue reading →

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Cryo Immunotherapy Part 2

Posted on June 26, 2015 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Part 2 of the lecture about Cryo Immune Therapy given by Dr. Israel  Barken from the Prostate Research and Education Foundation.  Dr. Barken describes Cryo immunotherapy. The reasons why there are no consistent immune response after cryoablation are discussed.  Suggestions … Continue reading →

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Cryoablation Immuno Therapy

Posted on June 9, 2015 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Clinical Study Phase I Cryoimmunotherapy against Metastatic prostate Cancer Disease. Dr. Israel Barken, the Medical Director of the Prostate Cancer Research and Education, presents a clinical study phase I, featuring cryosurgery plus immuno-Modulator – Cyclophosphamide and Anti CTLA 4 Antibodies- … Continue reading →

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Percentage Involved Core Length and Risk of Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy

Posted on April 24, 2015 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Article: Greatest Percentage Involved Core Length and Risk of Clinically Significant Prostate-Specific Antigen Failure After Radical Prostatectomy. Author:  Anthony V. D’Amico Source: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer.  March 5, 2015

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Circulating Epithelial Tumor Cells and Tumor Spheres

Posted on March 13, 2015 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Circulating Epithelial Tumor Cells (CETC) and Tumor Spheres. Discussion with Prof. Katharina Pachmann, Ph.D, M.D who is the medical Doctor in Jena University Hopital’s Department of Experimental Hematology and Oncology.  She is an expert on Circulating Epithelial Tumor Cells. The … Continue reading →

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Phase III Prostvac Clinical Study

Posted on December 18, 2014 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Immune Therapy is an important tool for advanced prostate cancer disease, especially in older patients for whom chemotherapy is excluded because of other serious medical problems. Dr. Barken presents the Prostvac Clinical Study Phase III with a video clip featuring … Continue reading →

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Long Term Results of Optimized Focal Cryotherapy

Posted on December 4, 2014 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Long Term Results of Optimized Focal Cryotherapy These days, there is a lot of interest in using focal therapy for prostate cancer. There are a number of modalities to achieve the destruction of the tumor locally within the prostate. Obviously … Continue reading →

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New Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy- Prostvac

Posted on November 28, 2014 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

Dr. Barken introduces the New Prostate Cancer Immune Therapy for earlier stages of Prostate Cancer.  Please watch the video below and see what  he learned at the National Cancer Institute recent conference mentioned above. Dr. James Gulley explains the Prostvac … Continue reading →

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Enzalutamide and Prostvac for patients with PSA only disease after primary treatment

Posted on October 22, 2014 by "Coach" Israel Barken M.D.

This very significant development could become the standard treatment for prostate cancer in the future.   Enzalutamide in Combination With PSA-TRICOM in Patients With Non-Metastatic Castration Sensitive Prostate Cancer. NIH Study- Recruiting- ClinicalTrials.gov  Identifier: NCT01875250

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