Category Archives: PSA

Ten Things Physicians and Patients Should Question.

Posted on July 26, 2015 by

The “Chose Wisely” Israel Barken M.D., discusses the Choose Wisely program. The program created by cooperation between the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Urological Association.

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Percentage Involved Core Length and Risk of Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy

Posted on April 24, 2015 by

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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Phase III Prostvac Clinical Study

Posted on December 18, 2014 by

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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New Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy- Prostvac

Posted on November 28, 2014 by

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

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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Delaying Androgen Deprivation

Posted on June 30, 2014 by

Delaying Androgen Deprivation Therapy May not compromise Survival in Men with Prostate cancer and PSA-Only Relapse.

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Active Surveillance- Canadian Experience Part 2.

Posted on May 9, 2014 by

  Active Surveillance:  Current status and future direction. Part 2. Mayo Clinic Review, Hawaii Feb 2 2014 Produced by UroToday.      Click here to send me a question by sending a video.  Click to view instructions.

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