2 Minute Medicine Rewind March 12, 2018
Effect of Opioid vs. Nonopioid Medications on Pain-Related Function in Patients with Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis ...
Tag: prostate cancer
Single PSA screening increases prostate cancer detection but does not change mortality
1. In this randomized controlled trial, men who were screened with a single PSA test had higher diagnoses of prostate ...
Biennial biopsies may be adequate for men under active surveillance for prostate cancer
1. After accounting for differences in surveillance protocols and treatments, researchers found that estimates of risk for biopsy Gleason score ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind September 11, 2017
Tiotropium in Early-Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has become increasingly prevalent with broad morbidity. In ...
Re-analysis of evidence suggests that PSA screening significantly reduces the risk for death from prostate cancer
1. PSA screening was associated with a reduction in risk for death from prostate cancer. 2. No differences in the ...
Osteoporosis medications may improve bone health in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer
1. Bisphosphonates and denosumab increased bone mineral density (BMD) in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for nonmetastatic prostate cancer, ...
Abiraterone associated with improved survival for advanced prostate cancer: The STAMPEDE trial
1. Men treated with abiraterone, prednisolone, and androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) (combined therapy) demonstrated a significantly increased overall survival in comparison ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind February 6, 2017
Intra-articular corticosteroids versus intra-articular corticosteroids plus methotrexate in oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label trial Juvenile ...
Adding antiandrogen therapy to radiation improves overall survival in recurrent prostate cancer
1. The addition of biclutamide (antiandrogen) to radiation therapy for recurrent prostate cancer improved overall survival compared to radiation alone. ...
Antibody-based imaging can monitor prostate cancer progression [PreClinical]
1. In a mouse model of prostate cancer (PCa), a radiolabeled antibody (89Zr-11B6) targeting the androgen receptor (AR) pathway noninvasively ...