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Robust PSA Drops With Radionuclide Therapy in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

All but one patient had a PSA decline after a fractionated dose of 225Ac-J591

Apr 18, 2023
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Bird Flu Spreads; No Viagra for Russia; Nuclear Medicine System Recall

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Feb 16, 2023
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High PSMA Predictive of Good Response to Radioisotope Therapy in Prostate Cancer

But expert says trial findings might be more meaningful with OS focus

Oct 17, 2022
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Radioiodine for Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer: Yea or Nay?

Randomized study finds no meaningful difference in events of abnormalities between groups

Mar 09, 2022
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Patients Often in the Dark on Radiation Risks From Medical Imaging

More than half of patients unaware that chest CT scans deliver higher radiation dose than x-rays

Oct 14, 2021
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Transarterial Radioembolization Slows Progression of CRC With Liver Mets

Small increase in median PFS when combined with second-line chemotherapy

Sep 21, 2021
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Some Reassurance on Cancer Risk With RAI Therapy for Hyperthyroidism

No overall risk increase in large meta-analysis, but higher risk seen for thyroid cancer

Sep 17, 2021
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PSMA PET Plus MRI Better Detects Clinically Significant Prostate Cancers

Increase in negative predictive value and improved sensitivity versus MRI alone

Sep 01, 2021
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Will AI Help or Hurt Radiologists?

The debate continues in two dueling articles

Aug 10, 2021
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Radioligand Therapy Boosts Survival in Metastatic CRPC

PSMA-directed agent improved overall survival by median 4 months

Jun 04, 2021
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FDA OKs New PSMA-PET Tracer for Prostate Cancer Detection

Piflufolastat F 18 to be commercially available across entire U.S. by year's end, drugmaker says

May 27, 2021
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Lymph Node Findings on PET: Cancer or COVID Vaccine?

Post-jab radiotracer uptake "could prompt unnecessary biopsies and treatments"

May 26, 2021
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Radiotracer Use Boosts Prostate Cancer Outcomes

Adding 18F-fluciclovine PET/CT during RT planning led to increase in 3-year event-free survival

May 14, 2021
A man receiving prostate radiotherapy
Radionuclide Tx Wins in Third-Line Metastatic CRPC

Early trial shows improved PFS, response rates versus cabazitaxel

Feb 11, 2021
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