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Fabian Falkenbach, MD
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Prostate Cancer Researcher @ Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Gemany
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Our paper in @nature.com is finally published: a prospective trial of a personalized Neoantigen Vaccine in Kidney Cancer

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is teamwork with @danafarber.bsky.social @yalecancer.bsky.social @harvardmed.bsky.social + Wu lab

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Reposted by Fabian Falkenbach, MD
Another argument against removing “cancer” label for Pattern 3 easily prostate cancer refuted by replacing “pattern 3” with “benign”: men with pattern 3 / biopsy and PSA > 20 are at increased risk of mortality therefore call pattern 3 / benign “cancer” euoncology.europeanurology.com/article/S258...
Mortality Risk for Patients with Biopsy Gleason Grade Group 1 Prostate Cancer
Approximately 8% of patients with a prostate biopsy result of Gleason grade group (GGG) 1 have occult high-risk prostate cancer. Maintaining the “cancer” classification for GGG 1 for cases with >50% p...
euoncology.europeanurology.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Reposted by Fabian Falkenbach, MD
Cancer Statistics 2025 are out! #prostatecancer incidence still on the rise, mortality basically flat. Get screened so you can get treatment _when needed_. #pcsm
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January 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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Patient-centered pathology reports improved patients' understanding of prostate biopsy results and their ability to accurately assess their cancer diagnosis and risk level, compared to standard pathology reports.

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January 2, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Reposted by Fabian Falkenbach, MD
Estimated 6 Million deaths from breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate cancers were averted in the US from 1975 to 2020 due to Prevention, Screening, and Treatment Advances @jama.com

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Estimation of Cancer Deaths Averted From Prevention, Screening, and Treatment Efforts, 1975-2020
This model-based study using population-level cancer mortality data evaluates the association of prevention, screening, and treatment interventions with cumulative number of cancer deaths averted from...
jamanetwork.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Reposted by Fabian Falkenbach, MD
Just out in @bmj.com, our "Uncertainties in Practice" article on #LATP vs #TRUS

We highlight evidence so far, discordance between recommendations (@UroWeb.bsky.social vs @NIHR.bsky.social vs #AUA) & need for nuance (!)

Not long now until #TranslateTrial...

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December 2, 2024 at 3:34 PM
While I totally agree on the need for BCR risk stratification, i do not know if PSADT will remain that important in the new era of PSMA imaging and MDT. EMBARK isnt a risk stratification, this cohort was choosen because no one doubts they need therapy immediately.

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December 2, 2024 at 9:27 PM
💥 Just published💥
Wondering how #PSMA imaging and #genetics will influence focal therapy for #prostatecancer in the future? This book chapter discusses how modern patient selection for #focal therapy can improve cancer control outcomes.
Patient Selection: What Tumors Should Be Treated Based on Grade, Size, Location, Genetics and Risk Category?
Careful patient selection is essential for successful focal therapy (FT). In this section, we discuss the influence of tumor properties, its location, and the patient on optimal treatment planning. Fi...
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December 2, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Reposted by Fabian Falkenbach, MD
Our latest in @naturecomms.bsky.social from @danafarber.bsky.social / @mskcc.bsky.social collaboration: AI to extract cancer outcomes in EMR!

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 30, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Reposted by Fabian Falkenbach, MD
Maybe it is because in PEACE-1, pts on ADT alone had abi at PSA progression, and RT delayed PSA progression. Any benefit from RT could have been lost by harm from delayed abi
November 26, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Reposted by Fabian Falkenbach, MD
PEACE-1 trial of prostate radiotherapy in mHSPC. Improvement in rPFS when used in addition to ADT and abiraterone. Medsky. Oncsky.
November 25, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Reposted by Fabian Falkenbach, MD
Industry Announcement: CAPItello281 Phase III Source AstraZeneca

Capivasertib combined with/ADT improved rPFS in PTEN-deficient met hormone-sensitive #ProstateCancer Vs abiraterone & ADT w/placebo
OS data immature, early indications suggest potential OS benefit

www.astrazeneca.com/media-centre...
Truqap combination in PTEN-deficient metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in radiographic progression-free survival...
www.astrazeneca.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Reposted by Fabian Falkenbach, MD
🚨🚨Prostate and UREthra on MRI (PURE-MRI):
Try to contour (outline) the prostate and urethra on MRI for 1 patient
After everyone is done, we will enable the “answer key”
And you help us learn how to help doctors and AI do better
Sign up here: redcap.link/PURE-MRI
🙏🏼
November 22, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Reposted by Fabian Falkenbach, MD
Mechanisms of resistance to PARP inhibitors in advanced prostate cancer with BRCA2/PALB2 alterations: Reversion mutations emerge within 16 weeks. These associate with disease progression and survival.
#Cancer #Oncology @oncoalert.bsky.social @apccc.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 23, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Reposted by Fabian Falkenbach, MD
'TrialGPT' A new chatGPT for clinical trials @natureportfolio.bsky.social:

- 3 steps: TrialGPT-Retrieval, TrialGPT-Matching, TrialGPT-Ranking
- Retrieval identified 90% suitable trials
- 42% time-saving in matching a patient to a trial

Like, wow
#MedSky #OncSky #LCSM
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Matching patients to clinical trials with large language models - Nature Communications
Patient recruitment is challenging for clinical trials. Here, the authors introduce TrialGPT, an end-to-end framework for zero-shot patient-to-trial matching with large language models.
www.nature.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Reposted by Fabian Falkenbach, MD
What’s your single favorite #prostatecancer paper of the year so far?

I’ll lead with PI-CAI: big leap forward for prostate MRI through a highly collaborative AI effort. And the best part is it’s all free and *open-source*! ⭐️

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Artificial intelligence and radiologists in prostate cancer detection on MRI (PI-CAI): an international, paired, non-inferiority, confirmatory study
An AI system was superior to radiologists using PI-RADS (2.1), on average, at detecting clinically significant prostate cancer and comparable to the standard of care. Such a system shows the potential...
www.thelancet.com
November 17, 2024 at 5:12 PM