Gerald L. Andriole, Jr., MD, presented “PET Imaging for Prostate Cancer” virtually during the 21st Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium in August 2020.
How to cite: Andriole, Gerald L. “PET Imaging for Prostate Cancer” August 10th, 2020. Accessed Dec 2024. https://dev.grandroundsinurology.com/pet-imaging-for-prostate-cancer/
Summary:
Gerald L. Andriole, Jr., MD, the Robert K. Royce Distinguished Professor and Chief of Urologic Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the Siteman Cancer Center, and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, reviews the 2020 NCCN Guidelines, focusing on PET imaging for prostate cancer and related studies. He establishes that PET/CT and PET/MRI for detection of biochemically recurrent disease have been approved, though the majority of the data collected is specifically for the Ga-68 PSMA tracer. F-18 DCFBC, F-18DCFPyl, and F-18 PSMA 1007 are currently being evaluated for possible advantages over Ga-68 PSMA. Dr. Andriole then discusses several studies which demonstrate both the benefits and limitations of PET-directed therapies in the prostate cancer setting.Dr. Andriole concludes by looking at studies which compared PSMA PET to conventional imaging and found PSMA PET to be significantly more effective.
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About The 2020 Virtual Future Directions in Urology Symposium
The Future Directions in Urology Symposium was founded 21 years ago to reflect on the current state of the urology community and predict trends in the treatment of urology conditions in the following 5-10 years. This conference brings together experts in the field, including urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, family practice doctors, researchers, and industry leaders to review current trends and prospects. Dr. Andriole presented this lecture during this year’s virtual conference in August 2020.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gerald L. Andriole, Jr., MD, is the Robert K. Royce Distinguished Professor and Chief of Urologic Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the Siteman Cancer Center, and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.
Dr. Andriole received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He trained in surgery at Strong Memorial Hospital and the University of Rochester and completed his Urology Residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Subsequently, he was a Fellow in Urologic Oncology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland.
Dr. Andriole has over 35 years of consistent contributions in the areas of BPH and prostate cancer screening and prevention research. He has contributed well over 400 peer-reviewed publications and serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious journals. He is Chairman of the Prostate Committee of the National Cancer Institute’s Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial, and PI of the NIDDK Multidisciplinary Approach to Urologic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) and Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN). He was Chairman of the Steering Committee of the REDUCE Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial, as well as PI of both the NIDDK Medical Therapy of Prostatic Symptoms (MTOPS) BPH trial and the NIDDK Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urinary Symptoms (CAMUS) study. He is a member of the American Urological Association, the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Surgical Association, the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, and the Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons, among other societies.
