CD73–adenosine: a next-generation target in immuno-oncology

D Allard, B Allard, PO Gaudreau, P Chrobak… - Immunotherapy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer immunotherapy has entered in a new era with the development of first-generation
immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting the PD1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 pathways. In this …

Prostate cancer in men of African origin

KF McGinley, KJ Tay, JW Moul - Nature Reviews Urology, 2016 - nature.com
Men of African origin are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer: prostate cancer
incidence is highest among men of African origin in the USA, prostate cancer mortality is …

Patient-reported outcomes after monitoring, surgery, or radiotherapy for prostate cancer

JL Donovan, FC Hamdy, JA Lane… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Robust data on patient-reported outcome measures comparing treatments for
clinically localized prostate cancer are lacking. We investigated the effects of active …

Prostate cancer incidence in 43 populations worldwide: an analysis of time trends overall and by age group

CK Zhou, DP Check, J Lortet‐Tieulent… - … journal of cancer, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Prostate cancer is a significant public health burden and a major cause of morbidity and
mortality among men worldwide. Analyzing geographic patterns and temporal trends may …

Benefits of partnered strength training for prostate cancer survivors and spouses: results from a randomized controlled trial of the Exercising Together project

KM Winters-Stone, KS Lyons, J Dobek… - Journal of Cancer …, 2016 - Springer
Background Prostate cancer can negatively impact quality of life of the patient and his
spouse caregiver, but interventions rarely target the health of both partners simultaneously …

Cancer related fatigue and quality of life in patients with advanced prostate cancer undergoing chemotherapy

A Charalambous, C Kouta - BioMed research international, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer related fatigue (CRF) is a common and debilitating symptom that can influence
quality of life (QoL) in cancer patients. The increase in survival times stresses for a better …

Evaluation and management of postprostatectomy incontinence: a systematic review of current literature

A Kretschmer, W Hübner, JS Sandhu, RM Bauer - European urology focus, 2016 - Elsevier
Context Radical prostatectomy is the most common reason for male stress urinary
incontinence. There is still uncertainty about its diagnostic and therapeutic management …

Late side effects after image guided intensity modulated radiation therapy compared to 3D-conformal radiation therapy for prostate cancer: results from 2 prospective …

RC Wortel, L Incrocci, FJ Pos, UA van der Heide… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Technical developments in the field of external beam radiation therapy (RT)
enabled the clinical introduction of image guided intensity modulated radiation therapy (IG …

Relationship between illness uncertainty, anxiety, fear of progression and quality of life in men with favourable‐risk prostate cancer undergoing active surveillance

PA Parker, JW Davis, DM Latini, G Baum… - BJU …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate prospectively the associations between illness uncertainty, anxiety,
fear of progression and general and disease‐specific quality of life (QoL) in men with …

Radiomics based targeted radiotherapy planning (Rad-TRaP): a computational framework for prostate cancer treatment planning with MRI

R Shiradkar, TK Podder, A Algohary, S Viswanath… - Radiation …, 2016 - Springer
Background Radiomics or computer–extracted texture features have been shown to achieve
superior performance than multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) signal intensities alone in targeting …