The administration of Pluvicto within six months of radium-223 treatment proved to be safe and efficacious in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, research showed. Patients ...
Scientists need a better understanding of the chemistry of radium to be able to target the isotope radium-223 (Ra-223) to cancer cells. Once delivered, Ra-223 can destroy those cells with alpha ...
Dr. Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen's book, "Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything" (Workman Publishing), explores the history of charlatans and snake oil salesmen taking ...
A phase 2 trial showed that olaparib plus radium 223 prolonged progression-free survival in a subset of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer and bone metastases. Radiographic progression ...
In addition to cytotoxic chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and oral agents that target the androgen pathway, David Crawford, MD, discusses radium-223 as a therapeutic option for the treatment of castration ...