The 27th Annual Prostate Cancer Foundation Scientific Retreat Report.
Prostate
; 81(15): 1107-1124, 2021 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1380409
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The 27th Annual Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) Scientific Retreat was held virtually from October 20 to 23, 2020.METHODS:
The Annual PCF Scientific Retreat is a global scientific research conference that highlights the most promising and cutting edge advances in prostate cancer basic, translational and clinical research, as well as research from other fields with a strong potential for advancing prostate cancer research.RESULTS:
Primary areas of research discussed at the 2020 PCF Retreat included (i) the intersection between prostate cancer and COVID-19 research; (ii) lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic that may address prostate cancer disparities; (iv) the role of the microbiome in cancer; (v) current challenges in treatment of patients with metastatic prostate cancer; (viii) prostate cancer germline genetics and evolutionary genomics; (ix) advances in circulating DNA methylation biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment selection; (x) advances in the development of MYC-targeting therapeutics; (xi) advances in antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of cancer; (xii) advances for immunotherapy in prostate cancer; and (xiii) updates from other recent prostate cancer clinical trials.CONCLUSIONS:
This article summarizes the research presented at the 2020 PCF Scientific Retreat. We hope that dissemination of this knowledge will help to accelerate and direct the next major advances in prostate cancer research and care.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Prostatic Neoplasms
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Prostate
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Pros.24211
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