Prostate Cancer

The following FAQs highlight key recommendations and practical takeaways from the 2026 AUA/SUO Advanced Prostate Cancer Guideline.

Enzalutamide plus talazoparib showed promising clinical activity in high-volume mHSPC, although with a notable toxicity burden.

Preston C. Sprenkle, MD, discusses the unmet needs, emerging solutions, and longer-term vision for MRI in prostate cancer care.

Daniel J. George, MD, discusses the clinical significance of the FDA approval of capivasertib, practical considerations for PTEN testing and toxicity management, and the broader implications of precision medicine for patients with advanced prostate cancer.

The approval is supported by data from the phase 3 CAPItello-281 trial.

In this video, Benjamin H. Lowentritt, MD, FACS, discusses findings from the real-world OPTYX study, assessing testosterone suppression and recovery among patients receiving relugolix for advanced prostate cancer.

The approval adds another commercially available source of the PSMA-targeted radiotracer.

The addition of aglatimagene and valacyclovir to radiotherapy with or without ADT significantly improved disease-free survival in patients with intermediate- to high-risk localized prostate cancer.

Clint D. Bahler, MD, reflects on key prostate cancer themes from AUA 2026, including the shift toward more personalized care.

Praful Ravi, MB, BChir, MRCP, discusses results from PSMAtrack, which assessed changes in PSMA-PET during initial systemic therapy for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Pedro C. Barata, MD, MSc, FACP, discusses preliminary findings from the phase 3 ProstACT Global study evaluating 177Lu-rosopatamab plus standard of care for patients with mCRPC.

PSA50 response rates were 58.8% overall in Group A (72.7% at 10 MBq), 85.2% overall in Group B (100% at 10 MBq), and 52.5% overall in Group C (56.3% at 10 MBq).

Tanya B. Dorff, MD, FASCO, shares phase 1 data on ABBV-969, an investigational antibody-drug conjugate being explored for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Kim Chi, MD, highlights findings from a pre-planned analysis of the PLUDO trial examining the impact of crossover on survival outcomes between 177Lu-PSMA-617 vs docetaxel in mCRPC.

"Compared to placebo [plus] ADT, apalutamide [plus] ADT showed 9 times more pCR/MRD, a 20% improved MFS, a 29% reduction in prostate cancer recurrence, and a 3-year improvement in time to subsequent therapy," said Mary-Ellen Taplin, MD, FASCO.

Alicia K. Morgans, MD, MPH, discusses key findings from the ARACOG study, assessing cognitive outcomes between patients who received darolutamide vs those who received enzalutamide for advanced prostate cancer.

The phase 2 ARACOG trial noted a greater decline in objectively measured cognitive function over 24 weeks among patients who received enzalutamide vs darolutamide for advanced prostate cancer.

"There is some evidence here, supported by our statistical analysis plan, that the classifier predicted the postulated benefits of adding docetaxel to ADT and enzalutamide," said Christopher Sweeney, MBBS, DHS.

Mark Garzotto, MD, discusses phase 3 data on aglatimagene besadenovec plus standard-of-care external beam radiation therapy with or without short-course androgen deprivation therapy in localized prostate cancer.

Bashir Al Hussein Al Awamlh, MD, MPH, discusses findings from an international registry study evaluating how baseline sexual interest may influence sexual bother outcomes after treatment for localized prostate cancer.

Rana R. McKay, MD, FASCO, shares results from the ARASEC study, which evaluated darolutamide plus ADT in mHSPC using a novel external control-arm design.

In this video, recorded at the 2026 American Urological Association Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, Murilo De Almeida Luz, MD, gives an overview of the DAROL study design and key findings.

Patients in the enzalutamide combination group were most likely to achieve a treatment suspension lasting a least 2 years.

Michael S. Cookson, MD, MMHC, FACS, unpacks the significance of the phase 2 ARASEC trial evaluating darolutamide in mHSPC.