New! Prostate and GU Cancer Working Group Video and Podcasts

12/22/2009

The introductory meeting of the Prostate and GU Cancer Working Group was held on October 20, 2009. The meeting was sponsored by the Georgia Society of Clinical Oncology and Genetech. Vasily Assikis, MD, Piedmont Hospital, Peachtree Hematology Oncology Consultants and Omer Kucuk, MD, Winship Cancer Institute are co-chairs of the Prostate and GU Cancer Working Group. The purpose of the Working Group is to develop protocol concepts for Investigator-Initiated studies that benefit patients state-wide, prioritize available prostate and GU cancer trials, discuss case presentations and expand access to prostate and GU cancer trials. Watch the full video Participants of the October meeting included radiation oncologists, urologists, medical oncologists, industry sponsors and research professionals. Meeting topics included the following:

A Prospective, multicenter phase I/II safety and tolerability of unilateral vascular-Targets photodynamic therapy using WST11 in patients with localized prostate cancer James K. Bennett, MD, FACS Midtown Urology	Download Podcast
Strategic Planning Involvement Janet Rechtman, PhD Fanning Institute University of Georgia	Download Podcast
Genitourinary Radiation Oncology Research Program at Emory Ashesh B. Jani, MD, MSEE Peter J. Rossi, MD Winship Cancer Institute	Download Podcast
Anti-Androgen Clinical Trials Vasily J. Assikis, MD Piedmont Hospital, Peachtree Hematology Oncology Consultants	Download Podcast
Integrative Medicine Omer Kucuk, MD Winship Cancer Institute	Download Podcast
Case Presentations Vasily J. Assikis, MD Piedmont Hospital, Peachtree Hematology Oncology Consultants	Download Podcast