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Study Group: Urologic Oncologists (US)(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 145

This study group may include physicians, care providers, and researchers specializing in internal medicine, cardiology, oncology, dermatology, emergency medicine, family medicine, neurology, obstetrics-gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, nursing, optometry, genetics, and mental health. It may also include experts knowledgeable on diagnostic labs, disease management, medical devices, long term care, surgery centers, health management, pharma, and biotechnology, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Ben Ebrahimi, MD
Consultant
Medical Consulting Firm of Dr. Ben Ebrahimi

Ben Ebrahimi, MD, is Director of Clinical Trials at Wilshire Oncology Medical Group. Dr. Ebrahimi oversees clinical trials in various tumor types and treats a variety of cancer patients including lung, breast, colorectal, and lymphomas. These clinical trials include biological agents as well as targeted...

Charles Ryan, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

Charles Ryan, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of California San Francisco. His clinical research interests in prostate cancer include hormonal therapies, drug development strategies utilizing targeted therapies as well as angiogenesis...

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No advancement in treatment | 08-25-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

This is the 4th in its class of oral antiemetics to control acute phase CINV.  It is likely to be cost-prohibitive in the company of generical ondansetron.  Palonosetron's control of delayed CINV in the IV formulation makes it the better choice among it's class; therefore, losing this indication...

Comment on New drug for HRPC(Hormone Refractory Prostate Cancer) | 02-22-2008
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

1) This article is a bit confusing as in the beginning it refers to hormone sensitive disease,when in fact,later in the text,it is the HRPC(hormone refracory prostate cancer) cells that are targetted. 2)That being said,the mechanism of action and animal data look interesting and certainly worth pursuing...

Phase III Ascentar (NOVC) Study Halted - Ineffective Drug or Faulty Trial Design? | 11-08-2007
Analysis of: Novacea Halts ASCENT-2 Trial in Advanced Prostate Cancer | www.therapeuticsdaily.com
Author: Charles Ryan, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

Prior studies had suggested an improvement in survival when calcitriol was added to weekly docetaxel. The premature closure of this study ocurred due to an increased death rate in patients receiving the combination of weekly docetaxel compared to q 21 day docetaxel. Faulty trial design, and not necessarily...

Is Wyeth's Torisel Better Than Wyeth's Rapamune? | 06-06-2007
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

Torisel is a prodrug of Rapamune, Wyeth's marketed immunosuppressant product.  It is possible that cost concerns could lead to use of Rapamune as a "poor man's substitute" for Torisel.

Will Satraplatin Get Approved? | 03-16-2007
Author: GLG Expert Contributor

The Satraplatin trial used an unusual endpoint, and the results may not be as good as they appear at first glance.

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