Prostate Cancer Trial Results
Observation as Good as Surgery for Some Men with Prostate Cancer
(Posted: 09/07/2012) - Many men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer could forego radical prostatectomy and live as long as men who have immediate surgery, according to long-awaited results from a clinical trial published July 19, 2012, in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
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Long-Term Trial Results Show No Mortality Benefit from Annual Prostate Cancer Screening
(Posted: 02/17/2012) - Thirteen year follow-up data from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial show higher incidence but similar mortality among men screened annually with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and digital rectal examination (DRE).
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NIH-funded study shows increased prostate cancer risk from vitamin E supplements
(Posted: 10/11/2011) - Men who took 400 international units of vitamin E daily had more prostate cancers compared to men who took a placebo, according to an updated review of data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT). The findings showed that, per 1,000 men, there were 76 prostate cancers in men who took only vitamin E supplements, vs. 65 in men on placebo over a seven-year period, or 11 more cases of prostate cancer per 1,000 men. This represents a 17 percent increase in prostate cancers relative to those who took a placebo. This difference was statistically significant and therefore is not likely due to chance.
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Abiraterone Improves Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
(Posted: 07/27/2011) - A multinational phase III trial found that the drug abiraterone acetate prolonged the median survival of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer by 4 months compared with patients who received a placebo.
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NIH-funded study shows reduction in death for men with intermediate-grade prostate cancer:
(Posted: 07/13/2011) - Short-term hormone therapy given in combination with radiation therapy to men with early-stage prostate cancer increased their chances of living longer compared to treatment with radiation therapy alone, according to a clinical trial supported by NCI. Benefits of the combined treatment were limited mainly to patients with intermediate-risk disease and were not seen for men with low-risk prostate cancer, researchers say.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121007082426im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
(Posted: 09/07/2012) - Many men diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer could forego radical prostatectomy and live as long as men who have immediate surgery, according to long-awaited results from a clinical trial published July 19, 2012, in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121007082426im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Long-Term Trial Results Show No Mortality Benefit from Annual Prostate Cancer Screening
(Posted: 02/17/2012) - Thirteen year follow-up data from the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial show higher incidence but similar mortality among men screened annually with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and digital rectal examination (DRE).
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121007082426im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
NIH-funded study shows increased prostate cancer risk from vitamin E supplements
(Posted: 10/11/2011) - Men who took 400 international units of vitamin E daily had more prostate cancers compared to men who took a placebo, according to an updated review of data from the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT). The findings showed that, per 1,000 men, there were 76 prostate cancers in men who took only vitamin E supplements, vs. 65 in men on placebo over a seven-year period, or 11 more cases of prostate cancer per 1,000 men. This represents a 17 percent increase in prostate cancers relative to those who took a placebo. This difference was statistically significant and therefore is not likely due to chance.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121007082426im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
Abiraterone Improves Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
(Posted: 07/27/2011) - A multinational phase III trial found that the drug abiraterone acetate prolonged the median survival of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer by 4 months compared with patients who received a placebo.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121007082426im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)
NIH-funded study shows reduction in death for men with intermediate-grade prostate cancer:
(Posted: 07/13/2011) - Short-term hormone therapy given in combination with radiation therapy to men with early-stage prostate cancer increased their chances of living longer compared to treatment with radiation therapy alone, according to a clinical trial supported by NCI. Benefits of the combined treatment were limited mainly to patients with intermediate-risk disease and were not seen for men with low-risk prostate cancer, researchers say.
![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20121007082426im_/http://www.cancer.gov/images/spacer.gif)