Daniel P. Petrylak, MD

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD

Yale University Cancer Center

New Haven, Connecticut

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, leads the genitourinary cancers medical oncology team at Smilow Cancer Hospital as director of the genitourinary cancer research group, professor, and co-director of the Cancer Signaling Network program. Dr. Petrylak joined Yale from Herbert Irving Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center with New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where he served as Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Urology and began his appointment in September of 2012. Dr. Petrylak is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American College of Physicians (ACP), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Urological Association (AUA), and the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG). After serving for more than 20 years as the advanced bladder chair for SWOG, Dr. Petrylak is now the Vice Chair of the Genitourinary Committee. He additionally has led multiple national and international studies in prostate and bladder cancer.

Dr. Petrylak’s research interests span both prostate and bladder cancer. He led an investigator-initiated trial of docetaxel and estramustine in castration resistant prostate cancer. The results of this study supported a phase 3 trial of this combination in SWOG led by Dr. Petrylak, which in turn, supported the FDA approval of docetaxel for castration resistant prostate cancer. This was one of the first two trials to demonstrate a survival benefit in this state of disease. Dr. Petrylak has also been instrumental in the development of immunotherapy and targeted therapies for refractory bladder cancer. His work with Enfortumab Vedotin has supported the accelerated and full FDA approval of this drug.

Dr. Petrylak received his undergraduate degree from Columbia College and his medical degree from Case Western University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and his fellowship in medical oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on prostate and bladder cancer research outcomes.

Disclosures:

Dr. Petrylak has the following disclosures:

Consultant fees: *Ada Cap (Advanced Accelerator Applications), *Amgen, Astellas, AstraZeneca,
Bayer, *Bicycle Therapeutics, *Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, *Clovis
Oncology, *Eli Lilly, Exelixis, Gilead Sciences, *Incyte, Infinity Pharmaceuticals,
Ipsen, *Janssen, Merck & Company Inc, *Mirati, Monopteros, Pfizer,
*Pharmacyclics, Regeneron, *Roche, Sanofi Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Seattle
Genetics, *Urogen

Grant Support: Ada Cap (Advanced Accelerator Applications), *Agensys Inc, Arvinas, Astellas,
AstraZeneca, *Bayer, BioXcel Therapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb, Clovis Oncology,
Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited, *Eisai, *Eli Lilly, Endocyte, Ferring, Genentech,
Gilead Sciences, *Innocrin, *MedImmune, *Medivation, Merck, *Mirati, *Novartis,
Pfizer, *Progenics, *Replimune, *Roche, *Sanofi Aventis, Seattle Genetics

Ownership interest/investment: *Bellicum (Sold 7/2020), *Tyme (sold 10/2019)

*denotes relationships recently terminated

Talks by Daniel P. Petrylak, MD

Theranostics & Radiopharmaceutical Trials

Theranostics & Radiopharmaceutical Trials

Posted by | Jul 2020

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, Director of Genitourinary Oncology, Professor of Medicine and Urology, Co-Leader of Cancer Signaling Networks, and Co-Director of the Signal Transduction Program at Yale University Cancer Center, reviews several studies in which radium-223 is used both alone and in combination with other treatments for prostate cancer. Since radium-223 is an alpha particle, it requires fewer hits to damage DNA, offering an advantage over beta particles. Dr. Petrylak further explains the benefits of theranostics which deliver isotopes directly to the tumor site. He concludes that radium-223 is effective in treating metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), but cautions that until potential toxicity levels are better understood, combining radium-223 with either abiraterone or prednisone is not advised.

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Chemotherapy Trials

Chemotherapy Trials

Posted by | Jun 2020

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, Director of Genitourinary Oncology, Professor of Medicine and Urology, Co-Leader of Cancer Signaling Networks, and Co-Director of the Signal Transduction Program at Yale University Cancer Center in New Haven, Connecticut, discusses data from recent chemotherapy trials for castrate-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Dr. Petrylak specifically examines trials evaluating drug combinations as treatment for CRPC patients. Additionally, he reviews the effectiveness of PARP inhibitors in patients with DNA repair mutations. Finally, he notes the apparent superiority of cabazitaxel to NG AA treatment after progression on docetaxel.

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Phase 1 Trial of ARV-110 in Patients with mCRPC

Phase 1 Trial of ARV-110 in Patients with mCRPC

Posted by | Jun 2020

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, Director of Genitourinary Oncology, Professor of Medicine and Urology, Co-Leader of Cancer Signaling Networks, and Co-Director of the Signal Transduction Program at Yale University Cancer Center, discusses promising new developments coming out of a trial that interferes with the androgen receptor and degrades it. Phase 1 of this trial looks at ARV-110 in patients with mCRPC and Dr. Petrylak highlights why the study’s recent findings are so exciting. He goes into detail the study methodology and how ARV-110 works in comparison to traditional treatments. Dr. Petrylak also explains why the findings are so promising and what the next steps are for the study.

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Anti-Androgen Trials

Anti-Androgen Trials

Posted by | Jun 2020

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, Director of Genitourinary Oncology, Professor of Medicine and Urology, Co-Leader of Cancer Signaling Networks, and Co-Director of the Signal Transduction Program at Yale University Cancer Center, gives an overview of the most important, recent anti-androgen trials, as well as those that are currently still underway. He highlights how the trials were conducted, what the researchers found, and what he feels is still missing from the research. Dr. Petrylak compares and contrasts the different studies and draws conclusions about each. He also goes over a couple of trials with novel anti-androgens with unique mechanisms of action, which are currently in phase 1, that are showing promise.

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A Medical Oncology Perspective on Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer During COVID-19

A Medical Oncology Perspective on Treating Advanced Prostate Cancer During COVID-19

Posted by | May 2020

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, Director of Genitourinary Oncology, Professor of Medicine and Urology, Co-Leader of Cancer Signaling Networks, and Co-Director of the Signal Transduction Program at Yale University Cancer Center in New Haven, Connecticut, shares his perspective on treating advanced prostate cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Petrylak is only seeing patients who need to be treated and is pre-screening patients by checking temperature and travel history. If a prostate cancer patient is advanced and develops COVID, he suggests deferring treatment for all non-life threatening situations until the patient tests negative for COVID. According to Chinese data, cancer has predisposed people to a more aggressive course of COVID, so PCa patients should self-isolate to protect themselves from the virus. Dr. Petrylak also shares that chemotherapy may blunt the immunoresponse system on a long term basis, so patients should weigh the risks and benefits for pursuing treatment and take precautions of self-isolating, washing hands, and social distancing if they use chemotherapy treatment.

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