Metastasis-Directed Therapy: Radiation Oncology Updates and Perspective

Posted by Steven E. Finkelstein, MD, FACRO | Oct 2020

Steven E. Finkelstein, MD, presented “Metastasis-Directed Therapy: Radiation Oncology Updates and Perspective” virtually during the 21st Annual Future Directions in Urology Symposium in August 2020.

How to cite: Finkelstein, Steven E. “Metastasis-Directed Therapy: Radiation Oncology Updates and Perspective” August 10th, 2020. Accessed Apr 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/metastasis-directed-therapy-radiation-oncology-updates-and-perspective/

Metastasis-Directed Therapy: Radiation Oncology Updates and Perspective -Summary:

Steven E. Finkelstein, MD, FACRO, a radiation oncologist with Florida Cancer Affiliates in Panama City, Florida, discusses metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) as a potential treatment option for oligometastatic prostate cancer. He reviews typical management of metastatic cancer and describes how MDT can minimize the toxicity of systemic therapy, then addresses future treatment options with stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR). Radiation and other local therapies are used for palliation of metastases but can also alter the course of tumor development. Dr. Finkelstein explains that MDT can be particularly beneficial in oligometastatic prostate cancer if the metastases are at a point where both the primary tumor and metastases can be treated together and likely cured. Lastly, he concludes that MDT via SABR could be employed concurrently with other treatments such as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), chemotherapies, and radiopharmaceuticals, and that further research is necessary.

About The 2020 Virtual Future Directions in Urology Symposium
The Future Directions in Urology Symposium was founded 21 years ago to reflect on the current state of the urology community and predict trends in the treatment of urology conditions in the following 5-10 years. This conference brings together experts in the field, including urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, family practice doctors, researchers, and industry leaders to review current trends and prospects. Dr. Finkelstein presented this lecture during this year’s virtual conference in August 2020.

About The Author

Steven E. Finkelstein, MD, FACRO

Steven E. Finkelstein, MD, FACRO, is a radiation oncologist with Florida Cancer Affiliates in Panama City, Florida. He has served as a Co-Chair on the NRG Immunotherapy Committee, Co-Chair of the 2018-2019 ACRO Scientific Program Committee, and Chair of the SWOG Radiation STG Committee. He currently serves on the Board of Chancellors for ACRO. Dr. Finkelstein has also served as National Director of Translational Research Consortium (TRC), the cutting-edge therapy arm of 21st Century Oncology in Scottsdale, Arizona. Inspired by his grandmother, a cancer patient, he became a dedicated cancer surgeon who found that radiation therapy could sometimes do for his patients what surgery could not. Dr. Finkelstein received his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. He served a residency in General Surgery at Washington University in Saint Louis, Missouri, and was Chief Resident in Radiation Oncology at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Finkelstein also served fellowships in Biologic Immunotherapy, Clinical Cancer, and Surgical Oncology at the Surgery Branch of the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. He is a member of the American College of Radiation Oncology, the American Medical Association, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, the Radiological Society of North America, and the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group.

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