Prostate Cancer Screening: Who? Why? How?

Gerald L. Andriole, Jr., MD

Gerald L. Andriole, Jr., MD, presented “Prostate Cancer Screening: Who? Why? How?” during the Jackson Hole Seminars on February 7, 2018 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

How to cite: Andriole, Gerald. “Prostate Cancer Screening: Who? Why? How?” February 7, 2018. Accessed Jan 2026. https://grandroundsinurology.com/Prostate-Cancer-Screening-PLCO-ERSPC/

Prostate Cancer Screening: Who? Why? How?#

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Gerald L. Andriole, Jr., MD, discusses the limitations and successes in the design of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO) and European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) trials. He also emphasizes the importance of patient selection in PSA screening and utilizing other diagnostic methods.

This is an update from Dr. Andriole’s presentation at the 2nd Annual International Prostate Cancer Update.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gerald L. Andriole, Jr., MD

Gerald L. Andriole, Jr., MD, is the Chief Medical Officer of Prostatype Genomics AB in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Andriole is an internationally recognized key opinion leader in urology with a significant focus on prostate cancer. His research and clinical experience, much of which focuses on genomic testing, allows him to continue to positively impact the quality of care and outcomes for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer.

About The Author

Gerald L. Andriole, Jr., MD

Gerald L. Andriole, Jr., MD, is the Chief Medical Officer of Prostatype Genomics AB in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Andriole is an internationally recognized key opinion leader in urology with a significant focus on prostate cancer. His research and clinical experience, much of which focuses on genomic testing, allows him to continue to positively impact the quality of care and outcomes for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer. Dr. Andriole received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He trained in surgery at Strong Memorial Hospital and the University of Rochester in New York. Dr. Andriole then completed his residency in Urology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Andriole went on to complete a fellowship in Urologic Oncology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Andriole has over 40 years of consistent contributions in the areas of prostate cancer screening and prevention research as well as benign prostatic hyperplasia. He has contributed over 450 peer-reviewed publications. He chaired the Prostate Committee of the National Cancer Institute’s Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, the Steering Committee of the international REDUCE (reduction by dutasteride of prostate cancer events) Chemoprevention Trial, and the Prostate Committee of the Society of Urologic Oncology Clinical Trials Consortium. He is a member of numerous societies and associations, including the American Urological Association, the Academy of Master Surgical Educators of the American College of Surgeons, the American Surgical Association, the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons, and the Clinical Society of Genitourinary Surgeons. His work has been recognized with a number of awards, including the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Urologic Oncology Branch of the National Cancer Institute, the Distinguished Clinician Award from Washington University, the Alumni Award from Jefferson Medical College, and the Williams Award for Prostate Cancer Research Excellence from the American Urological Association’s Urology Care Foundation.

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