Presentations from Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium 2025
Should Prostate MRI be the Primary Screening Approach?
Michael S. Leapman, MD, MHS, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Influence of Family History, Race, and Genetic Markers on Screening
Evan Kovac, MD, CM, FRCSC, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Role of the Pathologist in the Selection and Monitoring of Patients for Active Surveillance
M. Scott Lucia, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Why are mpMRIs Negative in Men with Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer?
Alberto Vargas, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Panel Discussion and Case Presentations
Nelson N. Stone, MD, moderated this panel discussion during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
How Biopsy Length Influences Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
Nelson N. Stone, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Biopsy Specimen Handling and Integrity: Is it Time for a System Change?
M. Scott Lucia, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
MRI-Targeted Biopsy Alone: Precision Without Redundancy
Evan Kovac, MD, CM, FRCSC, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
MRI Fusion Biopsy: The Role of Both Targeted and Systematic Core Sampling
Michael S. Leapman, MD, MHS, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
How to Biopsy for Focal Therapy and Determine Failure
Nelson N. Stone, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Best Use of MRI for Focal Therapy
Alberto Vargas, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Focal Therapy: Bridging a Treatment Gap and Building a Framework for Success
Kyrollis Attalla, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 23, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Advances in Digital Pathology and Artificial Intelligence
M. Scott Lucia, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Radiation Therapy: When Should Hormone Therapy Be Used and For How Long?
Nelson N. Stone, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) vs. Radical Prostatectomy
Jonathan Haas, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
SBRT and Brachytherapy
Richard G. Stock, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pelvic Nodal Irradiation in the Era of SBRT
Jonathan Haas, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Advantages of Rectal Spacers
Brian J. Davis, MD, PhD, FABS, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Risks and Complications of Rectal Spacers
John E. Sylvester, MD, FABS, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
What Type of Scanning Should Be Done in High-Risk Patients?
Alberto Vargas, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Brian J. Davis, MD, PhD, FABS, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Immunomodulation Plus IMRT in Intermediate and High-risk Prostate Cancer: Phase III Randomized Trail
John E. Sylvester, MD, FABS, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Technical Advances for Robotic Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
Ashutosh Tewari, MBBS, MCh, FRCS (Hon), presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
When is the Optimal Time to Add Radiotherapy After Prostatectomy?
Richard G. Stock, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Panel Discussion and Case Presentations
John E. Sylvester, MD, moderated this panel discussion during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 24, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Which PSMA Radiotracer is Best for Which Setting?
Alberto Vargas, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 25, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Radiation in the Treatment of Oligometastatic Nodal Disease
Brian J. Davis, MD, PhD, FABS, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 25, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Optimal Management of Biochemical Recurrence
Oscar B. Goodman Jr., MD, PhD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 25, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Novel Targeted Treatments for Metastatic Disease
Evan Y. Yu, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 25, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
mCRPC: Lu-177 PSMA and Beyond
William K. Oh, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 25, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Hormone-Sensitive Metastatic Disease: 1, 2 or 3 Drugs?
William K. Oh, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 25, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cardiovascular Side Effects of New Hormone Therapies
William K. Oh, MD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 25, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Treating Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer
Oscar B. Goodman Jr., MD, PhD, presented this lecture during the 28th Annual Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium on October 25, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.