Presentations from Southwest Prostate Cancer Symposium 2025

Session 1: Screening, Early Diagnosis, and Biopsy

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.

Session 2: Prostate Biopsy

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.

Session 3: Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer

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.

Session 4: Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer

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.

Session 5: Radioprotection

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.

Session 6: Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer

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.

Session 7: Advanced Disease

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.