"Gotta Catch 'em All", or Do We? Pokemet Approach to Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Eur Urol. 2017 Jul;72(1):1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.02.036. Epub 2017 Mar 7.

Abstract

Metastasis-directed therapy is of interest for the management of oligometastatic prostate cancer. Improved imaging may help with patient selection, but the approach to metastatic prostate cancer of "catching 'em all", or "Pokemet", must be considered experimental.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Bone Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Disease Progression
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Risk Factors
  • Treatment Outcome