Xofigo | How It Works, Side Effects, and More | Ask a Prostate Expert, Mark Scholz, MD | PCRI

PCRI's Alex and Dr. Scholz discuss Xofigo (radium-223), an injectible radioligand therapy used to treat extensive bone metastases when there are no visceral (organ) metastases and limited lymph node metastases.

0:06 How does Xofigo work? In what stage of prostate cancer is it used?

1:28 What is the patient experience of receiving treatment with Xofigo?

2:08 Should patients be taking any supplementary treatments with Xofigo?

2:59 Can Xofigo treat any type of metastatic lesion?

3:38 Does Xofigo affect PSA?

4:22 What is the response rate of Xofigo?

6:10 Based on the current standard of care, where does Xofigo fit into the current sequence of treatments?

7:13 Are there any negative drug interactions with Xofigo?

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