Primo N. Lara Jr, MD

Primo N. Lara Jr, MD, associate director for translational research, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the FDA approval of adjuvant sunitinib (Sutent) for high-risk patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Prostate cancer has a propensity to metastasize to bone. High turnover ultimately results in a net loss of bone tissue; prostate cancer treatment contributes to the loss of bone integrity, as androgen- deprivation therapy often causes abnormally low bone density