| EDAP Appoints Dr. John C. Rewcastle as International Medical Director
LYON, France, June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EDAP TMS S.A. , the global leader in High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) treatment of prostate cancer, announces the appointment of Dr. John C. Rewcastle as International Medical Director. Dr Rewcastle's duties will include significant involvement in the company's accelerating US clinical trial as well as general education and research roles associated with the clinical program in North America. "The goal of all prostate cancer therapies is to effectively treat the disease but not impact the patient's quality of life," said Dr. Rewcastle. "I believe that HIFU has the ability to meet this goal for the majority of patients diagnosed with localized prostate cancer. Further, the Ablatherm-HIFU device is ideally suited for the North American market, and I foresee rapid adoption following FDA approval." Dr.
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Prostate cancer treatment cuts hot flashes
ROCHESTER, Minn., June 4: A U.S. study finds use of low doses of an epileptic seizure medication can significantly reduce the occurrence of hot flashes in prostate cancer patients.The North Central Cancer Treatment Group researchers based at the Mayo Clinic found use of the drug gabapentin that's also used to treat nerve pain caused by shingles substantially reduces hot flashes in men undergoing anti-hormonal treatment, or androgen-deprivation therapy, for prostate cancer.The investigators found gabapentin cut the frequency and intensity of hot flashes up to 46 percent in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy."To my knowledge, this is the first non-hormonal treatment of hot flashes in men, where results from a placebo-controlled trial are positive enough to support that a non-hormonal medication can be used to help some of our patients," lead investigator Dr.
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