Poster Presentation 25th Lorne Cancer Conference 2013

CAPTIV: The Cancer of Prostate Translational Research in Victoria Collaboration (#331)

Mark Frydenberg 1 , David W Pook 1 , Ian D Davis 2 , Scott G Williams 3 , Jeremy L Millar 4 , John S Pederson 5 , Declan G Murphy 6 , Nathan Lawrentschuk 7 , Gail P Risbridger 1 , Anthony J Costello 8 , Ygal Haupt 9
  1. Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
  2. Joint Ludwig Austin Oncology Unit, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
  3. Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  4. Radiation Oncology, Alfred Health, Prahran, VIC, Australia
  5. Histology, TissuPath Pty Ltd, Pinewood, VIC, Australia
  6. Division of Surgical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
  7. Austin Health, University of Melbourne/Epworth Hospital, Carlton, VIC, Australia
  8. Department of Urology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia
  9. Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
The CAPTIV Collaboration will bring together clinical and basic researchers to improve quality of care for men with prostate cancer. We will undertake clinical and translational studies that will determine better ways to treat early and advanced prostate cancer. The unique access to clinical specimens will allow us to perform pre-clinical studies of promising agents, perform longitudinal and prospective studies on cohorts of prostate cancer patients, and determine the effects of specific germ line mutations on prostate cancer susceptibility and outcomes.