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Prostate CancerJuly 27, 2026Navis AI

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Grounded in NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Prostate Cancer — the same guidelines oncologists use.
Developed under the medical oversight of OpenCancer’s physician-scientist team (Chris Apfel, MD/PhD/MBA, CMO · Kaumudi Bhawe, PhD, CSO).
Last updated July 27, 2026. Informational only — not a substitute for your oncology team.

Understanding Personalized Testing for Prostate Cancer

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Tony Magliocco & Protean Biodiagnostics

Who he is: Tony Magliocco, MD, is the President and CEO of Protean Biodiagnostics. He's a medical doctor trained in Canada who spent 20 years as a surgical pathologist and later worked at [facility removed] implementing next-generation sequencing and liquid biopsy technologies.

What Protean Biodiagnostics does: According to the Cancer Patient Lab webinar "The Latest Tests for Personalized Cancer Care & Treatment Decisions," Protean operates a comprehensive system called MAPS that includes:

Oncology consultation - Expert review of your case
Diagnostic decision support - Analysis of what tests you've had and identification of gaps in testing
Clinical trial matching - Help connecting you to relevant clinical trials
Telemedicine delivery - Remote access to services
Data integration - Combining tissue pathology and molecular testing results into one comprehensive picture

How it works: Protean reviews your pathology records and [ID removed] to determine if tests were done accurately and identifies any gaps. If gaps exist, they can fill them with additional testing through their CAP/CLIA certified labs (quality-certified laboratories). They create an integrated report for you and your doctor and can monitor you throughout your cancer journey.

Cost: According to the webinar, Protean charges $400 to review your existing data, provide an opinion on what additional testing might be needed, and point toward treatment options.

Key Testing Concepts Magliocco Emphasizes

For prostate cancer specifically, the webinar notes that:

Liquid biopsy has limitations in detecting resistance to anti-androgen therapy (hormone-blocking treatments)
Newer methods using RNA analysis can provide deeper profiling
Companies like Guardant 360 and Tempus offer more comprehensive profiling options

Important distinction: Magliocco emphasizes differentiating between:

Somatic mutations - Changes in cancer cells only (affect treatment decisions)
Germ cell mutations - Inherited mutations passed through families (affect future health risks for you and your children)

Genetic counseling is recommended to help you understand these results.

Cancer Commons

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