The DDx Foundation is thrilled to co-sponsor the upcoming Expert Consultation Conference on Intraductal Carcinoma of the Prostate (IDC-P) alongside Lumea. This event is hosted by the Genitourinary Pathology Society (GUPS) and the International Society of Urologic Pathology (ISUP) during the USCAP meeting in Boston on March 22, 2025, from 1 to 5 PM.
This half-day event aims to reconcile conflicting grading recommendations for IDC-P that have caused confusion among pathologists and clinicians. In preparation, a 30-member expert panel has been utilizing the Delphi Method to reach a consensus on key issues and knowledge gaps.
Open to members of both societies, the conference will present a finalized proposal for discussion, fostering collaboration and clarity in the field—without voting during the session.
Why Does This Matter to the DDx Foundation?
The growing divide between pathologists working in large health systems and those in local community-based labs is more than just a local “turf war”. This longstanding division in our field has real impacts on the patients we all strive to serve. Most men with prostate cancer receive their care in community-based urology clinics and laboratories. Data from community-based urologists and their labs are often difficult to access for those offering the newest treatments and clinical trials. As advanced care becomes increasingly tied to patients’ pathology data, we need to work together to build a better system for digital pathology data exchange.
A growing number of community-based urology labs have fully digitized their patient’s data. The DDx Foundation’s GU Integrated Data Exchange is working to build collaborative bridges between community-based providers and their local academic centers to streamline data-sharing for purposes of improving patients’ care.
The Power of Collaboration
At DDx, we are dedicated to building relationships between academic institutions and their local community pathology practices. Our goal is simple: to create a world where a patient’s data is seamlessly integrated across both sides of this divide in order to provide a more comprehensive understanding of each patient’s disease.
Community-based pathologists have access to real-world clinical data but often lack the time and vital research infrastructure of their academic colleagues. Academic pathologists have the resources and expertise to support research and clinical trial enrollment, but lack access to complete, unbiased real-world clinical datasets. Working together, we can improve the quality of clinical research while streamlining many patients’ access to the most advanced clinical care.
Join the Movement
DDx seeks to advance a movement toward improved data-sharing for better patient-care. Through initiatives like GUIDE (GU Integrated Data Exchange), we are organizing data providers into subspecialty workgroups to advance a more cohesive data-sharing model. Using open-source tools like Redcap, we are paving the way for smarter, more effective inter-institutional research collaboration.
We invite you to join us in building a better system for our patients. Join us at USCAP, and let’s talk about how we can solve these challenges together.
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