The expert panel concludes its discussion by providing key takeaways on the evolving bladder cancer treatment landscape following ESMO 2023.
Dr Raoul Concepcion leads a multidisciplinary expert panel in a discussion about the challenges of long-term follow-up of prostate cancer in patients with negative bone/CT but positive molecular indicators of recurrence.
"It is the right time and I have been fortunate to have such great people to work with locally and nationally," a urologist writes.
Treatments provide a targeted therapeutic strategy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
"With the average cost of treatment ranging from $2600 to $3900 per cycle, clinics offering radial wave therapy have an obvious financial incentive to continue marketing despite the lack of evidence of its effectiveness," write Navid Leelani, DO, and Scott D. Lundy, MD, PhD.
Extended lymph node dissection during radical cystectomy offered no additional overall survival or disease-free survival benefit vs standard lymph node dissection.
“Though septic stones are well recognized as a medical emergency, patients with uncomplicated renal colic (without systemic inflammatory responses or renal impairment) and positive urine cultures pose a dilemma in management considerations,” the investigators explained in their abstract.
An expert panel discusses the case of a 65-year-old Caucasian male who is noted to have an incidental 3-cm right renal mass, enhancing on a contrasted CT scan as part of a routine follow-up for his metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, diagnosed in 2017 and currently undergoing therapy.
EG-70 is an experimental intravesical immunotherapy that does not involve viruses or integration. It aims to eliminate tumors by triggering coordinated innate and adaptive immune reactions specifically within the bladder.
"There are plenty of articles written about stress-induced urgency. I, at the time, only found 1 article written in the gynecologic literature about what they called stand-up urgency," according to Colin Goudelocke, MD.
The median PFS was 39 months (95% CI, 22-not reached [NR]) in arm 3 compared with 8.4 months (95% CI, 2.9-17.0) in arm 1 and 14 months (95% CI, 8.4-20.0) in arm 2.
Treatment with apalutamide and androgen deprivation therapy led to a 2-year biochemical recurrence-free survival rate of 100% in patients with high-risk, post-prostatectomy prostate cancer.
Study will evaluate whether blood-based testing can inform oncology providers about genetic variations within a patient’s cancer, which may influence choice of treatment based on cancer stage and type.
In the second article of the series, Paul Sieber, MD, shares best practices for the administration of leuprolide in patients with advanced/metastatic prostate cancer.
"What exactly is precision medicine?...One of the original [LUGPA] board members put it very simply: cheaper, faster, and better," writes Raoul S. Concepcion, MD, FACS.
"Given that PCR testing may have a benefit for specific cohorts, it is recommended that more clinical evidence be provided to better guide Medicare in defining 'medical necessity,' ” write Stephanie Gleicher, MD, MPH, and Roger R. Dmochowski MD, MMHC, FACS.
Experts close their panel on OAB by identifying treatment pathways for patients who have an unsatisfactory response to third-line therapy.
“New data indicate that long-term use of some of these overactive bladder drugs is not good for cognitive function,” explains Iglesia.
Rohan Garje, MD, discusses precision medicine in metastatic prostate cancer, including genomic testing, targeted therapies, and theragnostics.
Safety findings from the final analysis of the phase 3 ARAMIS trial showed that the androgen receptor inhibitor remained well tolerated with longer treatment.
Addressing the gaps in health literacy may lead to improvement in health outcomes and health care disparities among patients with chronic pelvic pain.
When you add automation, your medical coding not only improves your margins but also plays a key role in improving patient care.
In the third article of this series, Paul E. Dato, MD, provides comprehensive insights on the multidisciplinary care of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
"As the number of women urologists continues to increase, the field of urology must pay attention to their needs and professional satisfaction as they will constitute an increasing proportion of the future urologic work force," writes Lourdes Guerrios Rivera, MD, MSc.
In this column, the authors discuss how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) shutdown yielded unexpected opportunities in urologic research.
The improved survival was observed in patients treated at high-volume radiation centers with external-beam radiation therapy plus androgen-deprivation therapy.
“We have an incredible opportunity to save countless more lives with better screening practices and renewed recommendations, which accurately reflect the realities we as independent physicians see within our patient populations every day,” Jonathan Henderson, MD, writes in this letter to the editor.
Eric A. Singer, MD, MA, FACS, looks to the future of bladder cancer treatment and offers advice for community urologists and urologic oncologists treating patients with the disease.
Research indicates Lynch syndrome is associated with urothelial, prostate, and other urologic cancers.
Benefits include improved quality of life and symptom management.