Adding the investigational agent masitinib to standard frontline docetaxel significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and baseline alkaline phosphatase levels (ALP) of 250 IU/mL or less.
Improvements in technology have renewed interest in the technique.
Growing evidence supports the existence of an intermediate metastatic disease state.
Prostate cancer experts highlight some closing thoughts and exciting research in progress on prostate cancer imaging.
The expert panel concludes its discussion by providing key takeaways on the evolving bladder cancer treatment landscape following ESMO 2023.
“There's state advocacy work groups and other public policy work groups where folks can remain involved and keep pushing to improve the delivery of health care,” says Juan J. Andino, MD, MBA.
Improving your patient payment process in 2023 is important to maintain a positive relationship with your patients and with your practice’s bottom line.
Practices must embark on a journey that goes beyond new technology.
A course of treatment with prednisone may offer improvement in mean total motile count for men who undergo vasectomy reversal and subsequently have partial or complete anastomotic obstruction, according to a recent study.
A recent study is questioning some of the current trends in sperm retrieval practices in private U.S. clinics that treat infertile couples.
About half of postoperative visits to emergency rooms following urologic surgery could be prevented, but simply improving patient education may not significantly reduce the number of these visits, researchers say.
Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, leads the discussion on approaching treatment of high-volume metastatic castration-naïve prostate cancer.
“This zone-dependent biopsy strategy warrants prospective evaluation to optimize the extent of systematic biopsies in presence of suspicious mpMRI lesions,” the authors wrote.
Poor outcomes in women may stem from diagnostic, therapeutic, and biologic factors.
"As clinicians for patients requiring cancer care, we need to ensure that we are optimizing all precautions for both the elderly and for those with potential immunosuppression," writes Neal D. Shore, MD.
"The mental toll of excessive screen time is a pressing concern in health care," writes Neil Baum, MD.
The panel concludes by offering key takeaways on the evolving treatment landscape for BCG-unresponsive non–muscle invasive bladder cancer.
"Honestly, there really isn't another measure of sexual quality of life for females that addresses the specific concerns of the female partners of patients with prostate cancer," says Stacy Loeb, MD, MSc, PhD (hon).
The new drug application for 18F-DCFPyL is supported by results from the OSPREY and CONDOR trials.
Few urology residents receive didactic education on gender-affirming care, survey shows.
In this article, we describe our thought processes in treating patients with Peyronie's disease, which are summarized in an algorithm.
In this article, we describe our thought processes in treating patients with Peyronie's disease, which are summarized in an algorithm.
In this article, we describe our thought processes in treating patients with Peyronie's disease, which are summarized in an algorithm.
"Numerous clinical studies have exhibited significantly improved tumor detection rates with BLC," write Zachary L. Smith, MD, and Norm D. Smith, MD.
"Numerous clinical studies have exhibited significantly improved tumor detection rates with BLC," write Zachary L. Smith, MD, and Norm D. Smith, MD.
In this edition of Men’s Health Mythbuster, Matthew Pollard, MD, Jesse N. Mills, MD look at what impact stress really has on the cardiovascular system.
In this month's Letters to the Editor, one reader responds to an article on testosterone therapy in women and another looks to address urology's work force shortage.
In this edition of Men’s Health Mythbuster, Matthew Pollard, MD, Jesse N. Mills, MD look at what impact stress really has on the cardiovascular system.
In this month's Letters to the Editor, one reader responds to an article on testosterone therapy in women and another looks to address urology's work force shortage.