Investigators examine nationwide variations in genomic expression profiles in prostate cancer
May 21st 2024"We saw that Black men within this cohort had lower Decipher scores across all ages and Gleason scores different than what had been reported in other data sets, which was interesting," says Samuel L. Washington III, MD, MAS.
Dr. Soon-Shiong highlights efforts to increase access to N-803 in NMIBC
May 20th 2024“But more importantly, there are patients who have no insurance, there are patients who have no other resources and are maybe even on the poverty line. We feel, importantly, that we have an obligation that the drug be made free for these patients in the United States,” says Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD.
PNE vs Stage 1 lead placement compared for rate of progression to SNM device implantation
May 19th 2024"In the study, about two thirds of the residents did undergo PNE and one third underwent Stage 1, and those who underwent PNE were less likely to progress to device implant than Stage 1," says Leo Dreyfuss, MD.
Potomac Urology Center presents largest single center study of Aquablation
May 17th 2024"In our commercial all-comers cohort of patients undergoing Aquablation, efficacy was similar to and safety was improved compared to the WATER I and WATER II clinical trials," says Shawn H. Marhamati, MD, MS.
Dr. Bernie on testosterone therapy for men on active surveillance
May 15th 2024“The 2018 AUA guidelines for testosterone therapy that were co-chaired by Dr. John P. Mulhall say that we have an absence or a paucity of data on using testosterone therapy on active surveillance,” says Helen L. Bernie, DO, MPH.
Future research directions following study of UTI rates in transgender women post-vaginoplasty
May 14th 2024"We did discuss a couple of future research ideas, a number of which would have been controlling for those potential factors we thought could contribute to the increased UTI risk that we were not able to control for in the study like loss of commensal bacteria or anything of that nature," says David Gilbert.
Dr. Soon-Shiong highlights data on N-803 in NMIBC
May 13th 2024"But more excitingly, as early as 9 months, even though they were small numbers, the comparison between BCG and Anktiva vs BCG alone showed a statistical significance in the duration of ongoing complete response," says Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD.
Variability in treatment of node-positive prostate cancer after RP suggests QI opportunities
May 13th 2024"The wide variability that we found across MUSIC practices suggests an opportunity for us for quality improvement initiatives and additional evidence surrounding who should receive secondary treatment and what modalities," says Daniel A. Triner, MD, PhD.
Dr. Kutikov on retroperitoneoscopic partial nephrectomy for RCC
May 9th 2024“Also, the technique lends itself really nicely to these, what we call posterior ball-valve tumors, which are these tumors that sit behind the renal hilum, behind the blood vessels on the posterior side of the kidney,” says Alexander Kutikov, MD, FACS.
Dr. Psutka describes a study of at-home prehabilitation in MIBC
May 6th 2024"We've developed the Get Moving Trial, which is a randomized controlled phase 1/2 trial to demonstrate the safety, feasibility and efficacy of a home-based pre-op program that is personalized," says Sarah P. Psutka, MD, MSc.
Dr. Li on the design of the phase 3 MoonRISe-1 trial in NMIBC
May 6th 2024"So, in the MoonRISe-1 study, we're studying the efficacy of TAR-210 to prevent recurrence within the bladder by inserting the TAR-210 in the bladder every 3 months for up to 1 year, compared to intravesical chemotherapy," says Roger Li, MD.