Northwestern University to host genitourinary robotics reconstruction course
September 13th 2023“The purpose of the course is really to bring together like-minded surgeons and physicians who are interested in robotic reconstructive surgery to really come together to not only build a network, but also discuss complex situations, discuss tips and tricks, and also to review the most salient literature in this space,” says Ziho Lee, MD.
Dr. Alumkal on clinical evidence for darolutamide in mHSPC
September 11th 2023Joshi Alumkal, MD, highlights findings from the phase 3 ARASENS trial that led to the FDA approval of darolutamide for use in combination with docetaxel for the treatment of patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.
Dr. Bhatt on considerations for patient-urologist engagements on social media
September 7th 2023“When we are starting to do this in urology across the world, we need to make sure that we have patient representatives involved and they are there from the beginning to make sure that whatever we do in terms of an intervention is successful,” says Nikita R. Bhatt, MBBS, MCh, MMed, FRCS.
Dr. Alumkal on FDA approval of talazoparib/enzalutamide for HRR gene–mutated mCRPC
September 6th 2023Joshi Alumkal, MD, discusses the phase 3 TALAPRO-2 trial, which supported the FDA approval of the combination of talazoparib and enzalutamide for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer whose tumors harbor homologous recombination repair gene defects.
Dr. Wang on personalized treatment selection in relapsed/refractory urothelial carcinoma
September 5th 2023In the setting of refractory urothelial carcinoma, Jue Wang, MD, says it is essential to thoroughly understand a patient's molecular profile, comorbidities, and residual side effects from prior lines of therapy.
Experts highlight the importance of mentorship, sexual health education for trainees
August 29th 2023"Mentorship plays a huge role, and as someone who's interested in academics in the future, I think it's important to remember the influence that you can have on shaping young minds," says Niki Parikh, MD, MBA, MSBA.
Dr. Vickers offers advice to urologists in reporting on observational studies
August 23rd 2023"If you've got a difference, pay attention to the size and direction. If you have a massive difference between groups in terms of outcome, but only a small difference in terms of baseline characteristics, that's worth talking about," says Andrew J. Vickers, PhD.