Urology

The standard of care for T2-T4aN0M0 muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and high-risk non-MIBC in fit patients is radical cystectomy (RC). In patients unfit for...

The optimal duration of androgen suppression therapy with radiotherapy for locally advanced prostate cancer is unknown. In 2018, the French Canadian Prostate Cancer Study...

1. Among men under 75 years of age with localized prostate cancer, radical prostatectomy was associated with a significant survival benefit compared to watchful...

1. This secondary analysis of genetic data emphasized the high number of potentially “pathogenic” variants that are revealed through exome sequencing when analyzing a...

Several treatment regimens are available for prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 9 or 10. These include radical prostatectomy (RP) with adjuvant external...

1. Use of HCV-infected kidneys increased patients’ quality-adjusted life expectancy.2. Lower costs were associated with HCV-infected kidneys compared to transplanting HCV-uninfected kidneys to HCV-positive...

1. Prostate cancer patients with a rapidly risking prostate-specific antigen (PSA) despite chemical or physical castration had lower rates of metastasis when treated with...

1. Rates of renal insufficiency were highest in patients receiving renal nephrectomy, compared to less invasive treatments.2. Survival rates for renal nephrectomy and partial...

1. In this randomized controlled trial, time to recurrence was lower in patient with non-muscle-invasive urothelial cancer when treated with intravesical gemcitabine as compared...

1. In this randomized controlled trial, coaching to improve daily fluid intake did not improve kidney function in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.2. Increasing...