SUO 2021

Conference Coverage

Metastatic Prostate Cancer in US Continues Its Upward Trend

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Jody A. Charnow

Rising incidence rates of metastatic prostate cancer in the US coincide temporally with USPSTF recommendations against routine PSA-based prostate cancer screening.

Medicare Reimbursement Has Declined for Urology Services

By

Natasha Persaud

Medicare is a significant insurer for patients seeking urologic surgeries.

Ablation Appropriate for Small Renal Masses When Surgery Is Not an Option

By

Jody A. Charnow

Percutaneous ablation for small renal masses is associated with a higher retreatment rate compared with partial nephrectomy, according to a study.

Tumor Size Affects Survival After Cytoreductive Nephrectomy for RCC

By

Natasha Persaud

There is no universal approach to patient selection for cytoreductive nephrectomy.

Greater Lymph Node Dissection During Prostate Cancer Surgery Ups Survival

By

Jody A. Charnow

Study finds lower mortality rates associated with excisions of higher numbers of lymph nodes in patients with intermediate- and high-risk prostate cancer.

Risk for High-Grade Prostate Cancer Is Low Following Negative MRI, Biopsy

By

Jody A. Charnow

In a study, no patient was diagnosed with high-grade prostate cancer within 3 years following a negative prostate MRI and negative systematic prostate biopsy.

Adding Anti-Androgens to Late Salvage RT May Improve PCa Outcomes

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Jody A. Charnow

Concomitant anti-androgen therapy may ameliorate the worse outcomes associated with delayed salvage radiation therapy for recurrent prostate cancer after radical surgery.

Segmental Ureterectomy Appears Non-Inferior to RNU in UTUC

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Natasha Persaud

Segmental ureterectomy is increasingly adopted for high-risk upper tract urothelial carcinoma.

Current Smoking in UTUC Cases Predicts Post-RNU Disease Recurrence

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Jody A. Charnow

A recent study characterized disease recurrence patterns and predictive risk factors for recurrence in patients who underwent radical nephroureterectomy for low-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma.

Death Rate Lower for Hispanic Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer

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Jody Charnow

Among men with Medicare coverage, Hispanic men had a significant 37% decreased risk for death compared with both non-Hispanic White men and Black men, a study found.

Urine Cytology Rarely Changes Management of Low-Risk NMIBC

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Natasha Persaud

Half of urologists order routine urine cytology in patients with low-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Nutrition Tool May Identify Older Adults at Risk for Post-RC Complications

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Natasha Persaud

There is a need for an easy and objective tool to assess malnutrition prior to urologic surgery.

Diabetes Not a Major Driver of Oncologic Outcomes in Renal Cell Carcinoma

By

Natasha Persaud

Researchers have questioned whether diabetes exerts adverse effects on the prognosis of RCC.

Thermal Ablation for Kidney Cancer Preserves Kidney Function in CKD

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Jody A. Charnow

Among patients with CKD stage 3 or higher, the mean estimated glomerular filtration rate remained stable during the 12 months following thermal ablation for localized renal cell carcinoma.

Predictors, Outcomes of Bladder Cancer Upstaging Described

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Jody A. Charnow

Age, lymphovascular invasion, and histology predicted pathologic upstaging among patients with nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer, a study found.