Urology News

Prostate Cancer

KangDuo Surgical Robot-01 System Feasible for Radical Prostatectomy

Publish Date June 22, 2022

Evaluation shows safety and effectiveness for the management of localized prostate cancer

Hemodialysis

Dialysis Population Has Excess Cancer Mortality

Publish Date June 21, 2022

Patients on dialysis die from cancer at twice the rate as those of the same age and sex in the general population, a study found.

Kidney Cancer

Imaging Response to Immunotherapy Combination Therapies in mRCC

Publish Date June 21, 2022

Investigators report findings from the largest analysis characterizing objective imaging response among patients with mRCC treated in routine clinical practice.

Urology

ASCO: Increase in Cancer-Related Death Seen During Pandemic

Publish Date June 21, 2022

Cancer-related monthly mortality rate higher in April 2020 when health care capacity was most challenged

Urology

New Cancer Drugs Approved Faster in US Than Europe

Publish Date June 21, 2022

FDA received licensing applications sooner and had shorter review times, compared to the European Medicines Agency

Prostate Cancer

Novel Drug Improves Outcomes vs Bicalutamide in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

Publish Date June 17, 2022

SHR3680 plus ADT improved radiographic progression-free survival and overall survival, when compared with bicalutamide plus ADT.

Prostate Cancer

Second Primary Cancers Less Likely With IMRT vs CRT for Prostate Tumors

Publish Date June 15, 2022

Among patients receiving radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer, intensity-modulated radiation therapy is significantly associated with a reduced risk for second primary solid malignancies compared with 3D conformal RT.

Urology

Vaccination Status Affects Patient Willingness to Have Surgery During Pandemic

Publish Date June 15, 2022

In hypothetical scenarios for a viral pandemic, willingness for surgery was higher with both patients and hospital staff vaccinated

Prostate Cancer

Enzalutamide’s Survival Benefit in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Confirmed

Publish Date June 13, 2022

Updated findings from the ENZAMET trial show that adding enzalutamide to testosterone suppression offers clinically meaningful improvements in overall survival.

Urology

ASCO: Parental Cancer Tied to Risk for Unmet Social Needs in Children

Publish Date June 13, 2022

Unmet social needs include family-level food insecurity, financial worry about housing costs and other monthly bills, and transportation challenges