Declines in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level after treatment with the next-generation androgen receptor inhibitor drug enzalutamide predict improved survival rates in men with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate ...
Feb 10, 2023
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A new drug company founded by entrepreneur Mark Cuban could save patients $1.29 billion a year based on 2020 Medicare Part D expenditures on just the nine most popular urological drugs, according to a study published in the ...
Feb 9, 2023
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The recently introduced thulium fiber laser (TFL) does not improve the clinical outcomes of laser treatment for urinary stones compared to the standard for laser stone therapy, reports a randomized trial in the Journal of ...
Jan 10, 2023
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For men with early-stage prostate cancer being managed by active surveillance, adding the hormonal agent apalutamide may lower the rate of positive biopsies during follow-up, suggests a preliminary clinical trial in the Journal ...
Jan 10, 2023
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For patients with early-stage renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) that measure between 3 and 4 centimeters, a procedure that destroys the cancer by freezing—called cryoablation—yields a lower-risk of cancer-related death compared ...
Nov 29, 2022
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For patients with solitary metastases from prostate cancer, an approach called metastasis-directed therapy (MDT)—focused treatment using surgery or radiation therapy, without androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)—can slow ...
Nov 10, 2022
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A combination of two types of cancer-fighting treatments—the immunotherapy agent pembrolizumab and a nanoparticle-bound form of the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel—may provide an urgently needed new treatment approach for ...
Nov 3, 2022
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The standard cutoff point for low testosterone levels may not be accurate for men in their mid-forties and younger, reports a study in the Journal of Urology.
Oct 28, 2022
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Among men undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for treatment of prostate cancer, younger patients are more likely to experience cancer-related financial toxicity, suggests a study in the Journal of Urology, ...
Oct 10, 2022
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A new technique which combines the use of two ultrasound technologies may offer an option to move kidney stones out of the ureter with minimal pain and no anesthesia, according to a new feasibility study published today in ...
Oct 7, 2022
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