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Those who experienced a response with neoadjuvant chemotherapy had a median overall survival of 73.0 months, compared with 17.0 months among non-responders.

Overall, the patient met the study’s primary outcome measures of successful device activation and the rate of explants and revisions at 6 months.

Cefepime-taniborbactam is currently under review by the FDA for cUTI, including acute pyelonephritis, based on data from the CERTAIN-1 trial.

"Post-hoc sensitivity analyses from the phase 3 ARASENS trial presented at ASCO GU were consistent with and supportive of the ARASENS primary OS analysis–reinforcing darolutamide plus ADT plus docetaxel as an effective and well tolerated standard of care in patients with mHSPC," writes Neal Shore, MD, FACS.

The sNDA, which was submitted in January 2024, is supported by findings from the phase 3 EV-302 trial.

The funds will support ZERO Prostate Cancer’s Black Men’s Prostate Cancer Initiative, which provides aid to Black and Brown communities who are at higher risk of prostate cancer.

In patients where SOC imaging was unable to detect any lesions, 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA was able to identify lesions in approximately 60% of patients on same-day imaging and up to 80% on next-day imaging.

A personalized patient genetic index will be created to show the presence of bladder cancer as well as evaluate patient response to BCG immunotherapy,” says Marvin S. Hausman, MD.

The safety and efficacy of BXCL701 in combination with pembrolizumab is currently under investigation in a phase 2 trial.

"Our findings offer hope for those looking for ways to improve their quality of life after undergoing surgery, radiation, and other common therapies for prostate cancer, which can cause significant [adverse] effects," says Stacy Loeb, MD, MSc.

"Not only does it impact trust in the information, but a lack of Black representation in prostate cancer content gave the impression that Black men are at lower risk for prostate cancer,” says Stacy Loeb, MD, MSc.

“With cancer patients living longer, understanding the adverse cardiac effects due to cancer treatments, such as androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), is critical," says Sagar Anil Patel, MD.

The panel recommended that baseline PSA testing be done in Black men between the ages of 40 to 45.

ZH9 is a proprietary bacterial immunotherapy administered to patients via a single-dose intravesical induction regimen.

"The data from the QUILT 3.032 Quality of Life study suggest that many patients not only have a durable response but also report no decline in physical function, which is very important for these patients,” says Karim Chamie, MD.

"It adds to the evidence base that is building that shows that improving your fitness levels is a positive thing to do to reduce your risk of developing prostate cancer," says Kate A. Bolam Enarsson, PhD.

According to statistics provided by the AUA, 385 medical students and other applicants were matched across 148 urology residency training programs nationwide.

Data revealed that 49% of prostate cancer signups in clinical trials were among patients newly diagnosed with cancer, compared with 32% among patients with other solid tumors.

Iterum plans to resubmit a New Drug Application for oral sulopenem for the treatment of patients with uUTi in Q2 of 2024.

The clearance will initiate the phase 2 CELLVX-230 trial, which will assess the therapy in patients with prostate cancer with a high risk of recurrence following prostatectomy.

Overall, the pathological complete response rate among patients who received APL-1202 plus tislelizumab was 39%, compared with 21% among those who received tislelizumab alone.

Data showed that treatment with radical prostatectomy was associated with worse urinary incontinence but not worse sexual function compared with other treatment options, regardless of cancer risk.

Patients were less likely to choose active surveillance when their decision was influenced by their treatment goals of achieving “cure” or to “live longer,” or when they perceived their diagnosis of low-risk prostate cancer to be more serious.

The real-world study plans to enroll 500 patients who are utilizing the Leva Pelvic Health System, a non-invasive medical device to help women train and strengthen pelvic floor muscles.

The investigators at DSUI developed 4 recommended actions for urologists based on the findings from the survey: drive multidisciplinary collaboration, leverage technology excellence, bridge patient-urologist perspectives, and foster collaboration with general practitioners.

Overall, more than 78% of consumers were able to appropriately self-select to use avanafil using the drug facts label (DFL) and the assistive app, compared with 56% of consumers using the DFL alone.

Data showed a similar incidence of TEAEs and TRAEs between cycles 1-4 and cycles 5-6 of treatment with 177Lu-PSMA-617.

A phase 3 study is expected to initiate in 2024 to explore the safety and efficacy of UGN-103 in LG-IR-NMIBC.

“These [patient-reported outcome] data are supportive of the use of [enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab] as a 1L therapy option for patients who are cisplatin-ineligible," write the authors.

Nadofaragene firadenovec received FDA approval in December 2022 for the treatment of patients with high-risk BCG-unresponsive NMIBC with carcinoma in situ with or without papillary tumors.