Hannah Clarke

"[Our study] suggests that limiting added sugar intake may help to prevent the formation of kidney stones,” says Shan Yin, MD.

Patients classified as high-risk by the genomic classifier who underwent radical prostatectomy had a 3-fold higher risk of harboring adverse pathology at the time of surgery compared with those with low-risk.

Suzanne Merrill, MD, recaps the BCAN 2023 Think Tank session she co-chaired that covered prehabilitation programs, urinary diversion management, and other focal areas aimed at enhancing the quality of bladder cancer care in the community.

"Patients and providers should be aware of the long-term risks of radiation exposure when weighing treatment decisions,” says Avi Baskin, MD, MPhil.

Urologist Rachel S. Rubin, MD, highlights her specialized sexual medicine practice that provides care to patients of all genders.

Due to rigorous data collection, there has been very little dropout and 3-year OS and PFS compare favorably to alternate regimens such as ipilimumab nivolumab,” says Elizabeth R. Plimack, MD, MS,

"I'm really optimistic that the session we are conducting will provide some recommendations [and] some ideas that will help us think about utilizing epigenetic therapies in a very evidence-based way," says Ania Woloszynska, PhD.

“Our study shows that these patients can immediately benefit from supervised exercise interventions to improve their sexual health and that exercise should be considered as an integral part of treatment for prostate cancer,” says Daniel Galvao, PhD.

"In the setting of BCG shortages, our patients need alternatives that do not deprive them of the chance of cure," says Ashish M. Kamat, MD, MBBS.

“Increasing the representation of physicians (or actors) who appear concordant with the target audience may be an important tool for more effective health communication strategies to mitigate health disparities," the authors write.

The approval comes after a recommendation for marketing authorization from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use in May 2023.

In this installment, sisters Amy Pearlman, MD, and Michelle Pearlman, MD, highlight Prime Institute, the practice they co-founded in South Florida.

"Despite prevalent OAB symptoms, only 6% of all LUTS prescriptions in men were for OAB medications," says Sarah Neu, MD, MSd, FRCSC.

The phase 3 ATLAS and ENVISION trials are exploring UGN-102 for intravesical solution in patients with low-grade intermediate-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

"The thing that's unique about this course, in my opinion, is that we are combining the vaginoplasty and phalloplasty discussions," says Kirtishri Mishra, MD.

In total, 73% of patients showed an increase in 24-hour urine volume from baseline to the end of the 1-month trial period.

In total, 77.8% of Black respondents, 72.7% of Asian respondents, 57.1% of Latino respondents, and 46.5% of White respondents indicated that the racial and ethnic diversity of residents at a program influenced their decision to preference signal or sub-internship with that program.

The UroActive device is currently being studied in the SOPHIA study, which published initial results earlier this year.

Dr. Vince has an interest in disparities in urologic care, specifically among patients with prostate cancer.

"Extra support from trusted peers can help make navigating complex health care systems easier for transgender patients, who often have to wait years before receiving gender-affirming genital surgery—while also managing the stress and trauma associated with being part of a society that often doesn’t accept non-conforming gender expression,” says Geolani Dy, MD, FACS

ARX517 is currently being studied in the phase 1/2 open-label APEX-01 trial.

Data among patients with follow-up of greater than 48 months demonstrated an IPSS reduction of 45.2% from baseline to 79 months following treatment.

"We are hoping this is something that we can repurpose quickly for those affected by these variants,” says Heather Christofk, PhD.

The rule includes a proposed unadjusted national average payment rate of US$21,376.53 for the device in 2024.

"The beauty is, now we can deliver a cisplatin-based chemotherapeutic orally, which is usually never done. And by targeting the prostate, we can reduce kidney and liver toxicity and the risk of peripheral neuropathy," says Shanta Dhar, PhD.

The prospective cohort study seeks to enroll 200 patients from the South Florida region and 1800 patients from international sites.

Urologists and other medical professionals can begin using the code on January 1, 2024 to facilitate the reimbursement of Li-ESWT involving the corpus cavernosum.

“Implementing Jelmyto earlier in real-world scenarios for LG-UTUC may offer appropriate low-risk patients the choice of minimal ablation or biopsy alone for renal preservation," says Hristos Z. Kaimakliotis, MD.

"We did an additional study where we surveyed all of the medical students who applied to urology this year... 1 in 5 applicants took programs off their list because they were located in states where abortion is illegal," says Chloe E. Peters, MD.

Data showed a decrease in patient symptoms following Aquablation procedures, with an average IPSS of 22.6 at baseline compared with 6.8 at 5-year follow-up.