Dr. Narayan on next steps with nadofaragene firadenovec in NMIBC
April 2nd 2024“The hope is that we can collaborate with folks who might be interested in trying nadofaragene plus something else, something that compliments the mechanism of action, so that we can build upon what we have now,” says Vikram M. Narayan, MD.
Dr. Patel and Dr. Aworunse discuss prostate cancer among US veterans
April 2nd 2024"We hope that this paper encourages urologists to rethink non definitive treatment/active surveillance for prostate cancer and consider definitive treatment options earlier in the treatment pathway based on evidence that has accumulated," says Mital Patel, MD.
How post-URS QOL data can help with patient counseling
April 1st 2024"We know that surgical intervention for ureteroscopy for both renal and ureteral stones does result in a relatively rapid and also quite substantial improvement in quality of life that does exceed preoperative baseline," says Justin B. Ziemba, MD, MSEd.
Academic, private practice urologists collaborate to change BPH reimbursement
April 1st 2024"We really aimed to affect 3 different contraindications and instead achieved retirement of the entire policy, which, we think, really opens up this wonderful technology to literally hundreds of thousands more patients across the country," says Arpeet Shah, MD.
Dr. Vickers on quantifying Gleason pattern 4 in prostate cancer
March 30th 2024“I would just say that urologists should be focusing much more on the total amount of pattern 4, if they have that information available, than on the ratio of pattern 3 and 4, and therefore the grade group,” says Andrew J. Vickers, PhD.
Dr. Sutherland discusses what's on the horizon in tibial nerve stimulation
March 26th 2024“I think the long and short of it is we know tibial nerve stimulation works, we're just trying to identify what's the best way by which we can deliver it conveniently and cost effectively to the patient,” says Suzette E. Sutherland, MD, MS, FPMRS.