Program encompasses patient counseling, anesthetic planning, and early mobilization.
"The ABU continues to reevaluate all policies related to diplomates. As medical practice continues to evolve in United States, and these changes affect the practitioners of medicine, likely further changes will be necessary in board certification procedures," writes Roger Dmochowski, MD, MA (Conflict Management and Resolution), MMHC, FACS.
The National Cancer Institute has again recognized the UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center as one of the nation’s top cancer centers, renewing its “comprehensive” designation
"We demonstrate that patients with metastatic disease stayed on therapy longer—a median of 9 months vs 7 months for the non-metastatic patients," says Rana R. McKay, MD, FASCO.
Kyrollis Attalla, MD, remarks on emerging imaging technologies for patients with prostate cancer and the growing pool of candidates for focal therapy.
"Our success depends on your assertive action and membership in organizations serving our specialty—the AACU in particular—as well as your state medical association," writes William C. Reha, MD, MBA.
Experts share their concluding thoughts on the recent progress and future outlook for the treatment of non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).
Catch up on all the notable drug and device approvals in urology over the past year.
"Specialty providers can take three steps now to succeed with MIPS while prioritizing caring for their patients," writes Wayne Singer.
Patients may require specific diagnostic, surveillance, and therapeutic management.
"Appropriate patient selection for CN is a highly individualized process that is improved with a multidisciplinary approach," write the authors.
SMSNA 2024 abstract data show shockwave therapies and platelet-rich plasma, either alone or in combination, may be promising treatments for ED.
Drug-related hematological treatment-emergent adverse events were proportionately similar between the EBRT cohort and the those who did not receive EBRT to the bone.
"I’m hopeful because women in urology are no longer an exception—they’re becoming the norm," says Shaya Taghechian, MD.
Treatments provide a targeted therapeutic strategy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
The miR Sentinel Prostate Cancer Test is a standalone liquid biopsy urine test.
The expert panel concludes their discussion with a look toward the future of prostate cancer treatment and the evolving role of rectal spacers.
A panelist discusses how they would communicate these comparative study results to patients by explaining that both enzalutamide and darolutamide effectively control metastatic prostate cancer when added to hormone therapy while emphasizing that darolutamide may cause fewer central nervous system adverse effects like fatigue and cognitive changes, helping patients understand the potential benefits and tradeoffs to make a treatment decision that best fits their individual situation and preferences.
Benefits include improved quality of life and symptom management.
"Clinicians, now more than ever, have many data entry duties. The clinical encounter’s efficiency is dictated by the ease of the EHR," write Jesse D. Bracamonte, DO, FAAFP, and Michael Underhill, DO.
AI scribe solutions are one of the easiest technologies to deploy into existing workflows, writes Vadim Khazan.
The panel concludes by offering key takeaways on the evolving treatment landscape for BCG-unresponsive non–muscle invasive bladder cancer.
In this companion article, Judd W. Moul, MD, of Duke University Medical Center, shares expert insights into factors affecting treatment decisions in metastatic hormone-sensitive and castration-resistant prostate cancer.
"With the average cost of treatment ranging from $2600 to $3900 per cycle, clinics offering radial wave therapy have an obvious financial incentive to continue marketing despite the lack of evidence of its effectiveness," write Navid Leelani, DO, and Scott D. Lundy, MD, PhD.
"The black box warning affects that ability for them to get access to that critical drug, vaginal estrogen," says Yahir A. Santiago-Lastra, MD.
"During treatment with 177Lu-PSMA-617, patients should be counseled to increase oral fluid intake and to void frequently to reduce bladder radiation exposure," writes Stephanie Trexler, PharmD, BCOP.
"Appropriate patient selection for CN is a highly individualized process that is improved with a multidisciplinary approach," write the authors.
“It encompasses and contains the miTNM, PROMISE, PRIMARY, RECIP, PSMA-RADS, and E-PSMA concept and criteria all together,” says Jeremie Calais, MD, PhD.
Panelists discuss how the management of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer with a homologous recombination repair (HRR) alteration involves targeted therapies, such as PARP inhibitors, to exploit the genetic vulnerability and improve treatment response.
Betty Wang, MD, provides insight on 3 presentations that she believes “may be game changing” in urology.