Clinical Centers of Excellence - Prostate Cancer: Mayo Clinic - Selection criteria
Number of patients treated/procedures performed per year – 1,200 radical prostatectomies performed in 2008.
Number of patients treated/procedures performed per year – 1,200 radical prostatectomies performed in 2008.
Number of research protocols engaged in annually – Four
Systems in place to prevent errors – 1) Surgical checklist; 2) Intraoperative Surgical Pause
Patient education efforts – Patients receive instructions on how to care for their catheters and what to expect before, during, and after surgery.
Evidence of incorporating research and clinical care – Research performed at Mayo has demonstrated that prostate cancer recurrence is likely to occur at a higher PSA cutoff point than was previously assumed.
Dr. Chan on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of kidney stones in pediatric patients
July 26th 2024"Stones that recur in children happen about 40% to 50% of the time. That's why the American Urological Association guidelines recommend doing a complete metabolic evaluation in all children," says Katherine Chan, MD, MPH.
Phase 1B trial to evaluate relugolix and enzalutamide in high-risk prostate cancer
July 24th 2024"Going forward after this study, we hope to be able to expand and potentially look at patients undergoing either surgery or radiation therapy, and really try to determine the potential benefit," says Kelly L. Stratton, MD, FACS.
