Urologist's bold move takes him off Medicare's radar

The phase 2a open-label dose ascending study to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of VMB-100 in female patients with moderate SUI is expected to begin in the first half of 2024.

In this episode, Janelle Bunce, PA-C, highlights the role that advanced practice providers can play in filling the gaps created by the growing workforce shortages in urology.

"As more patients become interested in remote patient monitoring and case studies continue to show improved patient outcomes, practices must seek ways to integrate these tools into their workflows," writes Lucienne Marie Ide, MD, PhD.

"We're excited that the FDA approval of this radiotracer gives us yet more tools at our disposal to diagnose prostate cancer in all its forms, from early to late in the disease process," says David M. Schuster, MD, FACR.

"Rather than receiving definitive radiation treatment for localized disease, these patients may have received treatment aimed at preventing the further spread of what was incorrectly identified as metastatic disease," says Thomas Hope, MD.

In a study published in The Lancet Oncology, UC San Francisco researchers conducted a phase 1 clinical trial assessing the combination of 177Lu-PSMA-617 and pembrolizumab in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.