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Recent studies suggest that steroid sulfatase (STS) can drive prostate cancer and initiate resistance through an alternative androgen synthesis.
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Some people are better protected against UTIs because their bodies produce higher levels of uromodulin. A research team discovered how the helper protein works, with possible implications for UTI treatment and prevention.
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A 10-years single-center study reported that substantially more men complain of reduced sexual desire than a decade ago. Conversely, fewer men complain of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.
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New findings show that urosepsis is associated with lower mortality than sepsis derived from other sites, but if appropriate measures are not taken, 10-15% will develop a recurrent urosepsis.
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The EAU20 virtual meeting featured a thematic session looking at the controversy in renal cancer surgery considering the timing and necessity of cytoreductive nephrectomy.
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The trend in continental birth rate falls is partly related to economic uncertainty, as demographers from the Austrian Academy of Sciences show using data from the European Demographic Data Sheet.
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Prof. Axel Merseburger reviewed the recent evidence testing immuno-oncology (IO) in combination with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).
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Pharmacologists have succeeded in detecting minute amounts of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 using mass spectrometry in solutions with which COVID-19 patients gargled. The new method could serve as a supplement to previously used tests.
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Adding docetaxel to antiandrogen treatment improves progression-free survival (PFS) in prostate cancer patients with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) relapse.
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Aquablation demonstrated a significantly lower rate of sexual dysfunction at the primary safety endpoint of 3 months compared with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), according to phase-3 data.
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In his state-of-the-art lecture, Prof. Leendert Looijenga discussed the connection between infertility and testicular cancer1. Both molecular associations and putative causality were reviewed.
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New findings from the large, multicentre IRON study demonstrate that robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) is associated with lower morbidity and similar oncologic and long-term renal function outcomes compared with open partial nephrectomy (OPN).
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Labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen in PET-CT fusion was superior in specificity and sensitivity to conventional imaging in pre-treatment staging of intermediate and high-risk localized prostate cancer.
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The neurological history from male LUTS patients or their partners is essential. Urologists should perform a careful physical exam and perhaps a referral to neurologists prior to any invasive or irreversible treatment.
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A highly contagious disease breaks out in Italy and threatens to contaminate the whole of Europe. Sick people remain in isolation. Caregivers risk their lives to protect them in a world in crisis. This disease had nothing to do with the medical field.
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The trial demonstrated a significant survival advantage for intermediate and poor-risk patients with metastatic renal-cell carcinoma who received pembrolizumab + axitinib as compared to those receiving sunitinib.
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Prof. Yohann Loriot discussed novel treatment options beyond immunotherapy, urging a better understanding of tumor biology towards identifying new targets and facilitating precision medicine.
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A study investigating nadofaragene firadenovec for high-grade, BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) achieved encouraging, durable, high-grade, recurrence-free survival.
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Reduction in the frequency of BCG vaccine instillations during induction and maintenance treatment for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer results in earlier disease recurrence relative to a standard schedule.
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New findings from the first prospective, multicenter, randomized trial demonstrated improved continence for patients undergoing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy as compared with conventional laparoscopic radical prostatectomy.
