Oncology
Determining Clinically Based Factors Associated With Reclassification in the Pre-MRI Era using a Large Prospective Active Surveillance Cohort
To report biopsy-related and oncologic outcomes in a large prospective active surveillance cohort that was initiated in the premagnetic resonance imaging era and to additionally identify clinical factors associated with disease reclassification in order to inform future studies designed to improve enrollment and follow-up on active surveillance.Risk Factors for Infection after Prostate Biopsy in the United States
We used the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare linked data from 2001 to 2015 and recorded 30-day infection rates and emergency department, hospital and, intensive care unit (ICU) admissions. We performed adjusted analyses to analyze the effect of age, demographic data, surgeon volume, rectal swab use, and biopsy year on infections.Transrectal Subharmonic Ultrasound Imaging for Prostate Cancer Detection
To assess the prostate cancer (CaP) detection rates of contrast-enhanced, transrectal subharmonic ultrasound imaging (SHI).Urinary Diversion Disparity Following Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer in the Hispanic Population
To determine if disparities in quality of surgical care exist between Hispanics and non-Hispanics undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer.DaBlaCa-11: Photodynamic Diagnosis in Flexible Cystoscopy—A Randomized Study With Focus on Recurrence
To examine whether photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) in addition to flexible cystoscopy in the outpatient clinic can reduce risk of tumor recurrence in patients with previous nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer. PDD is an optical technique that enhances the visibility of pathologic tissue and helps guidance tumor resection.Risk Factors for Upstaging, Recurrence, and Mortality in Clinical T1-2 Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients Upstaged to pT3a Disease: An International Analysis Utilizing the 8th Edition of the Tumor-Node-Metastasis Staging Criteria
To investigate risk factors for and outcomes in pathological T3a-upstaging in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), as Tumor-Node-Metastasis staging for T3a RCC was recently revised.Prostate Cancer Nonascitic Peritoneal Carcinomatosis After Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: 3 Case Reports and Review of the Literature
Robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is one of the treatment options for localized prostate cancer, with an excellent disease control rate. However, these patients can experience late disease recurrence with metastatic dissemination. Peritoneal metastases are an uncommon recurrence site. Here, we discuss 3 cases of peritoneal metastases following robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy and the mechanisms of peritoneal invasion. Through a literature review and our case reports, we postulate the existence of 2 distinct mechanisms of peritoneal invasion: one being iatrogenic, following a laparoscopic surgery with a well differentiated prostate cancer at a nonadvanced stage of the disease, the other involving the natural course of poor-prognosis tumors, even without surgery.The Association of Urologic Oncology Fellowship Training and Diagnostic Yield of Prostate Biopsy
To determine the relationship between urologic oncology fellowship training (UOFT) and diagnostic yield of prostate biopsy.How Many Cores Should be Obtained During Saturation Biopsy in the Era of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance? Experience in 875 Patients Submitted to Repeat Prostate Biopsy
To evaluate the number of needle cores combined with multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) findings needed to diagnose all clinically significant cases of prostate cancer (csPCa) in men subject to transperineal saturation biopsy (SPBx; 30 cores).Diagnostic Properties of Total and Free Prostate-Specific Antigen to Predict Overall and Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer Among Men With Low Testosterone and Prior Negative Biopsy
To evaluate whether total serum PSA, free-PSA ratio and PSA density have similar diagnostic properties for detecting prostate cancer (PCa) and clinically-significant (cs) PCa in men with normal testosterone compared to men with low testosterone with a prior negative biopsy.Clinical Anatomy of the Puboprostatic Ligament for the Safe Guidance for the Prostate Surgery
To provide the anatomy of the puboprostatic ligament and related structures to save urogenital competence after prostatectomy.The Role of Cytoreductive Nephrectomy for Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma: A 29-Year Institutional Experience
To assess which patients respond best following cytoreductive nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with sarcomatoid dedifferentiation (sRCC) and whether outcomes are improving over time.Redefining the Concept of Clinically Insignificant Prostate Cancer
To assess the risk of biochemical recurrence (BCR) in small low-grade prostate tumors following radical prostatectomy (RP), which are defined as clinically insignificant based on the existing criteria developed by Stamey and Epstein.Prostatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Controlled for Cancer Grade and Tumor Volume Does Not Have an Independent Effect on Adverse Radical Prostatectomy Outcomes Compared to Usual Acinar Prostatic Adenocarcinoma
To study if prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) controlled by Grade Group (GG), PSA, and tumor volume (TV) is an independent predictor of adverse radical prostatectomy (RP) outcomes.UK Multicenter Prospective Evaluation of the Leibovich Score in Localized Renal Cell Carcinoma: Performance has Altered Over Time
To examine changes in outcome by the Leibovich score using contemporary and historic cohorts of patients presenting with renal cell carcinoma (RCC)Questioning the Status Quo: Should Gleason Grade Group 1 Prostate Cancer be Considered a “Negative Core” in Pre-Radical Prostatectomy Risk Nomograms? An International Multicenter Analysis
To assess the impact of excluding Gleason Grade Group 1 (GG1) prostate cancer (CaP) cores from current pre-radical prostatectomy (RP) nomograms.Ten-Year Treatment Outcomes of Radical Prostatectomy Vs External Beam Radiation Therapy Vs Brachytherapy for 1503 Patients With Intermediate-risk Prostate Cancer
To compare 10-year oncologic treatment outcomes of radical prostatectomy (RP) vs external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) vs brachytherapy (BT) for patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer (IRPC).Percutaneous Image-guided Core Needle Biopsy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
To better understand the safety and diagnostic yield of percutaneous core-needle biopsy (PCNB) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).The Safety and Short-term Outcomes of Leukocyte Depleted Autologous Transfusions During Radical Cystectomy
To examine long- and short-term outcomes using cell salvage with a commercially available leukocyte depletion filter following radical cystectomy in an oncologic population.Selective Arterial Embolization for Large or Symptomatic Renal Angiomyolipoma: 10 Years of Follow-up
To assess long-term outcome after selective arterial embolization (SAE) as first-line treatment for large or symptomatic AML.Comparing Outcomes for Patients with Clinical T1b Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated With Either Percutaneous Microwave Ablation or Surgery
To compare perioperative and oncologic outcomes for patients with clinical T1b renal cell carcinoma following treatment with microwave ablation (MW), partial nephrectomy (PN), or radical nephrectomy (RN).Persistent Discordance in Grade, Stage, and NCCN Risk Stratification in Men Undergoing Targeted Biopsy and Radical Prostatectomy
To elucidate the accuracy of MRI and MRI-ultrasound fusion guided targeted biopsy (TBx) on risk stratification in men who underwent subsequent radical prostatectomy (RP).Kidney Graft Urothelial Carcinoma: Results From a Multicentric Retrospective National Study
To calculate the incidence of renal graft urothelial carcinoma in renal transplant recipients in a national large retrospective cohort and to analyze circumstances of diagnosis, treatment and outcome.Inferior Vena Cava Resection and Reconstruction with Bovine Pericardium for Renal Cell Carcinoma: Complications and Outcomes
To assess the postoperative complication rate and overall survival when bovine pericardium is used as graft material for inferior vena cava (IVC) reconstructions in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC). The ideal graft material is yet to be established, with synthetic grafts widely studied and used in the current literature.Pathological Characteristics of Prostate Cancer Occurring in Younger Men: A Retrospective Study of Prostatectomy Patients
To determine if differences exist in the pathological characteristics of prostate cancer occurring in younger men as compared to the disease when it occurs in older men.
