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(UroToday.com) As part of the “Game-changing Session 4” plenary session at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Virtual Annual Meeting, Dr. Bedke discussed health-related quality of life analysis from the KEYNOTE-426 trial. As most UroToday readers will know, the primary analysis of the KEYNOTE-426 trial demonstrated a significant survival advantage for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma […]

(UroToday.com) The focal therapy for prostate cancer thematic session at the 2020 European Association of Urology (EAU) Virtual meeting included Dr. Clément Orczyk discussing focal ablation with high-intensity focus ultrasound (HIFU).

(UroToday.com) At the prostate cancer session at the virtual EAU 2020 annual meeting, Chris Sweeney, MBBS, discussed the treatment of polymetastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. To start his presentation, he clarified several important definitions:

(UroToday.com)  The Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) held a virtual meeting on Saturday, July 18, 2020, in place of the usual meeting held at the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting. This virtual meeting was divided into sessions on bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and prostate cancer. In the session on prostate cancer, Dr. George Schade […]

(UroToday.com) Dr. Michael Shen began his discussion on the use of organoid models for studying tumor evolution and drug response. The reasons he uses organoid models include: A need for model systems that can capture tumor heterogeneity Clonal evolution of tumors plays a key role in drug resistance Drug responses are readily assayed in organoid culture […]

(UroToday.com) As part of the Kidney Cancer Session at the 2020 Virtual Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) Summer Webcast, Dr. Venkatesh Krishnamurthi discussed the role of mandatory nephrectomy in the setting of pre-renal transplant. Dr. Krishnamurthi is uniquely trained in both kidney transplant and urologic oncology. Dr. Krishnamurthi notes that patients receiving a renal transplant, whether from a deceased or living donor, have improved […]

(UroToday.com) To conclude the 2020 Society of Urologic Oncology Summer Virtual Webcast bladder cancer session, Janet Kukreja, MD, from the University of Colorado discussed three papers published this year that have changed her practice. The first paper was by Steinberg et al. entitled “Multi-Institution Evaluation of Sequential Gemcitabine and Docetaxel as Rescue Therapy for Nonmuscle Invasive […]

(UroToday.com) The best abstract oncology session at the virtual EAU 2020 meeting featured second place winner Dr. Paul Sargos discussing late toxicity and quality of life from the GETUG-AFU 22 study. Currently, no recommendations exist for patients with immediate detectable prostate specific antigen (PSA) after radical prostatectomy. The purpose of the GETUG-AFU 22 study was […]

(UroToday.com) The Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) held a virtual meeting on Saturday, July 18, 2020, in place of the usual meeting held at the American Urological Association (AUA) annual meeting. This virtual meeting was divided into sessions on bladder cancer, kidney cancer, and prostate cancer. In the session on prostate cancer, Jim Hu, MD, MPH, […]

(UroToday.com) Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield, MD, is a medical oncologist specializing in palliative care. At the 2020 Society of Urologic Oncology Virtual Webcast, she discussed supportive and palliative care for urologists. Palliative care is defined as specialized health care for people living with serious illness, and is a type of care focused on providing relief from symptoms […]