SUO 2021: Does the Evidence Justify Extrapolating the Benefit of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy from Bladder Cancer to Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma?

(UroToday.com) The Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) 2021 annual meeting in Orlando, FL was host to an excellent, thought-provoking presentation by Dr. Jean Hoffman-Censits, MD, discussing whether there is evidence to justify extrapolating the benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy from bladder cancer to upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).

SUO 2021: Emerging Biomarkers to Identify Patients with High-Risk Non-Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

(UroToday.com) The Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) 2021 annual meeting in Orlando, FL hosted an overview of emergent biomarkers to identify patients with high-risk non-metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) presented by Dr. Brandon Manley, MD. Dr. Manley began his talk by discussing methylation profiles in clear cell RCC (ccRCC). Wei et al. used genome-wide CpG methylation […]

SUO 2021: Digital Innovations to Improve Perioperative Bladder Cancer Care

(UroToday.com) The Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) annual winter meeting included a health services research session and a presentation by Dr. Jill Hamilton-Reeves discussing digital innovations to improve perioperative bladder cancer care. Dr. Hamilton-Reeves notes that the promise of digital innovation is that it (i) reduces inefficiencies, (ii) extends support and accountability, (iii) strengthens communication […]

SUO 2021: Metastasis-Directed Therapy for Oligorecurrent Prostate Cancer

(UroToday.com) The Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) annual winter meeting included an advanced prostate cancer session and a presentation by Dr. Ale Berlin discussing metastasis-directed therapy for oligorecurrent prostate cancer. Dr. Berlin started with a clinical case example of a 71 year-old-male with a diagnosis of unfavorable intermediate risk prostate cancer who underwent a radical prostatectomy […]

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