To evaluate the performance of low dose Cone beam computed tomography(CBCT) acquisition protocols for image guided radiotherapy of prostate cancer. Cone beam CBCT images of patients undergoing prostate cancer radiotherapy were acquired with the settings currently used in our department and two low dose settings at 50 and 63% lower exposure.
Hyperglycemia is associated with series of process leading to oncogenesis. Evidence has shown that diabetes mellitus (DM) seems to be associated with poor prognosis in patients with bladder cancer. However, evidence on the effect of glycemic control on the outcomes of bladder cancer is still limited.
There is no good prognostic model that could predict the prognosis of bladder cancer (BCa) and the benefit of immunotherapy. Through the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) algorithm, we constructed a 13-mRNA immune signature from the TCGA cohort (n = 406).
To investigate plasma and urinary kynurenine/tryptophan (KYN/TRP) ratio in bladder cancer, expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) vis-à-vis tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO2) in bladder tumor and correlation of KYN/TRP ratio with bladder tumor burden.
A novel coronavirus has emerged in late 2019 capable of causing a severe respiratory disease known as COVID-19. Its pathogenesis appears to be the initiation of an immune response and resulting cytokine storm that damages the healthy lung tissue of the host.
The association between sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) and cancer risk is unclear. The objective of this study was to analyze whether a disproportionate number of cases of bladder cancer are reported for SGLT2is in EudraVigilance.
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a cell membrane glycoprotein that is selectively expressed in prostate cells, with expression levels increasing dramatically in prostatic adenocarcinoma.
A precise stratification of our patients is essential and can support clinicians to determine the right therapy. The aim of this study was to identify clinically relevant genes using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) datasets.
In Japan, a study using population-based cancer registry data from six prefectures revealed a difference in bladder cancer survival between men and women. However, the period of the study was limited to 1993-2006.
Evaluating health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) is important in urological oncology. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of minimally invasive radical cystectomy (RC) on the patients’ QoL depending on the surgical strategy (laparoscopic compared to robotic).
