Urology
Randomized Trial: Radiotherapy to the Primary Tumour for Newly Diagnosed, Metastatic Prostate Cancer
26 Oct, 2018 | 01:45h | UTCCommentaries: Radiotherapy for newly diagnosed oligometastatic prostate cancer – The Lancet (free) AND ESMO 2018: Local radiotherapy improves survival in metastatic prostate cancer with low disease burden – eCancer News (free) AND Radiotherapy offers hopes in advanced prostate cancer – OnMedica (free) AND Cancer trial shows treating the prostate with radiotherapy improves survival – University of Birmingham (free)
Guideline: Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:28h | UTCNews Release: New ASTRO/ASCO/AUA Guideline for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer Supports Use of Shortened Courses of Radiation Therapy (free)
Randomized Trial: Drinking More Water Prevents Recurrent Cystitis
5 Oct, 2018 | 01:48h | UTCEditorial: Drinking More Water for Prevention of Recurrent Cystitis (free)
Commentaries: Drinking more water reduces bladder infections in women – UT Southwestern Medical Center (free) AND Drinking more water linked to fewer bladder infections in women – UPI (free)
Ig Nobel Win for Kidney Stone Removing Roller-coaster
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:21h | UTCIg Nobel win for kidney stone removing roller-coaster – BBC (free)
Related: Ig Nobel prizes honor do-it-yourself colonoscopies, a curious use for postage stamps, and other peculiar research – Science (free)
Study: Are Elderly Patients with Prostate Cancer Patients Being Overtreated?
20 Sep, 2018 | 19:17h | UTCTotal Medicare Costs Associated With Diagnosis and Treatment of Prostate Cancer in Elderly Men – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Are Older Prostate Cancer Patients Overtreated? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
ASCO Guideline Endorsement: Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
14 Sep, 2018 | 01:29h | UTC
Guideline: Prostate Cancer Screening with PSA Test
6 Sep, 2018 | 03:12h | UTCRelated guidelines: American Cancer Society Guideline for the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer (free) AND PSA-Based Prostate Cancer Screening in Men Aged 55-69 – American Academy of Family Physicians (free) AND USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Prostate Cancer (free guideline, editorial and commentaries)
Study: Factors in Men’s Choice of Active Surveillance for Low-risk Prostate Cancer
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:12h | UTCFactors in men’s choice of active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Factors Influencing Men’s Choice of and Adherence to Active Surveillance for Low-risk Prostate Cancer: A Mixed-method Systematic Review – European Urology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Study: Transplant of Hepatitis C–Infected Kidneys Into Uninfected Recipients
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:26h | UTCTwelve-Month Outcomes After Transplant of Hepatitis C–Infected Kidneys Into Uninfected Recipients: A Single-Group Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Patients who accepted infected kidneys cured of hepatitis C – STAT (free) AND Good Outcomes for HCV-Negative Recipients of HCV Kidneys – Renal & Urology News (free)
AAFP Guideline: PSA-Based Prostate Cancer Screening in Men Aged 55-69
3 Aug, 2018 | 04:07h | UTCPSA-Based Prostate Cancer Screening in Men Aged 55-69 – American Academy of Family Physicians (free)
News Release: AAFP Updates Its PSA Screening Recommendation (free)
Related Guidelines with conflicting viewpoints: American Cancer Society Guideline for the Early Detection of Prostate Cancer (free) AND USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Prostate Cancer (free guideline, editorial and commentaries)
Guideline: Renal Transplantation
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:42h | UTC
Review: Prevention and Management of Urosepsis Triggered by Ureteroscopy
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:55h | UTCPrevention and management of urosepsis triggered by ureteroscopy – Research and Reports in Urology (free)
Randomized Trial: Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Patients with Neurogenic Bladder and Repeated Urinary Tract Infections
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:47h | UTCInvited Commentary: Preventing urinary tract infections in patients with neurogenic bladder (free)
Randomized Trial: Enzalutamide in Men with Nonmetastatic, Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:34h | UTCEnzalutamide in Men with Nonmetastatic, Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related Perspective: Metastasis-free Survival — A New End Point in Prostate Cancer Trials – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Enzalutamide: Now Also for Earlier Use in Prostate Cancer? – Medscape (free registration required) AND Enzalutamide Improves Outcomes for Aggressive Prostate Cancer – MPR (free) AND Enzalutamide Postpones Metastasis for a Subset of High-Risk Patients With Prostate Cancer – Cancer Therapy Advisor (free)
Cohort Study: Infectious and Noninfectious Complications Associated with Indwelling Urethral Catheters
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:25h | UTCCommentary: Foleys Aren’t Fun: Patient Study Shows Catheter Risks – University of Michigan, via NewsWise (free)
“More than half of patients surveyed while they had a urinary catheter, and again weeks later, reported a complication – and infections were only part of the problem” (from NewsWise)
Cohort Study: Percutaneous Ablation Versus Partial and Radical Nephrectomy for T1a Renal Cancer
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:34h | UTCPercutaneous Ablation Versus Partial and Radical Nephrectomy for T1a Renal Cancer: A Population-Based Analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Percutaneous ablation may be preferred to nephrectomy for selected patients with early-stage renal cancer – ACP Internist (free) AND New Findings Support Ablation for Small Renal Tumors – Renal & Urology News (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Radiofrequency ablation versus partial nephrectomy for treatment of renal masses: A systematic review and meta-analysis – The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences (free) AND Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Partial Nephrectomy in Treating Small Renal Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Medicine (free)
“Percutaneous ablation for T1a renal cancer has similar 5-year survival rates to radical nephrectomy but with far fewer 30-day complications and less kidney failure (via @AnnalsofIM see Tweet)
Randomized Trial: Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy No Better Than Open Radical Cystectomy in Patients with Bladder Cancer
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:18h | UTCRobot-assisted radical cystectomy versus open radical cystectomy in patients with bladder cancer (RAZOR): an open-label, randomised, phase 3, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Robotic, Open Cystectomy Offer Comparable Bladder Cancer Outcomes – Renal & Urology News (free) AND RAZOR study: No differences in robotic vs open surgery for bladder cancer – Coloproctology News (free) AND Robotic surgery is no better than traditional surgery, bladder cancer study finds – The Washington Post (free)
Randomized Trial: Prostatic Artery Embolization vs Transurethral Resection of the Prostate for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
19 Jun, 2018 | 22:30h | UTCCommentary: Prostatic artery embolisation: time to improve collaboration – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Randomized Trial: Medical Expulsive Therapy Not Effective for Kidney Stone Passage
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:18h | UTCEffect of Tamsulosin on Passage of Symptomatic Ureteral Stones: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Medical Expulsive Therapy for Ureteral Stones—Stone Age Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Recent Clinical Trial Finds Tamsulosin Not Effective in Kidney Stone Passage – George Washington University, via NewsWise (free) AND For Passing Smaller Ureteral Stones, Tamsulosin May Be No Better Than Placebo – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Cohort Study: Erectile Dysfunction as an Independent Predictor of Future Cardiovascular Events
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:52h | UTCAHA News Release: Erectile dysfunction means increased risk for heart disease, regardless of other risk factors (free)
Commentaries: Men With Erectile Dysfunction Are Twice As Likely to Have Heart Disease, Study Says – TIME (free) AND Erectile Dysfunction Linked To Higher Chances Of Heart Problems In Men – Medical Daily (free)
Research: Biparametric MRI (simpler, faster) May Be Used to Exclude Aggressive Disease and Avoid Unnecessary Biopsies in Men with Clinical Suspicion of Prostate Cancer
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCCommentary: Biparametric MRI Helps Rule Out Significant Prostate Cancers – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related: MRI-Targeted or Standard Biopsy for Prostate-Cancer Diagnosis (link to abstract and commentaries)
ASCO 2018: Sunitinib Alone or after Nephrectomy in Metastatic Renal-Cell Carcinoma
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:21h | UTCEditorial: Cytoreductive Nephrectomy — Patient Selection Is Key (free)
Commentaries: 2018 ASCO: Carmena Trial Compares Nephrectomy Plus Adjuvant Sunitinib vs Sunitinib Alone in Metastatic RCC – The ASCO Post (free) AND In Advanced Kidney Cancer, Surgery No Longer Sole Standard of Care – Medscape (free registration required)
AUA/ASTRO/SUO Guideline: Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:49h | UTCPart I: Risk Stratification, Shared Decision Making, and Care Options – The Journal of Urology (free)
Part II: Recommended Approaches and Details of Specific Care Options – The Journal of Urology (free)
ASCO 2018: Some Patients With Prostate Cancer Have Good Results With Immunotherapy
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:37h | UTCCommentaries: First Major Trial Of Keytruda For Prostate Cancer Shows It Works, But Only For A Minority Of Men – Forbes (free)
Guideline: Peyronie’s Disease and Congenital Penile Curvature
29 May, 2018 | 18:26h | UTC