Genitourinary Cancers

Researchers looked at the use and effects of 5α-reductase inhibitors to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia on prostate cancer outcomes.

Final results of LATITUDE confirm the benefit of abiraterone acetate plus prednisone along with ADT in high-risk metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.

Dr. Balar highlights promising evidence on the potential benefits of the use of immunotherapy in the advanced bladder cancer setting.

In this article, we review the current use of and future direction for genetic testing and tumor profiling in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

The clinic educates, evaluates, and guides patients with prostate cancer on available treatments and helps to control associated anxiety.

Telerehabilitation and pharmacological pain management approaches were tested in patients with advanced cancers, including prostate cancer, to see if pain and function could be improved.

Researchers tested the addition of adjuvant chemotherapy to androgen suppression and radiotherapy in patients with localized high-risk prostate cancer.

A recent study in The Lancet Oncology suggests that the benefits of one tyrosine kinase inhibitor may extend to other subtypes of RCC.

The updates to the guidelines reflect recent advances, including recommended immunotherapies and changes in tumor staging.

Updated prostate cancer guidelines reflect the importance of tumor genetic testing and genomically-informed disease management.

Here, we review the current use and future direction of novel therapeutic targets in the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer.

A large Danish registry study looked at the effects of post-diagnosis use of low-dose aspirin on prostate cancer mortality.

Researchers tested the combination of docetaxel and ADT in a phase III randomized trial of patients with high-risk nonmetastatic prostate cancer.

Research presented at ASCO GU 2019 compared PFS with avelumab and axitinib vs sunitinib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Researchers found that the HSD3B1 genotype may be a predictive biomarker for the use of certain prostate cancer therapies.

The latest trial results are based on a larger patient population and were reported at the 2019 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

The results of the double-blind, phase III trial were presented at the 2019 ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

Do race, income level, geographic location, and type of specialist influence treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer?

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reported on the clinical implications of gDDR genes.

A 64-year-old man is diagnosed with primary squamous cell carcinoma within the upper pole calyceal diverticulum of the kidney. What are the best steps of management?

Researchers identified two germline pathogenic variants in CHEK2 that may account for a minority of men diagnosed with testicular germ cell tumors.

Cancer Network spoke with Dr. Petros Grivas about emerging immunotherapy approaches for the treatment of advanced urothelial cancer.

An analysis of a large, phase III trial investigated a potential surrogate endpoint for survival outcomes in prostate cancer patients receiving ADT.

Cancer Network spoke with Dr. Daniela Molena about the advancements in the treatment of esophageal cancer, including the safety and importance of endoscopic resection for the disease.

Cancer Network spoke with Dr. Bassel El-Rayes about novel strategies on the horizon for pancreatic cancer during the 2019 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.