Highlights • Increasing cumulative smoking exposure is associated with worse oncologic and overall survival outcomes. • For moderate to heavy smokers, cessation did not appear to improve survival outcomes. •…
Abstract Aims The aim of the study was to analyze the cut-off value for the percentage of the high-grade (HG) component that has clinical significance in urothelial carcinoma (UC). Material…
Highlights • Tumor location at TURBT predicts ipsilateral lymph node metastases. • Right-sided tumors show more positive ipsilateral lymph nodes. • Left-sided tumors also predict increased ipsilateral node positivity. •…
Highlights • Segmental ureterectomy was feasible for selected ureteral cancer patients. • Segmental ureterectomy faced a considerable risk of local recurrence and intravesical recurrence. • G3 and lymphatic vascular infiltration…
Highlights • A study in patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). • Half of patients received cisplatin-based regimens as first-line therapy. • After 2017, 58.2% of patients received…
Highlights • Bempegaldesleukin is a pegylated interleukin-2 cytokine. • This phase 2 study was conducted in patients previously untreated advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma and low PD-L1 expression. • The…
Abstract Background For patients with metastatic bladder cancer (mBC) palliative chemotherapy is one of the main treatment options. Real-world insights into outcomes are available, but a comprehensive overview of specific…
Highlights • Critical care therapy represents a 5- to 6-fold multiple of in-hospital mortality rate. Moreover, critical care therapy very closely reflects in-hospital mortality rate changes that occurred over time…
Highlights • The standard prostate biopsy method results in overdiagnosis and overtreatment. • ips-SB+TB can be an alternative for detecting prostate cancer (PCa). • Ips-SB+TB has comparable efficiency in detecting…
Abstract Background Burnout is a significant issue among GU oncologists, driven by increasing workloads and the emotional demands of patient care. This study aims to identify the prevalence, risk factors,…
