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Survival Outcomes After High-dose Chemotherapy and Stem Cell Transplantation in the Salvage Setting for Relapsed or Refractory Germ Cell Cancers
(2020-11)
Background/Aim: High-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) and stem cell transplantation (SCT) have been established as the standard of care in patients with relapsed germ cell tumours (GCTs). We evaluated the safety, efficacy and ...
The role of URO17™ biomarker to enhance diagnosis of urothelial cancer in new haematuria patients – First European Data
(2020-10-20)
Introduction and objectives: Novel biomarker research is vital for the progression of safe and thorough diagnostic medicine. There is now a need to improve the diagnosis of bladder cancer via a noninvasive urine test while ...
Guideline of Guidelines: Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
(2020-09-21)
Muscle-invasive bladder cancer accounts for 25% of bladder cancer cases and represents a spectrum of disease, which can result in significant morbidity and mortality for anyone affected. Current management has evolved ...
The emerging role of Artificial Intelligence in the fight against COVID-19
(2020-09-17)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has generated large volumes of clinical data that can be an invaluable resource towards answering a number of important questions for this and future pandemics. Artificial ...
Outcomes of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in patients with or without a history of cancer - a multi-centre North London experience
(2020-09-14)
Background Four months after the first known case of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the 11th March 2020, the WHO declared the outbreak a pandemic and acknowledged the potential to overwhelm national ...
The clinical and financial implications of a decade of prostate biopsies in the NHS : analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics data 2008–2019
(2020-04-22)
Objective: To evaluate the clinical and financial implications of a decade of prostate biopsies performed in the UK National Health Service (NHS) through the transrectal (TR) vs the transperineal (TP) route. Methods: We ...
Is non-chlamydial non-gonococcal urethritis associated with significant clinical complications in men? A systematic review
(2020-03-20)
Background: It is estimated that between 50 and 89% of non-gonococcal urethritis is not caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Associations between non-chlamydial non-gonococcal urethritis (NCNGU) with balanoposthitis, ...
A comparison of urology training across five major english-speaking countries
(2020-03-20)
Background: Urology is a rapidly evolving specialty, although wide variations exist between training programs in different countries. We aimed to compare the status of urology training in 5 English-speaking countries. ...
Impact of sex on response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with bladder cancer
(2020-02-11)
Objective: To assess the effect of patient's sex on response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in patients with clinically nonmetastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Methods: Complete pathologic response, defined ...