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Avelumab continues to show promise for bladder cancer
Avelumab continues to show promise for bladder cancer
28 Feb 2022 byAudrey Abella

In individuals with advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC), a first-line maintenance treatment regimen comprising a combination of avelumab and best supportive care (BSC) provided better survival benefit than BSC alone, according to long-term and subgroup analyses of the phase III JAVELIN Bladder 100 trial presented at ASCO GU 2022.

Avelumab continues to show promise for bladder cancer
28 Feb 2022
Risk downgrade common in GGG3 prostate cancer patients with single positive biopsy core
Risk downgrade common in GGG3 prostate cancer patients with single positive biopsy core
13 Feb 2022

In Gleason grade group (GGG) 3 prostate cancer patients with a single intermediate-risk positive biopsy core, risk downgrading appears to be more likely than upgrading, reports a new study.

Risk downgrade common in GGG3 prostate cancer patients with single positive biopsy core
13 Feb 2022
Which factor impels offering of postoperative chemotherapy in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer?
Which factor impels offering of postoperative chemotherapy in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer?
11 Feb 2022
Less is more when treating benign prostatic hyperplasia with thermal water vapour
Less is more when treating benign prostatic hyperplasia with thermal water vapour
10 Feb 2022

Thermal water vapour therapy that consists of a single injection per prostate lobe for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is both effective and safe, yielding similar improvements in lower urinary tract symptoms and quality of life when compared with a traditional approach that employed variable number of injections by prostate volume, as shown in a study.

Less is more when treating benign prostatic hyperplasia with thermal water vapour
10 Feb 2022
Lower urinary tract symptoms common among women with endometriosis
Lower urinary tract symptoms common among women with endometriosis
05 Feb 2022

Women with endometriosis are more likely to develop various lower urinary tract symptoms, including difficulty passing urine, having to urinate again within minutes of urinating, or still feeling full after urination, a study has found.

Lower urinary tract symptoms common among women with endometriosis
05 Feb 2022
Lifestyle interventions ward off mobility disability in prostate cancer patients on ADT
Lifestyle interventions ward off mobility disability in prostate cancer patients on ADT
02 Feb 2022

An exercise and dietary lifestyle intervention regimen leads to better mobility outcomes among prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) as compared with standard-of-care management, a recent study has found. Moreover, social cognitive outcome measures seem to be predictive of such mobility outcomes.

Lifestyle interventions ward off mobility disability in prostate cancer patients on ADT
02 Feb 2022