CVAC Aspiration System achieves 96% stone clearance in small renal stone evacuation study
New kidney stone removal system shows high clearance rate in small study
A prospective single-arm study of 30 subjects with renal stones evaluated the second-generation CVAC Aspiration System for ureteroscopic eva…
A new kidney stone removal device cleared 96% of stone volume in a small study, though only 46% of patients had zero fragments left.
Phase II study of 177Lu-PSMA-617 in mCRPC shows 50% PSA response and median OS of 18.8 months
Can a targeted radiation treatment help men with advanced prostate cancer?
A prospective, single-arm phase II study of 48 PSMA-avid mCRPC patients treated with 177Lu-PSMA-617 found a 50% PSA response rate and median…
A targeted radiation therapy helped half of men with advanced prostate cancer lower their cancer markers and kept nearly 88% alive after one…
PSMA PET parameters predict biochemical recurrence in high-risk prostate cancer after neoadjuvant hormonal therapy
PET scan measures may help predict prostate cancer recurrence after hormone therapy
A phase II RCT of 89 high-risk primary prostate cancer patients found that posttreatment PSMA-expressing volume and pretreatment metastatic …
A specialized PET scan after hormone therapy can predict which high-risk prostate cancer patients face a higher risk of their disease return…
Meta-analysis finds 47% PSA decline >50% with Ac-225/Lu-177 PSMA combination in mCRPC
Can a new two-drug radiation combo help men with advanced prostate cancer?
A meta-analysis of 323 patients with mCRPC found that Ac-225/Lu-177 PSMA radioligand combination therapy was associated with a pooled PSA de…
A new two-drug radiation combo helped 78% of men with advanced prostate cancer lower their PSA levels, with nearly half seeing a substantial…
Metabolomics meta-analysis finds metabolites associated with prostate cancer risk, including lethal disease
Could a simple blood test one day predict aggressive prostate cancer?
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 12 observational studies examined associations between pre-diagnostic circulating metabolites and p…
A blood test could one day predict lethal prostate cancer, with 19 specific molecules linked to risk and 13 potentially modifiable by diet o…
Online rehabilitation program for sexual minority prostate cancer patients shows acceptability but minimal functional improvement
Can an online program help gay men recover sexual function after prostate cancer?
A randomized controlled trial of 401 US sexual minority men with prostate cancer tested an online biopsychobehavioral rehabilitation program…
An online rehab program for gay men after prostate cancer was easy to use but failed to improve sexual or urinary function compared to stand…