[PDF] Top 20 Moderated Poster Session 6: Oncology

... Materials and Methods: 1389 men with PCa were randomized to receive 80 mg toremifene or placebo orally for up to 24 months. All subjects were on ADT for ≥ 6 months, had a serum PSA ≤4 ng/mL, were >70 years of ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: Patients who presented with advanced RCC were offered enrolment in a single-centre, IRB- approved trial with 12 weeks of temsirolimus before laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. Biopsy tissue was ... See full document

... Results: The overall response rate was 73%. 85.4% of graduates are pursuing fellowships with oncology (40%) and minimally invasive urol- ogy (33.3%) being the most popular choices. Reasons cited for pur- suing a ... See full document

... Background: The phase 2 TERRAIN trial (NCT01288911) compared the efficacy and safety of enzalutamide versus bicalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have progressed on luteinizing ... See full document

... Results: There were 96 SNM devices implanted in 88 women (91.7%) and 8 men (8.3%). Mean age at implantation was 45 years (SD ± 12.5). The indications for implantation were painful bladder syndrome/ inter- stitial ... See full document

... double-arm 6-0 polydioxanone suture are passed through the proximal apex of the graft then through the urethra at the proximal apex of the urethrotomy and externalized through the ...Additional 6-0 ... See full document

... Background: Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignancy affecting men in North America. Currently, a blood test for serum Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), encoded by the kallikrein 3 (KLK3) gene is used for PCa ... See full document

... Introduction: Investigations into the molecular-based responses of prostate cancer following cold exposure have led to the discovery of delayed- onset, apoptotic cell death within the periphery of cryolesions. The ... See full document

... Background: Laparoscopic nephrectomy requires 3 to 5 small incisions for port placement. Specimen extraction requires elongation of one of those small incisions. Transumbilical laparoendoscopic single-site (U- LESS) ... See full document

... Introduction and Objective: It has been shown previously that referred prostate biopsies are less accurate than tertiary center biopsies in predict- ing prostatectomy Gleason score. Therefore, review of outside biopsies ... See full document

... For muscle strip studies, tissue sections were mounted using stainless steel hooks between two electrodes in organ baths containing 25 mL Krebs buffer, gassed continuously with carbogen. Changes in isometric force were ... See full document

... Introduction and Objective: The current gold standard for muscle inva- sive bladder cancer is radical cystectomy with removal of the prostate and seminal vesicles. Potential functional consequences of this radical ... See full document

... Materials and Methods: We reviewed all cases (213) of primary hypospa- dias repairs performed by a single pediatric urologist using TIP urethro- plasty between July 2002 and January 2009. Cases without a minimum ... See full document

... sample, 6 additional blood samples were collected serially during the 4 hours following device instillation in order to determine plasma chon- droitin sulfate ...to 6 hours on the day of device instillation ... See full document

... into 6 groups, including a control group (no back- stop device), the 7-mm and 10-mm Stone Cone (Boston Scientific), the NTrap (Cook Urological), and the 7-mm and 10-mm Accordion ... See full document

... Methods: Men with localized prostate cancer who received care from 2007‒2013 at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Oncology clinics were included in the study (N=411). All subjects received an information packet ... See full document

... Background: Cesium 131 is the newest isotope utilized for prostate brachytherapy, and is thought to be associated with a shorter duration of the bothersome lower urinary tract symptoms associated with the pro- cedure. ... See full document

... Results: 696 pts were treated; 58% received all 6 Ra-223 injections. At BL, median age was 72 years; 88% of pts were ECOG PS 0-1; pain was reported as no pain, mild-moderate, and severe in 21%, 52%, and 27%, ... See full document

... Results: Overall 27 patients (mean age 62.8, 44 % male, 55 % female, mean BMI 28.5) were included in the study group accounting for 12.9 % of partial nephrectomies performed by this surgeon over the study period. RENAL ... See full document

... 6th injection, 43% of patients had no pain. The proportion of patients with severe pain (grade 3) tended to decline during treatment. A decline in white blood cell count was the only major myelotoxicity observed. 43% ... See full document