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Dr. Anthony Schaeffer participates on asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) guideline panel for Infectious Diseases Society of America
Dr. Anthony Schaeffer participates on asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) guideline panel for Infectious Diseases Society of America
Emilie Johnson named Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar
Emilie Johnson named Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar
Dr. Catalona comments on a publication regarding how multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging targeted prostate biopsies can improve detection of clinically significant PCa while decreasing the risk of overdetection of insignificant cancers
Dr. Catalona comments on a publication regarding how multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging targeted prostate biopsies can improve detection of clinically significant PCa while decreasing the risk of overdetection of insignificant cancers
Dr. Kieb’s study assessing outcomes of standard and abdominal placement of the sacral nerve stimulator highlighted by UroToday
Dr. Kieb’s study assessing outcomes of standard and abdominal placement of the sacral nerve stimulator highlighted by UroToday

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Recent Publications

Guideline based approach to male fertility preservation.

Halpern JA, Hill R, Brannigan RE.

Urol Oncol. 2019 Mar 8. pii: S1078-1439(19)30064-X. doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2019.02.009. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Testicular wedge biopsy for fertility preservation in children at significant risk for azoospermia after gonadotoxic therapy.

Corkum KS, Lautz TB, Johnson EK, Reimann MB, Walz AL, Lockart BA, Brannigan RE, ValliPulaski H, Orwig KE, Rowell EE.

J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Feb 21. pii: S0022-3468(19)30107-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.01.055. [Epub ahead of print]

The Cancer Genome Atlas Expression Subtypes Stratify Response to Checkpoint Inhibition in Advanced Urothelial Cancer and Identify a Subset of Patients with High Survival Probability.

Kim J, Kwiatkowski D, McConkey DJ, Meeks JJ, Freeman SS, Bellmunt J, Getz G, Lerner SP.

Eur Urol. 2019 Mar 6. pii: S0302-2838(19)30160-5. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2019.02.017. [Epub ahead of print]

TP53 missense mutation is associated with increased tumor-infiltrating T-cells in primary prostate Cancer.

Kaur HB, Lu J, Guedes LB, Maldonado L, Reitz L, Barber JR, De Marzo AM, Tomlins SA, Sfanos KS, Eisenberger M, …

Hum Pathol. 2019 Mar 6. pii: S0046-8177(19)30023-1. doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.02.006. [Epub ahead of print]

SPINK1 expression is enriched in African American prostate cancer but is not associated with altered immune infiltration or oncologic outcomes post-prostatectomy.

Faisal FA, Kaur HB, Tosoian JJ, Tomlins SA, Schaeffer EM, Lotan TL.

Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2019 Mar 8. doi: 10.1038/s41391-019-0139-0. [Epub ahead of print]

Organoids Increase the Predictive Value of in vitro Cancer Chemoprevention Studies for in vivo Outcome.

Njoroge RN, Vatapalli RJ, Abdulkadir SA.

Front Oncol. 2019 Feb 20;9:77. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2019.00077. eCollection 2019.

Abdominal versus Standard Placement of the Sacral Nerve Stimulator Implantable Pulse Generator.

Manjunath A, Keeter MK, Koloms K, Kielb SJ.

Urology. 2019 Feb 19. pii: S0090-4295(19)30167-0. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.02.013. [Epub ahead of print]

Editorial Comment.

Nadler RB.

Urology. 2019 Feb;124:310.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2018.06.063. No abstract available.

Evolving Intersection Between Inherited Cancer Genetics and Therapeutic Clinical Trials in Prostate Cancer: A White Paper From the Germline Genetics Working Group of the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium.

Carlo MI, Giri VN, Paller CJ, Abida W, Alumkal JJ, Beer TM, Beltran H, George DJ, Heath EI, Higano CS, McKay RR, …

JCO Precis Oncol. 2018;2018. doi: 10.1200/PO.18.00060. Epub 2018 Aug 16.

PI3K inhibitors protect against glucocorticoid-induced skin atrophy.

Agarwal S, Mirzoeva S, Readhead B, Dudley JT, Budunova I.

EBioMedicine. 2019 Feb 5. pii: S2352-3964(19)30042-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.01.055. [Epub ahead of print]

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