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Rucaparib significantly improves radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) vs physician’s choice of docetaxel, abiraterone acetate or enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) harbouring BRCA alterations whose disease has progressed after treatment with a second-generation androgen-receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI), results of the phase III TRITON3 trial have shown.

The use of pembrolizumab in the neoadjuvant setting appears to be associated with a higher rate of downstaging and a survival advantage among patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are ineligible for cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to a study presented at this year’s ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

Mirabegron appears to be as good as vibegron in the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) in postmenopausal women, with both drugs helping improve symptoms and the parameters of voiding diary, according to a study.

The combination of olaparib plus abiraterone in the first-line treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) appears to show a consistent trend toward overall survival (OS) benefit, according to the results of the final prespecified analysis of the phase III PROpel study presented at ASCO GU 2023.

Postdiagnostic use of low-dose zinc supplement may help reduce the risk of lethal prostate cancer and all-cause mortality among patients with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, suggests a recent study.

Intraoperative blood transfusion appears to increase the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) within 90 days following radical cystectomy among patients with bladder cancer, a study has shown.

Postoperative salvage radiotherapy (SRT) plus 6 months of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with abiraterone acetate/prednisone (AAP) and apalutamide (Apa) results in better progression-free (PFS) and metastasis-free survival (MFS) among patients with prostate cancer, findings from FORMULA-509 have shown. However, the primary analysis did not reach the prespecified threshold for statistical significance.

Use of the miniature transperineal electrical stimulator vPatch can potentially treat lifelong premature ejaculation (PE) by prolonging coitus on demand, suggests a recent study.