Urology Publications

2025

PET Head Motion Estimation Using Supervised Deep Learning with Attention
Cai Z, Zeng T, Zhang J, Lieffrig E, Fontaine K, You C, Revilla E, Duncan J, Xin J, Lu Y, Onofrey J. PET Head Motion Estimation Using Supervised Deep Learning with Attention. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2025, PP: 1-1. PMID: 41082441, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2025.3620714.
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Cardiovascular risk in long-term survivors of breast, prostate, colon, and rectal cancer
Westvold S, Long J, Fan J, Kc M, Hyslop T, Conlin K, Jacobson S, Silber A, Wang S, Leapman M, Leeds I, Spees L, Wheeler S, Gross C, Oeffinger K, Dinan M. Cardiovascular risk in long-term survivors of breast, prostate, colon, and rectal cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2025, djaf243. PMID: 41069232, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaf243.
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This study investigates cardiovascular risk in older long-term cancer survivors, showing non-cancer factors, rather than cancer-specific ones, predict late-onset cardiovascular disease.
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Spliceosome inhibition induces Z-RNA and ZBP1-driven cell death in small cell lung cancer.
Jiang X, Ma X, Zhou Y, Liu X, Zhang T, Kim W, Balachandran S, Cañadas I. Spliceosome inhibition induces Z-RNA and ZBP1-driven cell death in small cell lung cancer. Cell Rep 2025, 44: 116384. PMID: 41046514, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116384.
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Nutritional modification in prostate cancer: A narrative review of dietary factors in risk and progression
Souroujon A, Gomez-Santamaría O, Sundaresan V, Leapman M, Casilla-Lennon M. Nutritional modification in prostate cancer: A narrative review of dietary factors in risk and progression. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN 2025, 69: 1179. DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.07.1091.
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Lineage plasticity and histological transformation: tumor histology as a spectrum
Li X, Gardner E, Molina-Pinelo S, Wilhelm C, Mu P, Quintanal-Villalonga Á. Lineage plasticity and histological transformation: tumor histology as a spectrum. Cell Research 2025, 35: 803-823. PMID: 41023204, PMCID: PMC12589604, DOI: 10.1038/s41422-025-01180-x.
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Opioid prescribing trends and pain scores among adult patients with cancer in a large health system
Baum L, Soulos P, Kc M, Jeffery M, Ruddy K, Lerro C, Lee H, Graham D, Rivera D, Liberatore M, Leapman M, Jairam V, Dinan M, Gross C, Park H. Opioid prescribing trends and pain scores among adult patients with cancer in a large health system. Cancer 2025, 131: e70027. PMID: 40977160, PMCID: PMC12451255, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.70027.
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Association between prostate radiotherapy and survival among patients with metastatic prostate cancer by extent of disease burden
Palencia P, Smani S, Zhao X, Kandala K, Sivanesan N, Cavallo J, Roessler N, Aneja S, An Y, Miszczyk M, Leapman M. Association between prostate radiotherapy and survival among patients with metastatic prostate cancer by extent of disease burden. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2025, 213: 111158. PMID: 40987387, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2025.111158.
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Harmonizing environmental and economic forces in urologic care.
Rabil M, Choksi A, Leapman M. Harmonizing environmental and economic forces in urologic care. Current Opinion In Urology 2025 PMID: 40948360, DOI: 10.1097/mou.0000000000001338.
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MRI-fusion biopsy era: the role of perineural invasion in low-risk prostate cancer
Sivanesan N, Diaz G, Strachan S, Kandala K, Zhao X, Tan W, Leapman M, Sprenkle P. MRI-fusion biopsy era: the role of perineural invasion in low-risk prostate cancer. Current Problems In Cancer 2025, 59: 101251. PMID: 40946534, DOI: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2025.101251.
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This study investigates the role of perineural invasion in low-risk prostate cancer, showing it is not an independent predictor of Gleason score upgrading, while MRI-visible lesions and African American race are significant factors in disease progression.
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Impact of PARP Inhibitors on Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Roessler N, Miszczyk M, Matsukawa A, Dematteis A, Alfarhan A, Cormio A, Alqahtani A, Rajwa P, Schuettfort V, Vetterlein M, Soeterik T, Fazekas T, Fisch M, Leapman M, Karakiewicz P, Shariat S. Impact of PARP Inhibitors on Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. European Urology Open Science 2025, 80: 48-56. PMID: 40994543, PMCID: PMC12454867, DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2025.08.008.
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466 A Novel Electronic Health Record-Integrated Clinical Pathway for Nephrolithiasis
Smani S, Lokeshwar S, Choksi A, Heacock D, Shaheen D, Dashevsky M, Martin T, Singh D, Motamedinia P, Sangal R. 466 A Novel Electronic Health Record-Integrated Clinical Pathway for Nephrolithiasis. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2025, 86: s200. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2025.06.485.
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Automated electronic medical record abstraction algorithm for radical prostatectomy outcomes
Rabil M, Jalfon M, Palencia P, Heckscher D, Kong V, Golos A, Richmond R, Chess A, Kim I, Leapman M, Cavallo J. Automated electronic medical record abstraction algorithm for radical prostatectomy outcomes. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2025 PMID: 40885622, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2025.07.028.
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Early Continence and Erectile Function Recovery Following Transvesical Single-Port Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Initial Single Institution Experience
Ward B, Zhang A, Leapman M, Cavallo J, Kim I. Early Continence and Erectile Function Recovery Following Transvesical Single-Port Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Initial Single Institution Experience. Cancers 2025, 17: 2793. PMID: 40940891, PMCID: PMC12427196, DOI: 10.3390/cancers17172793.
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Prostate Cancer Imaging Stewardship: a multimodal, physician-centered intervention for guideline-concordant imaging
Makarov D, Thomas J, Ciprut S, Rivera A, Sherman S, Braithwaite R, Best S, Blakely S, D’Agostino L, Dahm P, Dash A, Leapman M, Leppert J, Sanchez A, Shelton J, Tessier C, Tenner C, Gold H, Shedlin M, Zeliadt S. Prostate Cancer Imaging Stewardship: a multimodal, physician-centered intervention for guideline-concordant imaging. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2025, djaf210. PMID: 40796156, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaf210.
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Multi-view and Multi-scale Alignment for Contrastive Language-Image Pre-training in Mammography
Du Y, Onofrey J, Dvornek N. Multi-view and Multi-scale Alignment for Contrastive Language-Image Pre-training in Mammography. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2025, 15830: 247-262. PMID: 40995617, PMCID: PMC12456755, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-96625-5_17.
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Area Level Social Deprivation and Use of Prostate MRI Before Prostate Biopsy Among Commercial Insurance Beneficiaries
Smani S, Wang R, Zhou X, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Dinan M, Gross C, Ma X, Leapman M. Area Level Social Deprivation and Use of Prostate MRI Before Prostate Biopsy Among Commercial Insurance Beneficiaries. Urology 2025 PMID: 40759400, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2025.07.070.
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Partial Cystectomy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Palencia P, Sivanesan N, Rahman S, Ghali F, Hesse D, Colberg J, Sridhar A, Kelly J, Lee B, Kamat A, Tan W. Partial Cystectomy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. Cancers 2025, 17: 2562. PMID: 40805257, PMCID: PMC12346575, DOI: 10.3390/cancers17152562.
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Estimating the Carbon Emissions of a Single Prostate-specific Antigen Test: Results from a Cradle-to-grave Life Cycle Assessment
Zurl H, Korn S, Pohl K, Qian Z, Piccolini A, Iyer H, Leapman M, Ahyai S, Shariat S, Trinh Q, Thiel C, Loeb S, Cole A. Estimating the Carbon Emissions of a Single Prostate-specific Antigen Test: Results from a Cradle-to-grave Life Cycle Assessment. European Urology Focus 2025 PMID: 40753028, DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2025.07.006.
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Evaluating the Therapeutic Role of Lymph Node Dissection in Variant Subtype Bladder Cancer
Rahman S, Martin D, Keervani K, James S, Humphrey P, Hesse D, Tan W, Patel S, Wright J, Ghali F. Evaluating the Therapeutic Role of Lymph Node Dissection in Variant Subtype Bladder Cancer. Cancers 2025, 17: 2536. PMID: 40805235, PMCID: PMC12346734, DOI: 10.3390/cancers17152536.
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Development and Utilization of a Novel Electronic Health Record-Based Care Pathway for Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.
Smani S, Lokeshwar S, Jalfon M, Heckscher D, Press B, Heacock D, Leapman M, Kenney P, Ghali F. Development and Utilization of a Novel Electronic Health Record-Based Care Pathway for Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Urology Practice 2025, 101097upj0000000000000872. PMID: 40637707, DOI: 10.1097/upj.0000000000000872.
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Prostate radiotherapy in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Roessler N, Miszczyk M, Dematteis A, Zattoni F, Fazekas T, Carletti F, Reitano G, Matsukawa A, Alfarhan A, Cormio A, Alqahtani A, Soeterik T, Marvaso G, Gandaglia G, Nyirády P, Rajwa P, Nyk Ł, Palencia P, Leapman M, Jereczek-Fossa B, Shariat S. Prostate radiotherapy in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Clinical And Translational Radiation Oncology 2025, 54: 101009. PMID: 40687731, PMCID: PMC12272608, DOI: 10.1016/j.ctro.2025.101009.
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Project HERO: a randomized trial of Tai Chi qigong versus intensity-matched exercise and usual care for fatigue in older male cancer survivors
Kinney A, An J, Lin Y, Tundealao S, Saraiya B, Lu S, Guest D, Harding E, Amorim F, Heidt E, Arana-Chicas E, Chen C, Boyce T, Kim I, Arap W, Blair C, Irwin M. Project HERO: a randomized trial of Tai Chi qigong versus intensity-matched exercise and usual care for fatigue in older male cancer survivors. BMC Complementary Medicine And Therapies 2025, 25: 239. PMID: 40616105, PMCID: PMC12228344, DOI: 10.1186/s12906-025-04988-7.
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Complications and Management of Robotic Lower Urinary Tract Procedures
Greenberg J, Lai W, Sanekommu G, Thomas R. Complications and Management of Robotic Lower Urinary Tract Procedures. 2025, 473-483. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-72305-6_38.
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Comparison of High-Flow Nasal Cannula and Conventional Oxygen Therapy for High Risk Patients During Bronchoscopy Examination: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.
Qin H, Li J, Wang J, Yang Y, Jing G, Chen R, Tan W, Zhang Y, Li T, Yang J, Dai B, Wang Q, Jiao Y, Xia Y, Huang H, Li Q, Dong Y, Bai C, Zhang W. Comparison of High-Flow Nasal Cannula and Conventional Oxygen Therapy for High Risk Patients During Bronchoscopy Examination: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2025, 22: 1018-1026. PMID: 40106752, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202410-1109oc.
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Debate 1: Radical Prostatectomy For the Right Patient With High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Sundaresan V, Leapman M. Debate 1: Radical Prostatectomy For the Right Patient With High-Risk Prostate Cancer. Seminars In Radiation Oncology 2025, 35: 385-392. PMID: 40516973, DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2025.05.001.
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