UrologiePub Date : 2024-12-23DOI: 10.1007/s00120-024-02491-4
Laila Schneidewind
{"title":"[Treatment of BK virus infection in kidney transplant patients].","authors":"Laila Schneidewind","doi":"10.1007/s00120-024-02491-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00120-024-02491-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142878061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-11-11DOI: 10.1007/s00120-024-02476-3
Christoph Becker, Christian Thomas
{"title":"[German Society of Urology fellowships: career booster and opportunity].","authors":"Christoph Becker, Christian Thomas","doi":"10.1007/s00120-024-02476-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-024-02476-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"1271-1275"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142628606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-11-15DOI: 10.1007/s00120-024-02474-5
Jens Bedke, Viktor Grünwald
{"title":"[Adjuvant therapy for renal cell carcinoma : Relevant patient and tumor factors].","authors":"Jens Bedke, Viktor Grünwald","doi":"10.1007/s00120-024-02474-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-024-02474-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The gold standard in the treatment of localized and locally advanced renal cell carcinoma is surgery. Nevertheless, there is still a risk of tumor relapse. Reducing the risk of recurrence and extending overall survival is the goal of subsequent adjuvant treatment. The aim of this work is to discuss the current and future landscape of adjuvant therapy, taking into account the risk-benefit balance in the individual patient selected for adjuvant treatment. The immune checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) pembrolizumab demonstrated a significant increase in disease-free and overall survival after surgery for the first time. However, other CPI studies demonstrated no improvement. Patient selection for adjuvant treatment is currently based on the parameters of the TNM system. Prospective biomarkers are currently not available. Here, kidney injury molecule‑1 (KIM-1) represents an initial promising biomarker in the prediction of adjuvant immunotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"1224-1231"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142639923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-11-12DOI: 10.1007/s00120-024-02465-6
Manfred Johannsen, Rolf Eichenauer, Jörg Klier, Frank König, Robert Schönfelder, Jörg Schröder, Elke Hempel, Christian Doehn
{"title":"[Update from d-uo: what can healthcare research contribute to renal cell carcinoma?]","authors":"Manfred Johannsen, Rolf Eichenauer, Jörg Klier, Frank König, Robert Schönfelder, Jörg Schröder, Elke Hempel, Christian Doehn","doi":"10.1007/s00120-024-02465-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-024-02465-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) accounts for about 13.5% of all urological tumors. Healthcare research analyzes whether treatment recommendations from controlled studies or guidelines are being implemented in routine care. A prerequisite for the assessment and scientific study of the quality of care in the treatment of urological tumors is standardized documentation.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This article illustrates healthcare research in RCC by presenting current data from the prospective of the VERSUS study (VERSorgUngsStudie) by d‑uo (Deutsche Uro-Onkologen).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>The VERSUS study is a noninterventional, prospective, multicentric study for the documentation and descriptive statistical analysis of the diagnosis, treatment, and aftercare of uro-oncological patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 25,065 patients currently included in the VERSUS study, 1976 have a diagnosis of RCC. Data regarding stage distribution, reason leading to initial diagnosis, distribution of symptomatic vs. asymptomatic patients as well as surgical margins from surgical treatment of RCC are presented.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Despite providing interesting results, the VERSUS study remains limited with regard to the depth of the data, since it relies on the same dataset as the German cancer registry. In order to provide more comprehensive healthcare research, organ-related cancer registries like the Urothelial Cancer National Registry (UroNAT) and the Prostate Cancer National Registry (ProNAT) by d‑uo are necessary. These national cancer registries by d‑uo are unique in that they comprise all tumor stages. The Renal Cancer National Registry (ReNAT) by d‑uo is in preparation and will be a valuable contribution to quality assurance of oncological care in Germany.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"1246-1250"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142628729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-14DOI: 10.1007/s00120-024-02410-7
Mike Wenzel, Séverine Banek, Felix K H Chun, Philipp Mandel
{"title":"[Contemporary treatment standards and trends of systemic therapy in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer-implementing study data in clinical practice].","authors":"Mike Wenzel, Séverine Banek, Felix K H Chun, Philipp Mandel","doi":"10.1007/s00120-024-02410-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-024-02410-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The treatment landscape of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) has undergone fundamental changes in recent decades, moving away from the sole use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and towards intensified combination therapies.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To what extent have the data from prospective phase III studies influenced clinical practice in the management of mHSPC over the past 5 or 10 years?</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1098 mHSPC patients with a median age at metastasis of 70 years and a median prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of 43 ng/ml were included in the present study. Significant differences were observed in terms of PSA nadirs in mHSPC after stratification by year of metastatic onset. Significant differences were also observed regarding systemic therapies applied in mHSPC and metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC; p < 0.001). Regarding the annual estimated percentage change (EAPC) over the past 10 years, a significant decrease in ADT monotherapy from 85% (2013) to 29% (2023; EAPC: -12%, p < 0.001) was observed. Conversely, there was a significant increase in androgen receptor signaling inhibitor (ARSI) use from 6% in 2013 to 55% in 2023 (EAPC: +21.7%, p < 0.001). Regarding docetaxel chemotherapy, a bell-shaped pattern was apparent over the past 10 years, with rates increasing from 8% in 2013 to 25% in 2019 and decreasing to 0% in 2023. The proportion of triplet therapies was 16% in 2023.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Over the past 10 years there has been an adaptation of intensified combination therapies for mHSPC in clinical reality, with the most frequent use of ARSI and triplet therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"1259-1265"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11618166/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141983457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
UrologiePub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-11-26DOI: 10.1007/s00120-024-02473-6
Marit Ahrens, Lothar Bergmann
{"title":"[Non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma].","authors":"Marit Ahrens, Lothar Bergmann","doi":"10.1007/s00120-024-02473-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00120-024-02473-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Non-clear cell renal cell carcinomas (nccRCC) account for approximately 20-25% of renal cell carcinomas. Approximately 20 different histologically and/or molecularly defined entities are subsumed under nccRCC. Many entities only have a share of 1% or less. Due to the rarity of the subpopulations, there are currently no larger randomized studies and there is a some uncertainty regarding the optimal treatment recommendations. The previous treatment recommendations for localized and advanced nccRCC are presented. Data from the various systemic therapies are presented. For nccRCC, there are no different entity-related therapy guidelines due to a lack of data and especially randomized studies. The tumors should be treated in the same way as clear cell renal cell carcinomas. Monotherapies with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI; in chromophobe RCC also with an mTOR inhibitor) or with combination therapy ICI/ICI or TKI/ICI (ICI: immune checkpoint inhibitor) can be used, depending on the risk factors and individual decision. Randomized trials are urgently needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":29782,"journal":{"name":"Urologie","volume":" ","pages":"1240-1245"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142717276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}