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Thursday, October 22nd 2015

Pathologic Findings and Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection Following Multiple Chemotherapy Regimens for Metastatic Testicular Germ Cell Tumors.

Eggener SE, Carver BS, Loeb S, Kondagunta GV, Bosl GJ, and Sheinfeld J. “Pathologic Findings and Clinical Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection Following Multiple Chemotherapy Regimens for Metastatic Testicular Germ Cell Tumors.” Cancer, February 2007; 109: 528. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17177200  


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Thursday, October 22nd 2015

The Use of BioGlue in Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy.

Nadler RB, Loeb S, and Vardi IY. “The Use of BioGlue in Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy.” Urology, August 2006; 68: 416. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16904466


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Thursday, October 22nd 2015

A Prospective Study on Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy: Is Transperitoneal, Retroperitoneal, or Hand-Assisted the Best Approach?

Nadler RB, Loeb S, Clemens JQ, Batler RA, Gonzalez CM, and Vardi IY. “A Prospective Study on Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy: Is Transperitoneal, Retroperitoneal, or Hand-Assisted the Best Approach?” Journal of Urology, April 2006; 175: 1230. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16515966


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Thursday, October 22nd 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Murphy DG, Loeb S. “Prostate Cancer: Growth of AS in the USA Signals Reduction in Overtreatment.” Nature Reviews Urology 2015 epub. PMID: 26390970. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26390970


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Thursday, October 22nd 2015

Other Original Articles

Makarov DV, Loeb S, Magheli A, Zhao K, Humphreys E, Gonzalgo ML, Partin AW, and Han M. “Significance of Preoperative PSA Velocity in Men with Low Serum PSA and Normal DRE.” World Journal of Urology 2011; 29: 11. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21153643


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Thursday, October 22nd 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S and Catalona WJ. “PSA Should Drive Doing Prostate Biopsies.” Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations Jan-Feb 2012; 30: 1-2. PMID: 21458316. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21458316


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Thursday, October 22nd 2015

XXVII Congreso Venezolano de Urología, Congreso de Actualización en Urología Oncológica

Lecture topic: Nuevas marcardores en el cáncer de próstata (en español) Category: prostate cancer Location: via Skype to Venezuela


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Thursday, October 22nd 2015

Heinrich Warner Symposium

Hamburg, Germany. January 2015 Lecture Topics : Genomic and Epigenetic Variations in Prostate Cancer Category: Prostate Cancer


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Thursday, October 22nd 2015

Visiting Professor at the Division of Urology at Albany Medical College

USA. October 2015 Lecture Topics: Markers in Prostate Cancer Screening and Active Surveillance, Social Media in Urology Categories: Prostate cancer, Social media


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Thursday, October 22nd 2015

Urological Research Society meeting

Jerusalem, Israel. September 2015 Lecture Topic: Utilization of Active Surveillance Category: Prostate Cancer


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Thursday, October 22nd 2015

American Urological Association New York Section Meeting

Lisbon, Portugal. September 10-12, 2015 Lecture Topic: Markers in Screening and Active Surveillance Category: Prostate Cancer


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Thursday, October 22nd 2015

Florida Urological Society meeting

Florida, USA. September 2015 Lectures topics: 1) The Dilemma of an Elevated PSA: The Role of New Biomarkers to Determine When to Biopsy, 2) 4K Score, 3) Social Media in Urology Categories: Prostate Cancer, Social Media


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Wednesday, October 21st 2015

Other Original Articles

Loeb S, Carter HB, Schaeffer EM, Kettermann A, Ferrucci L, and Metter EJ. “Distribution of PSA Velocity by Total PSA Levels: Data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.” Urology January 2011; 77: 143. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21195835


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Wednesday, October 21st 2015

Other Original Articles

Ross AE, Loeb S, Landis P, Partin AW, Epstein JI, Kettermann A, Feng Z, Carter HB, and Walsh PC. “Prostate-specific antigen kinetics during follow-up are an unreliable trigger for intervention in a prostate cancer surveillance program.” Journal of Clinical Oncology 2010; 28: 2810. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20439642


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Wednesday, October 21st 2015

Other Original Articles

Loeb S, Kan D, Yu X, Roehl KA, and Catalona WJ. “Preoperative Prostate Specific Antigen Doubling Time is Not a Useful Predictor of Biochemical Progression After Radical Prostatectomy.” Journal of Urology, May 2010; 183: 1816. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20303104


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Wednesday, October 21st 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S, Trock BJ. “Re: Randomized Prostate Cancer Screening Trial: 20 Year Follow-up.” European Urology 2011; 60: 1306. PMID: 22054407. Link: http://www.europeanurology.com/article/S0302-2838%2811%2900989-4/fulltext/re-randomised-prostate-cancer-screening-trial-20-year-follow-up


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Wednesday, October 21st 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. “Invited Editorial Comment Re: Variable Prostate-Specific Antigen Management Patterns by Nonurologist Providers at a Tertiary Medical Center.” Urology August 2011; 78: 248. PMID: 21820564. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21820564


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Wednesday, October 21st 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. “Use of Empiric Antibiotics in the Setting of an Increased Prostate Specific Antigen: Pro.” Journal of Urology June 2011; 186: 17. PMID: 21571331. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21571331


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Wednesday, October 21st 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. “Germline Sequence Variants and Prostate Specific Antigen Interpretation.” Clinical Chemistry May 2011; 57: 662-3. PMID: 21411622. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21411622


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Tuesday, October 20th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. Editorial Comment on “Prostate-Specific Antigen Density: Toward a Better Cutoff to Identify Better Candidates for Active Surveillance.” Urology 2014; 84: 371. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24925831


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Tuesday, October 20th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S, Carter HB. “Point: Impact of Prostate-Specific Antigen Velocity on Management Decisions and Recommendations.” Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2013; 11: 281. PMID: 23486454 Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23486454


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Monday, October 19th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. “Prostate Health Index (PHI): Golden Bullet or Just Another Prostate Cancer Marker?” European Urology epub 2013 Feb 14. PMID: 23453055 Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23453055  


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Monday, October 19th 2015

Other Original Articles

Le BV, Griffin CR, Loeb S, Carvalhal GF, Kan D, Baumann NA, and Catalona WJ. “[-2] Proenzyme prostate specific antigen is more accurate than total and free prostate specific antigen in differentiating prostate cancer from benign disease in a prospective prostate cancer screening study.” Journal of Urology 2010; 183: 1355. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20171670


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Sunday, October 18th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. “Prostate Cancer: Prostate Health Index- Improving Screening in Men with a Positive Family History.” Nature Reviews in Urology 2013; 10: 497 Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3943368/


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Sunday, October 18th 2015

Other Original Articles

Tosoian JJ, Loeb S, Kettermann A, Landis P, Elliot DJ, Epstein JI, Partin AW, Carter HB, and Sokoll LJ. “Accuracy of PCA3 Measurement in Predicting Short-Term Biopsy Progression in an Active Surveillance Program.” Journal of Urology, February 2010; 183: 534. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20006883


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Sunday, October 18th 2015

Other Original Articles

Loeb S, Roehl KA, Helfand BT, Kan D, and Catalona WJ. “Can PSA Velocity Thresholds Reduce the Detection of Insignificant Prostate Cancer?” Journal of Urology 2010; 183: 112. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3140466/  


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Saturday, October 17th 2015

Other Original Articles

Kettermann AE, Ferrucci L, Trock BJ, Metter EJ, Loeb S and Carter HB. “Interpretation of the prostate-specific antigen history in assessing life-threatening prostate cancer.” BJU International 2010 epub. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2928882/


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Saturday, October 17th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S and Catalona WJ “Prostate-specific antigen screening: pro.” Current Opinion in Urology, May 2010; 20: 185. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20224413


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Friday, October 16th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S, Montorsi F, Catto JW. “Future-Proofing Gleason Grading: What to Call Gleason 6 Prostate Cancer?” European Urology 2015 epub. PMID: 25769986. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25769986


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Friday, October 16th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. “An Examination of the Dynamic Changes in Prostate-Specific Antigen Occurring in a Population-Based Cohort of Men Over Time.” BJU International August 2012; 110: 381-2. PMID: 22313542. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22313542


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Friday, October 16th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S and Catalona WJ. “Prostate Cancer: Utility of the Riskindicator Model in Screening.” Nature Reviews Urology, April 2010; 7: 184. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20383184


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Thursday, October 15th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. “Editorial comment re: Longitudinal Changes of Benign Prostate-Specific Antigen and [-2]ProProstate-Specific Antigen in Seven Years in a Community-Based Sample of Men.” Urology, March 2012; 79: 661. PMID: 22386421. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22386421


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Thursday, October 15th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. Editorial comment re: “Prostate Specific Antigen Velocity per Prostate Volume: A Novel Tool for Prostate Biopsy Prediction.” Urology 2011; 78: 879. PMID: 21982006 Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21982006


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Thursday, October 15th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S and Partin AW. “What is the true mortality benefit of prostate-specific antigen screening?” Reviews in Urology, Winter 2010; 12: 66. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2859145/


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Friends of Israel Urological Symposium

Tel Aviv, Israel. July 2012 Lecture Topic: Prostate Cancer Screening Category: Prostate Cancer


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Sociedad Dominicana de Urologia

 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. November 2013 Lectures Topics: PSA Screening, Prostate Cancer Markers, and Prostate Biopsy Complications Category: Prostate Cancer


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Active Surveillance for Low Risk Prostate Cancer Conference

Amsterdam, Netherlands. February 2014 Lecture topic: Risk based prediction models for indolent Prostate Cancer Category: Prostate Cancer


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Russian Ministry of Health, Institute of Urology

Moscow, Russia. March 2014 Lecture topic: PSA Screening Cost-Effectiveness, Prostate Cancer Markers Category: Prostate Cancer


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Congreso Centroamericano y del Caribe de Urología y II Highlights of the 2014 American Urological Association Meeting

San Jose, Costa Rica. August 2014 Lectures on: Active surveillance for prostate cancer, Highlights of the AUA meeting on Localized Prostate Cancer Category: Prostate Cancer


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Philippines Society of Uro-Oncology

Manila, Philippines. September 2014 Lectures topic: Smarter PSA screening, Novel Prostate Cancer Markers, and Active Surveillance Category: Prostate Cancer


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