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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

International Continence Society

Rio de Janiero, Brazil. October 2014 Lecture Topic: Social Media in Medicine Category: Social media


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Global Congress on Prostate Cancer (PROSCA)

 Rome, Italy. February 2015 Lecture topic: PSA Screening Yes or No Category: Prostate Cancer


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

European Association of Urology Guidelines Office Chairs Meeting

Florence, Italy. October 2014 Lecture Topic: Social Media in Urology Category: Social Media


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

International Genitourinary Cancer Symposium (IGUCC 5)

Rome, Italy. April 2013 Lectures Topic: Nature vs Nurture in Prostate Cancer, and Prostate Specific Antigen Velocity Category: Prostate Cancer


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Other Papers

Banks JA, McGuire BB, Loeb S, Shrestha S, Helfand BT, Catalona WJ. “Bacteriuria and antibiotic resistance in catheter urine specimens following radical prostatectomy.” Urologic Oncology 2012, epub Jan 25. PMID: 22285005. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22285005


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Other Papers

Loeb S, Schaeffer EM, Chan DW, Carter HB, Walsh PC, and Sokoll LJ. “Investigation of Human Anti-Mouse Antibodies As Potential Cause of Postprostatectomy PSA Elevation.” Urology, May 2009; 73: 947. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19394489


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Other Papers

Loeb S, Roehl KA, Viprikasit DP, and Catalona WJ. “Long-Term Rates of Undetectable PSA with Initial Observation and Delayed Salvage Radiotherapy after Radical Prostatectomy.” European Urology, July 2008; 54: 88. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18400368


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

European Association of Urology 2015

Madrid, Spain. March 2015 Lecture Topics: Prognostic Factors in the Prostate Histology, Social Media Categories: Prostate Cancer, Social Media, Erectile Dysfunction


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Key Papers

Loeb S, Feng Z, Ross A, Trock BJ, Humphreys EB, and Walsh PC. “Can We Stop Prostate Specific Antigen Testing 10 Years After Radical Prostatectomy?” Journal of Urology August 2011; 186: 500. PMID: 21679999. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21679999 Patients often ask whether it is necessary to continue PSA testing indefinitely after radical prostatectomy. In the Johns Hopkins… Read More


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Key Papers

Loeb S, Makarov DV, Schaeffer EM, Humphreys EB, and Walsh PC. “Prostate-specific antigen at the initial diagnosis of metastasis to bone in patients after radical prostatectomy.” Journal of Urology, July 2010; 184: 157. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20483148 In men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer, bone metastases are uncommon at PSA levels <20 ng/ml. However, after radical prostatectomy… Read More


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

International Genitourinary Cancer Symposium (IGUCC 6)

Madrid, Spain. February 2014 Lecture topic: Smarter Prostate Cancer Screening Category: Prostate Cancer


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Erasmus University Medical Center

Rotterdam, Netherlands. November 2010 Lecture Topic: Prostate Cancer Category: Prostate Cancer


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

International Genitourinary Cancer Symposium (IGUCC 3)

Budapest, Hungary. March 2011 Lecture Topics: Debate on Active Surveillance, Panel on Controversies in Prostate Cancer Category: Prostate Cancer


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

European Association of Urology 2014 Congress

Stockholm, Sweden. April 2014 Lecture Topic: Invited lecture on Standardizing Report and Outcome of Surgery in Prostate Cancer Category: Prostate Cancer


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

ACME meeting

Hemavan, Sweden. January 2012 Lecture topic: Prostate Cancer Risk among immigrants to Sweden Category: Prostate Cancer


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Key Papers

Loeb S, Bruinsma SM, Nicholson J, Briganti A, Pickles T, Kakehi Y, Carlsson SV, Roobol MJ. “Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review of Clinicopathologic Variables and Biomarkers for Risk Stratification.” European Urology 2014 Oct epub. PMID: 25457014. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25457014 This systematic review examined the utility of markers, genetic factors and risk stratification for… Read More


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Key Papers

Tosoian JJ, Loeb S, Feng Z, Isharwal S, Landis P, Elliot DJ, Veltri R, Epstein JI, Partin AW, Carter HB, Trock B, Sokoll LJ. “Association of [-2]proPSA with Biopsy Reclassification During Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer.” Journal of Urology October 2012; 188: 1131-6. PMID: 22901577. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22901577 Longitudinal measurements of the Prostate Health Index (phi)… Read More


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. Editorial comment on “Prevalence and predictive factors of harboring fluoroquinolone-resistant and extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing rectal flora in Hong Kong Chinese men undergoing transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy.” Urology 2015; 85: 21-2. PMID 25530360 Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25530360


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. “Is Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Transrectal Ultrasound Fusion Biopsy Ready for ‘Prime Time’?” European Urology 2014 Nov epub. PMID: 25465339. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25465339


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. “Editorial comment on ‘Current Ability of Multiparametric Prostate MRI and Targeted Biopsy to Improve the Detection of Prostate Cancer’” Urology Practice 2014 May; 1: 20.


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. Editorial Comment on “Incidence and management of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and quinolone-resistant Escherichia coli infections after prostate biopsy.” Urology 2014; 84: 1006-7. PMID: 25443895. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25443895


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S, Metter EJ, and Carter HB. “Re: An Empirical Evaluation of Guidelines on Prostate-Specific Antigen Velocity in Prostate Cancer Detection.” Journal of the National Cancer Institute November 2011; 103: 1636. PMID: 21926375. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21926375


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Davuluri M, Loeb S. “Prevalence of Infections Associated with Prostate Biopsy.” Reviews in Urology 2014; 16: 156. PMID: 25337051. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25337051


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Other Original Articles

Loeb S, Kettermann A, Carter HB, Metter EJ, Ferrucci L, and Walsh PC. “Prostate Volume Changes Over Time: Results From the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.” Journal of Urology 2009 epub. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19683305


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Other Original Articles

Martin NE, Chen MH, Catalona WJ, Loeb S, Roehl KA, and D’Amico AV. “The Influence of Serial Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening on the PSA Velocity at Diagnosis.” Cancer, 2008; 113: 717. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18615505  


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Other Original Articles

Loeb S, Kettermann A, Ferrucci L, Landis P, Metter EJ, and Carter HB. “PSA Doubling Time Versus PSA Velocity to Predict High-Risk Prostate Cancer: Data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.” European Urology, July 2008 (epub). Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18614274


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S and Carter HB. “Limitations and Use of PSA Derivatives in the Screening and Risk Stratification of Prostate Cancer.” Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, Nov-Dec 2009; 27: 583. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19879470


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Wednesday, October 14th 2015

Other Original Articles

Loeb S. “Guideline of guidelines: prostate cancer screening.” BJU International 2014 September; 114: 323. PMID: 24981126. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23567643


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Tuesday, October 13th 2015

Other Original Articles

Loeb S, Sutherland DE, D’Amico AV, Roehl KA, and Catalona WJ. “PSA Velocity is Associated with Gleason Score in Radical Prostatectomy Specimen: Marker for Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness.” Urology, June 2008 (epub). Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18571700


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Tuesday, October 13th 2015

Other Original Articles

Eggener SE, Yossepowitch O, Roehl KA, Loeb S, Yu X, and Catalona WJ. “The Relationship of PSA Velocity to Histologic Findings in a Prostate Cancer Screening Program.” Urology 2008; 71: 1016. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18358515


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Tuesday, October 13th 2015

Other Original Articles

Loeb S, Roehl KA, Catalona WJ, and Nadler RB. “Is the Utility of PSA Velocity for Prostate Cancer Detection Affected by Age?” BJU International, April 2008; 101: 817. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18321315


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Tuesday, October 13th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. Editorial Comment on: “Outcomes of Fecal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase After Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy of the Prostate.” Urology 2014 epub. PMID 25239260. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25239260


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Tuesday, October 13th 2015

Other Papers

Bratt O, Folkvaljon Y, Loeb S, Klotz L, Egevad L, Stattin P. “Upper Limit of Cancer Extent on Biopsy Defining Very Low Risk Prostate Cancer.” BJU International 2014, July epub. PMID: 25053197. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25053197


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Tuesday, October 13th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S. “Prediction of Outcomes After Radical Prostatectomy in Patients Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer of Biopsy Gleason Score ≥8 Via Contemporary Multi (≥12)-Core Prostate Biopsy.” BJU International 2011; 108: 222. PMID: 21718432. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21718432


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Tuesday, October 13th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S and Schaeffer EM. “Risk Factors, Prevention, and Early Detection of Prostate Cancer.” Primary Care Clinics of North America, September 2009; 36: 603. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19616157


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Tuesday, October 13th 2015

Other Original Articles

Bostrӧm PJ, Bjartell AS, Catto JW, Eggener SE, Lilja H, Loeb S, Schalken J, Schlomm T, and Cooperberg MR. “Genomic Predictors of Outcome in Prostate Cancer.” European Urology 2015 epub. PMID: 25913390. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25913390


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Monday, October 12th 2015

1ER CURSO BIENAL DE INNOVACÍON UROLÓGICA SOCIEDAD COLOMBIANA DE UROLOGÍA

 Barranquilla, Colombia. October 2015 Lecture Topics (all in Spanish):  Prostate -specific Antigen and Biomarkers, Prevention and Management of Prostate Biopsy Complications, Active Surveillance Category: Prostate Cancer


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Monday, October 12th 2015

Other Papers

Ohmann EL, Loeb S, Robinson D, Bill-Axelson A, Berglund A, and Stattin P. “Nationwide Population-Based Study of Prostate Cancer Stage Migration Between and Within Clinical Risk Categories.” Scandinavian Journal of Urology 2014 March epub. PMID: 24581522 Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24611795


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Monday, October 12th 2015

Reviews/Editorials

Loeb S and Partin AW. “Randomized Trials of Prostate Cancer Screening.” Reviews in Urology, Summer 2009; 11: 179. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2777067/


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Monday, October 12th 2015

Other Original Articles

Loeb S, Peskoe SB, Joshu CE, Huang WY, Hayes RB, Carter HB, Isaacs WB, Platz EA. “Do Environmental Factors Modify the Genetic Risk of Prostate Cancer?” Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers Prevention 2015; 24: 213. PMID: 25342390. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25342390


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