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Wednesday, October 11th 2017

Dr. Loeb on the Impact of Additional Testing for Prostate Cancer

OncLive: Dr. Loeb on the Impact of Additional Testing for Prostate Cancer (published Oct 11, 2017) 


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Wednesday, October 4th 2017

Prostate Cancer Foundation 24th Annual Scientific Retreat

Washington, DC . October 4-7, 2017 Lecture Topic: Women in science panel, poster on crowdfunding in prostate cancer Category: Women in science, Social Media


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Friday, September 1st 2017

Loeb S, Curnyn C, Fagerlin A, Braithwaite RS, Schwartz MD, Lepor H, Carter HB, Sedlander E.  “Informational needs during active surveillance for prostate cancer: A qualitative study.” Patient Education Counseling 2017 Sep 1 epub.  PMID: 28886974 Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28886974


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Tuesday, August 22nd 2017

Loeb S, Zhou Q, Siebert U, Rochau U, Jahn B, Mühlberger N, Carter HB, Lepor H, Braithwaite RS.   “Active Surveillance Versus Watchful Waiting for Localized Prostate Cancer: A Model to Inform Decisions”. European Urology 2017 Aug 22 epub.  PMID: 28844371 Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28844371 We designed a Markov model showing that active surveillance extends life more than… Read More


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Tuesday, August 15th 2017

Dr Loeb on the Results of Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer (published August 2017)

OncLive: Dr Loeb on the Results of Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer (published August 2017)


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Monday, August 7th 2017

Dani H, Loeb S. “The Role of Prostate Cancer Biomarkers in Undiagnosed Men.” Current Opinion Urology 2017; 27: 210-216. PMID 28212119 Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28212119


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Monday, August 7th 2017

Liss MA, Ehdaie B, Loeb S, Meng MV, Raman JD, Spears V, Stroup SP.   “An Update of the American Urological Association White Paper on the Prevention and Treatment of the More Common Complications Related to Prostate Biopsy.”  Journal of  Urology  2017 Mar 29 epub. PMID: 28363690 Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28363690 This is an updated American Urological… Read More


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Monday, August 7th 2017

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   This study examined effect modification by environmental factors of the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms with prostate… Read More


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Monday, August 7th 2017

Loeb S, Folkvaljon Y, Damber JE, Alukal J, Lambe M, Stattin P.   “Testosterone Replacement Therapy and Risk of Favorable and Aggressive Prostate Cancer.”  Journal of Clinical Oncology 2017;35(13):1430-1436.  PMID: 28447913.     Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28447913


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Tuesday, July 4th 2017

Loeb S. “Biomarkers for Prostate Biopsy and Risk Stratification of Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer Patients.” Urology Practice. 2017 Jul;4(4):315-321. PMID: 29104903 Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29104903


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Thursday, June 29th 2017

Ciprut S, Curnyn C, Davuluri M, Sternberg K, Loeb S.  “Twitter Activity Associated with US News and World Report Reputation Scores for Urology Departments.”  Urology. 2017 Jun 29 epub.  PMID: 28669746.     Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28669746


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Wednesday, June 28th 2017

Loeb S, Ross AE.   “Genomic testing for localized prostate cancer: where do we go from here?”  Current Opinion in Urology. 2017 Jun 28 epub. PMID: 28661898     Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28621058  


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Friday, June 9th 2017

Grand Rounds at Washington University

St, Louis, Missouri. June 9, 2017 Lecture Topic: Social media in urology Category: Social media


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Wednesday, June 7th 2017

Loeb S, Ross AE.  “Genomic testing for localized prostate cancer: where do we go from here?”  Current Opinion in Urology. 2017 Jun 28 epub. PMID: 28661898     Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28661898


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Wednesday, June 7th 2017

Sternberg KM, Loeb SL, Canes D, Donnelly L, Tsai MH. “The use of Twitter to facilitate sharing of clinical expertise in urology.” J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2017 epub Jun 7. PMID: 28591771.  Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28591771


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Tuesday, June 6th 2017

Dr Loeb on Tests for the Management of Prostate Cancer (published June 6, 2017)

OncLive: Dr Loeb on Tests for the Management of Prostate Cancer (published June 6, 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RexdoXUbF98


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Tuesday, June 6th 2017

OncLive: Dr. Loeb on Tests for the Management of Prostate Cancer (published June 6, 2017)

OncLive: Dr. Loeb on Tests for the Management of Prostate Cancer (published June 6, 2017)


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Thursday, May 18th 2017

Grand Rounds at University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. May 18, 2017 Lecture Topic: Biomarkers in the diagnosis and management of localized prostate cancer Category: Prostate Cancer


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Friday, May 12th 2017

Dr Loeb on Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer (published May 12, 2017)

OncLive: Dr Loeb on Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer (published May 12, 2017)


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Sunday, May 7th 2017

Loeb S, Stork B, Gold HT, Stout NK, Makarov DV, Weight C, Borgmann H. “Tweet this: how advocacy for breast and prostate cancers stacks up on social media.” BJU International 2017 May epub.  PMID: 28471484     Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2847148


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Tuesday, April 18th 2017

O’Connor EM, Nason GJ, O’Kelly F, Manecksha RP, Loeb S. “Newsworthiness vs scientific impact: are the most highly cited urology papers the most widely disseminated in the media?” BJU International 2017 Apr 18 epub.  PMID: 28418091     Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28418091


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Thursday, April 6th 2017

Lecture on “When to Biopsy: The Role for PSA and Novel Biomarkers”

01/2016 Lecture on “When to Biopsy: The Role for PSA and Novel Biomarkers” at the International Prostate Cancer Update in Vail, Colorado (January 2016)


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Friday, March 17th 2017

Prostate Cancer Foundation: Women in Prostate Cancer Research- Dr Stacy Loeb (published March 17, 2017)

Prostate Cancer Foundation:  Women in Prostate Cancer Research- Dr Stacy Loeb (published March 17, 2017) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJIEald08kU&t=37s


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Thursday, March 16th 2017

 Key Papers


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Saturday, March 11th 2017

Prostate Cancer Foundation: Women in Prostate Cancer Research- Dr Stacy Loeb (published March 17, 2017)

Prostate Cancer Foundation:  Women in Prostate Cancer Research- Dr Stacy Loeb (published March 17, 2017


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Loeb S, Meyer C, Krasnova A, Curnyn C, Reznor G, Lepor H, Kibel AS, Trinh QD. “Risk of Small Bowel Obstruction After Robot-Assisted Versus Open Radical Prostatectomy.” Journal of Endourology  2016 Sep 11 epub.  PMID: 27615204 Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27615204


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Annual Meeting of the Korean Urological Association

Seoul, Korea. October 12-15, 2016 Lecture Topics: Prostate Cancer Markers, Active Surveillance, BPH Category: Prostate Cancer, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia    


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Issues & Controversies in Urologic Cancer (ICUC) Conference 2017

Mony Tremblant, Canada. January 19-21, 2017 Lecture Topics: Prostate Cancer Markers, Active Surveillance, Prostate Biopsy Category: Prostate Cancer


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Sociedad Mexicana de Urología/ American Urological Association Curso Conjunto

Acapulco, Mexico. February 3-4, 2017 Lecture Topics: Prostate Cancer Screening, Prostate Biopsy, Prostate MRI, Active Surveillance, Radical Prostatectomy, Radiation Therapy Category: Prostate Cancer


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Nickel JC, Gorin MA, Alan W P, Loeb S, Ellen S, Chancellor MB, Assimos DG, Brawer MK, Brucker BM. “Best of the 2016 AUA Annual Meeting: Highlights From the 2016 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, May 6-10, 2016, San Diego, CA.” Reviews in Urology 2016;18(3):159-173.  PMID: 27833468. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27833468


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Loeb S, Roupret M, Van Oort I, N’dow J, Van Gurp M, Bloemberg J, Darraugh JA, Ribal M.  “Novel Use of Twitter to Disseminate and Evaluate Adherence with Clinical Guidelines by the European Association of Urology”. BJU Int. 2017 Feb 7 epub.  PMID: 28170154 Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28170154 Herein, we demonstrate a proof-of-principal study on the use… Read More


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Choyke PL and Loeb S. “Active Surveillance of Prostate Cancer.”  Oncology (Williston Park) 2017; 31 (1). PMID 8090626 Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28090626


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Loeb S, Curnyn C, Fagerlin A, Braithwaite RS, Schwartz MD, Lepor H, Carter HB, Sedlander E.  “A Qualitative Study on Decision-Making by Prostate Cancer Physicians during Active Surveillance.” BJU International. 2016 epub.  PMID: 27611479. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27611479


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Loeb S, Folkvaljon Y, Curnyn C, Robinson D, Bratt O, Stattin P. “Uptake of Active Surveillance for Very-Low-Risk Prostate Cancer in Sweden”. JAMA Oncology. 2016 Oct 20. PMID: 27768168. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27768168 Using nationwide Sweden data, this study showed that by 2014, active surveillance was selected by 91% of very low risk, 74% of low risk… Read More


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Loeb S. “When is a Negative Prostate Biopsy Really Negative? Repeat Biopsies in Detection and Active Surveillance.” Journal of Urology 2017 epub. PMID 28110035 Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28110035


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Thomsen FB, Folkvaljon Y, Brasso K, Loeb S, Robinson D, Egevad L, Stattin P. “Prognostic implications of 2005 Gleason grade modification. Population-based study of biochemical recurrence following radical prostatectomy.” Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2016 Aug 11 epub. PMID: 27511833. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27511833


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Loeb S, Shin SS, Broyles DL, Wei JT, Sanda M, Klee G, Partin AW, Sokoll L, Chan DW, Bangma CH, van Schaik RH, Slawin KM, Marks LS, Catalona WJ. “Prostate Health Index improves multivariable risk prediction of aggressive prostate cancer” BJU International. 2016 Oct 15. PMID:27743489 Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27743489


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Saturday, March 4th 2017

Crawford ED, Rosenberg MT, Partin AW, Cooperberg MR, Maccini M, Loeb S, Pettaway CA, Shore ND, Arangua P, Hoenemeyer J, Leveridge M, Leapman M, Pinto P, Thompson IM Jr, Carroll P, Eastham J, Gomella L, Klein EA. “An Approach Using PSA Levels of 1.5 ng/mL as the Cutoff for Prostate Cancer Screening in Primary Care.” Urology…. Read More


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Friday, February 10th 2017

Sirius XM Channel 110 Doctor Radio Host

Dr Stacy Loeb hosts the Men’s Health Show on US/Canada Satellite Radio (SiriusXM Channel 110) on Wednesdays from 6-8pmEST. Next shows: August 30, September 27, October 25


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Monday, January 30th 2017

Royal Society of Medicine Winter Meeting

Lake Tahoe (Northstar, California).  January 28-30, 2017 Lecture Topics: Urology Highlights of 2016 as Seen Through the Eyes of Twitter, What Has Happened to Screening for Prostate Cancer in the US? Categories: Social Media, Prostate Cancer


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