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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Fake News about Benign Prostate Hyperplasia on YouTube

Loeb S. “Fake News about Benign Prostate Hyperplasia on YouTube.” British Journal of Urology International. 2020 Apr;125(4):477-478. PMID: 32250050 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32250050/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Global Survey Evaluating Drawbacks of Social Media Usage for Practicing Urologists

Dubin JM, Greer AB, Patel P, Carrion DM, Paesano N, Kettache RH, Haffaf M, Zouari S, Santillan D, Zotter Z, Chung A, Horie S, Koo KC, Teoh JYC, Autrán Gómez AM, Gomez Rivas J, Ramasamy R, Loeb S. “Global Survey Evaluating Drawbacks of Social Media Usage for Practicing Urologists.” BJU International. 2020 Mar 9 epub. PMID: 32147930…. Read More


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Evaluating and Optimizing the Use of Social Media in Urology

Loeb S, Murphy DG. “Evaluating and Optimizing the Use of Social Media in Urology.” European Urology Focus. 2020 May 15;6(3):425-426. Epub 2020 Feb 29. PMID: 32127328. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32127328/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Pelvic Organ Prolapse on YouTube: Evaluation of Consumer Information

Herbert AS, Nemirovsky A, Hess DS, Walter D, Abraham NE, Loeb S, Malik RD. “Pelvic Organ Prolapse on YouTube: Evaluation of Consumer Information.” British Journal of Urology International 2020 Feb 10 epub.  PMID: 32039554. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32039554/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Using data from an online health community to examine the impact of prostate cancer on sleep

Robbins R, Jean-Louis G, Chanko N, Combs P, Byrne N, Loeb S. “Using data from an online health community to examine the impact of prostate cancer on sleep.” British Journal of Urology International. 2020 Jan 3 epub.  PMID: 31899938. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31899938/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Using data from an online health community to examine the impact of prostate cancer on sleep.

Robbins R, Jean-Louis G, Chanko N, Combs P, Byrne N, Loeb S. “Using data from an online health community to examine the impact of prostate cancer on sleep.” British Journal of Urology International. 2020 Jan 3 epub.  PMID: 31899938. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31899938/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Racial Disparities and Online Health Information: YouTube and Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials

Borno HT, Zhang S, Bakke B, Bell A, Zuniga KB, Li P, Chao K, Sabol A, Killeen T, Hong H, Walter D, Loeb S. “Racial Disparities and Online Health Information: YouTube and Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials.” British Journal of Urology International. 2020 Apr 10 epub. PMID: 32275800. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32275800/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Exploring Variation in the Use of Conservative Management for Prostate Cancer in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System

Loeb S, Byrne NK, Wang B, Makarov DV, Becker D, Wise DR, Lepor H, Walter D.  “Exploring Variation in the Use of Conservative Management for Prostate Cancer in the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.” European Urology. 2020 Feb 22:S0302-2838(20)30101-9. PMID: 32098730. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32098730/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

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Becker DJ, Iyengar AD, Punekar SR, Ng J, Zaman A, Loeb S, Becker KD, Makarov D. “Treatment of Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer With Abiraterone and Enzalutamide Despite PSA Progression. “ Anticancer Res.2019 May;39(5):2467-2473. PMID: 31092441. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31092441


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

A Clinical Reminder Order Check Intervention to Improve Guideline-concordant Imaging Practices for Men With Prostate Cancer: A Pilot Study

Ciprut SE, Kelly MD, Walter D, Hoffman R, Becker DJ, Loeb S, Sedlander E, Tenner CT, Sherman SE, Zeliadt SB, Makarov DV. “A Clinical Reminder Order Check Intervention to Improve Guideline-concordant Imaging Practices for Men With Prostate Cancer: A Pilot Study.” Urology. 2020 Nov;145:113-119. Epub 2020 Jul 25.PMID: 32721517. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32721517/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Concordance and Performance of 4KScore and SelectMDx for Informing Decision to Perform Prostate Biopsy and Detection of Prostate Cancer

Wysock JS, Becher E, Persily J, Loeb S, Lepor H. “Concordance and Performance of 4KScore and SelectMDx for Informing Decision to Perform Prostate Biopsy and Detection of Prostate Cancer.” Urology. 2020 Apr 12:S0090-4295(20)30339-3. PMID: 32294481 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32294481/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

The Association of Veterans PSA Screening Rates with Changes in USPSTF Recommendations

Becker DJ, Rude T, Walter D, Wang C, Loeb S, Li H, Ciprut S, Kelly M, Zeliadt SB, Fagerlin A, Lepor H, Sherman S, Ravenell JE, Makarov DV. “The Association of Veterans’ PSA Screening Rates with Changes in USPSTF Recommendations” J Natl Cancer Inst. 2020 Aug 14:djaa120.  PMID: 32797212 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32797212/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

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Stattin P, Sandin F, Loeb S, Robinson D, Lissbrant IF, Lambe M. “Public online reporting from a nationwide population-based clinical prostate cancer register.” BJU International 2018 Jul; 122(1):8-10. PMID: 29577561. Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29577561/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

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, April 24th 2021

Loeb S, Folkvaljon Y, Robinson D, Makarov DV, Bratt O, Garmo H, and Stattin P. “Immediate versus delayed prostatectomy: Nationwide population-based study.” Scandinavian Journal of Urology 2016 Apr 12 epub. PMID: 27067998 Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27067998


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Björklund J, Folkvaljon Y, Cole A, Carlsson S, Robinson D, Loeb S, Stattin P, Akre O.   “Ninety-Day Postoperative Mortality after Robot-assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy and Retropubic Radical Prostatectomy. Nation-wide population-based study.”   BJU International 2016 Jan 13 epub.  PMID: 26762928 Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26762928


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Sun M, Choueiri TK, Hamnvik OR, Preston MA, De Velasco G, Jiang W, Loeb S, Nguyen PL, Trinh QD. “Comparison of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists and Orchiectomy: Effects of Androgen-Deprivation Therapy.”   JAMA Oncology 2015 Dec 23:1-8 epub. PMID: 26720632 Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26720632


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Carlsson S, Drevin L, Loeb S, Widmark A, Frank Lissbrant I, Robinson D, Johansson E, Stattin P, and Fransson P. “Population-based study of long-term functional outcomes after prostate cancer treatment.” BJU International 2014 epub. PMID: 25959859. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25959859


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Vellekoop A, Loeb S, Folkvaljon Y, Stattin P. “Population-Based Study of Predictors for Adverse Pathology Among Candidates for Active Surveillance With Gleason 6 Prostate Cancer.” Journal of Urology 2013 epub September 23. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24071481


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

McGuire BB, Helfand BT, Loeb S, Hu Q, O’Brien D, Cooper P, Yang X, and Catalona WJ. “Outcomes in Patients with Gleason Score 8-10 Prostate Cancer: Relation to Preoperative PSA Level.” BJU International June 2012; 109: 1764-9. PMID: 22017732. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22017732


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

O’Brien D, Loeb S, Carvalhal GF, McGuire BB, Kan D, Hofer MD, Casey JT, Helfand BT, and Catalona WJ. “Delay of Surgery in Men with Low Risk Prostate Cancer.” Journal of Urology 2011; 185: 2143. PMID: 21496847. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21496847


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Thaxton CS, Loeb S, Roehl KA, Kan D, and Catalona WJ. “Treatment Outcomes of Radical Prostatectomy in Potential Candidates for 3 Published Active Surveillance Programs.” Urology 2010; 75: 414. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3072831/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Loeb S, Carvalhal GF, Kan D, Desai A, and Catalona WJ. “External Validation of the Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment (CAPRA) Score in a Single-Surgeon Radical Prostatectomy Series.” Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, September 2010 epub. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20822930


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Prostate Cancer. Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Rebello RJ, Oing C, Knudsen KE, Loeb S, Johnson DC, Reiter RE, Gillessen S, Van der Kwast T, Bristow RG. “Prostate Cancer. Nature Reviews Disease Primers.” 2021 Feb 4;7(1):9. PMID: 33542230. Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33542230/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Clinical Implications of Germline Testing in Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer

Loeb S. and Giri VN. “Clinical Implications of Germline Testing in Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer.” Eur Urol Oncol. 2021 Feb;4(1):1-9. Epub 2020 Dec 31. PMID: 33390340 Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33390340/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Loeb S, Epstein JI, Ross AE, Schultz L, Humphreys EB, and Jarow JP. “Benign Prostate Glands at the Bladder Neck Margin in Robotic vs. Open Radical Prostatectomy.” BJU International 2010; 104: 1446 Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20346031


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Makarov DV, Loeb S, Landman AB, Nielsen ME, Gross CP, Leslie DL, Penson DF, and Desai RA. “Regional Variation in Total Cost per Radical Prostatectomy in the Heathcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Inpatient Sample Database.” Journal of Urology 2010; 183: 1504. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20172559


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Implementation of Germline Testing for Prostate Cancer: Philadelphia Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference 2019.

Giri VN, Knudsen KE, Kelly WK, Cheng HH, Cooney KA, Cookson MS, Dahut W, Weissman S, Soule HR, Petrylak DP, Dicker AP, AlDubayan SH, Toland AE, Pritchard CC, Pettaway CA, Daly MB, Mohler JL, Parsons JK, Carroll PR, Pilarski R, Blanco A, Woodson A, Rahm A, Taplin ME, Polascik TJ, Helfand BT, Hyatt C, Morgans… Read More


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Carvalhal GF, Griffin CR, Kan D, Loeb S, and Catalona WJ. “Reducing Blood Loss in Open Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy with Prophylactic Periprostatic Sutures.” BJU International 2010; 105: 1222. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19888968


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Loeb S, Epstein JI, Humphreys EB, and Walsh PC. “Does Perineural Invasion on Prostate Biopsy Predict Adverse Prostatectomy Outcomes?” BJU International, August 2009 epub. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19694710


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Prostate Cancer. Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Rebello RJ, Oing C, Knudsen KE, Loeb S, Johnson DC, Reiter RE, Gillessen S, Van der Kwast T, Bristow RG. “Prostate Cancer. Nature Reviews Disease Primers.”  2021 Feb 4;7(1):9. PMID: 33542230     Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33542230/


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Trock BJ, Guo CC, Gonzalgo ML, Magheli A, Loeb S, and Epstein JI. “Impact of Tertiary Gleason Patterns on Biochemical Recurrence Following Radical Prostatectomy: Proposal for a Modified Gleason Scoring.” Journal of Urology, August 2009 epub. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19683280


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Helfand BT, Mongiu AK, Kan D, Kim DY, Loeb S, Roehl KA, Meeks JJ, Smith ND, and Catalona WJ. “Outcomes of Radical Prostatectomy for Patients with Clinical Stage T1a and T1b Disease.” BJU International 2009 (epub). Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19239451


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Nguyen PL, Chen MH, Catalona WJ, Alexander BM, Roehl KA, Loeb S, and D’Amico AV. “Biochemical Recurrence Following Radical Prostatectomy for Prevalent vs. Incident Cases of Prostate Cancer: Implications for Management.” Cancer 2008 (epub) Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18932254


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Loeb S, Hernandez DH, Mangold LA, Humphreys EB, Agro M, Walsh PC, Partin AW, and Han M. “Progression after Radical Prostatectomy for Men in their Thirties Compared to Older Men.” BJU International, June 2008; 101: 1503. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18341626


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Loeb S, Roehl KA, Helfand BT, and Catalona WJ. “Complications of open radical retropubic prostatectomy in potential candidates for active monitoring.” Urology 2008; 72: 887. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18329080


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Loeb S, Smith N, Roehl KA, and Catalona WJ. “Intermediate-Term Potency, Continence and Survival Outcomes of Radical Prostatectomy for Clinically High-Risk or Advanced Prostate Cancer.” Urology 2007; 69: 1170. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17572209


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Desireddi VN, Roehl KA, Loeb S, Yu X, Griffin C, Kundu S, Han M, and Catalona WJ. “Progression-Free Survival Rates for Radical Prostatectomy in the PSA Era.” Urology 2007; 70: 950. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18068453


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Griffin C, Yu X, Loeb S, Desireddi VN, Han M, and Catalona WJ. “Pathologic Features after Radical Prostatectomy for Potential Candidates for Active Monitoring.” Journal of Urology 2007; 178: 860. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17631347


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Saturday, April 24th 2021

Other Papers

Loeb S, Yu X, Nadler RB, Roehl KA, Han M, Hawkins SA, and Catalona WJ. “Does Body Mass Index Affect Outcomes Following Radical Prostatectomy?” Journal of Urology 2007; 177: 102. Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17162013


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