[Update Urooncology: News from major scientific meetings 2018]
Aktuelle Urologie
|February 8, 2019
Abstract:
We are living in exciting times for urological oncology. The numbers of clinical trials are ever rising, a stream of new substances for tumour therapy is introduced. As it is more challenging than ever to obtain an overview as a clinician, this article aims to summarise the most important news with regard to the 3 most eminent urological tumour entities. Recent data from the most relevant urological and oncological conferences in 2018 on prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and urothelial cancer are reported and their relevance for clinical practice is discussed.
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