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Recurrence of high‐risk bladder cancer: A population‐based analysis by Chamie, Karim, Litwin, Mark S., Bassett, Jeffrey C., Daskivich, Timothy J., Lai, Julie, Hanley, Jan M., Konety, Badrinath R., Saigal, Christopher S.

“…BACKGROUND Patients with bladder cancer are apt to develop multiple recurrences that require intervention. The recurrence, progression, and bladder…”
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Minimally Important Difference for the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite Short Form by Skolarus, Ted A, Dunn, Rodney L, Sanda, Martin G, Chang, Peter, Greenfield, Thomas K, Litwin, Mark S, Wei, John T

“…Objective To establish a score threshold that constitutes a clinically relevant change for each domain of the Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC)…”
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The Supported vs Unsupported Ross in Pediatric Patients: Neoaortic Root and Ventricular Function by Sow, Mami, Ginde, Salil, Bartz, Peter, Cohen, Scott, Gerardin, Jennifer, Kuhn, Evelyn, Jaquiss, Robert, Litwin, S. Bert, Woods, Ronald K., Hraska, Viktor, Tweddell, James S., Mitchell, Michael E.

“…The supported Ross is used to mitigate the neoaortic root dilation that has been described with the unsupported Ross. There is limited literature assessing the…”
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The Relationship between Intolerance of Uncertainty and Anxiety in Men on Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer by Tan, Hung-Jui, Marks, Leonard S, Hoyt, Michael A, Kwan, Lorna, Filson, Christopher P, Macairan, Malu, Lieu, Patricia, Litwin, Mark S, Stanton, Annette L

“…Purpose Anxiety may serve as a major barrier to participation in active surveillance. Intolerance of uncertainty, that is the tendency to perceive the…”
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Renal and cardiovascular morbidity after partial or radical nephrectomy by Miller, David C., Schonlau, Matthias, Litwin, Mark S., Lai, Julie, Saigal, Christopher S.

“…BACKGROUND. To clarify the benefits of nephron‐sparing surgery among patients with early‐stage kidney cancer, the authors compared the frequency of renal and…”
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Prediction of Erectile Function Following Treatment for Prostate Cancer by Alemozaffar, Mehrdad, Regan, Meredith M, Cooperberg, Matthew R, Wei, John T, Michalski, Jeff M, Sandler, Howard M, Hembroff, Larry, Sadetsky, Natalia, Saigal, Christopher S, Litwin, Mark S, Klein, Eric, Kibel, Adam S, Hamstra, Daniel A, Pisters, Louis L, Kuban, Deborah A, Kaplan, Irving D, Wood, David P, Ciezki, Jay, Dunn, Rodney L, Carroll, Peter R, Sanda, Martin G

“…CONTEXT Sexual function is the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) domain most commonly impaired after prostate cancer treatment; however, validated tools…”
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Predicting Short-term Outcomes After Radical Cystectomy Based on Frailty by Michel, Joaquin, Goel, Alexander N., Golla, Vishnukamal, Lenis, Andrew T., Johnson, David C., Chamie, Karim, Litwin, Mark S.

“…To evaluate the impact of frailty on adverse perioperative outcomes in patients treated with radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. We identified 9459 adults…”
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Use of Radical Cystectomy for Patients With Invasive Bladder Cancer by Gore, John L., Litwin, Mark S., Lai, Julie, Yano, Elizabeth M., Madison, Rodger, Setodji, Claude, Adams, John L., Saigal, Christopher S.

“…Background Evidence-based guidelines recommend radical cystectomy for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. However, many patients receive alternate…”
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The University of California, San Francisco Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment score: a straightforward and reliable preoperative predictor of disease recurrence after radical prostatectomy by Cooperberg, Matthew R, Pasta, David J, Elkin, Eric P, Litwin, Mark S, Latini, David M, Du Chane, Janeen, Carroll, Peter R

“…Multivariate prognostic instruments aim to predict risk of recurrence among patients with localized prostate cancer. We devised a novel risk assessment tool…”
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Aurora kinase A mediates epithelial ovarian cancer cell migration and adhesion by Do, T-V, Xiao, F, Bickel, L E, Klein-Szanto, A J, Pathak, H B, Hua, X, Howe, C, O'Brien, S W, Maglaty, M, Ecsedy, J A, Litwin, S, Golemis, E A, Schilder, R J, Godwin, A K, Connolly, D C

“…Aurora kinase A (AURKA) localizes to centrosomes and mitotic spindles where it mediates mitotic progression and chromosomal stability. Overexpression of AURKA…”
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Effects of Montmorency Tart Cherry Juice Consumption on Cardiometabolic Biomarkers in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial by Johnson, Sarah A, Navaei, Negin, Pourafshar, Shirin, Jaime, Salvador J, Akhavan, Neda S, Alvarez-Alvarado, Stacey, Proaño, Gabriela V, Litwin, Nicole S, Clark, Elizabeth A, Foley, Elizabeth M, George, Kelli S, Elam, Marcus L, Payton, Mark E, Arjmandi, Bahram H, Figueroa, Arturo

“…Greater than one-third of adults in the United States have metabolic syndrome (MetS), a cluster of risk factors highly associated with the development of…”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Maintenance bacillus Calmette-Guérin for Intermediate and High Risk Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer by Sharma, Vidit, Wymer, Kevin M., Borah, Bijan J., Saigal, Christopher S., Litwin, Mark S., Packiam, Vignesh T., Thompson, R. Houston, Tollefson, Matthew K., Karnes, R. Jeffrey, Boorjian, Stephen A.

“…PURPOSEWhile guidelines support the use of maintenance bacillus Calmette-Guérin for patients with intermediate and high risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer,…”
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Engagement With HIV and COVID-19 Prevention: Nationwide Cross-sectional Analysis of Users on a Geosocial Networking App by Gaither, Thomas W, Sigalos, John T, Landovitz, Raphael J, Mills, Jesse N, Litwin, Mark S, Eleswarapu, Sriram V

“…Geosocial networking (GSN) apps play a pivotal role in catalyzing sexual partnering, especially among men who have sex with men. To quantify the prevalence and…”
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Outcomes of intravesical botulinum toxin for idiopathic overactive bladder symptoms: a systematic review of the literature by Anger, Jennifer T, Weinberg, Aviva, Suttorp, Marika J, Litwin, Mark S, Shekelle, Paul G

“…We systematically reviewed the evidence for the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin in the management of overactive bladder. We performed a systematic…”
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The prevalence of urinary incontinence among community dwelling adult women: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Anger, Jennifer Tash, Saigal, Christopher S, Litwin, Mark S

“…Population based studies estimate that a large proportion of adult women report urinary incontinence. However, there is a wide range of estimates of the burden…”
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Quality of life after surgery, external beam irradiation, or brachytherapy for early‐stage prostate cancer by Litwin, Mark S., Gore, John L., Kwan, Lorna, Brandeis, Judson M., Lee, Steve P., Withers, H. Rodney, Reiter, Robert E.

“…BACKGROUND. The primary treatments for clinically localized prostate cancer confer equivalent cancer control for most patients but disparate side effects. In…”
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Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation Monitoring After Stage 1 Palliation for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome by Tweddell, James S., MD, Ghanayem, Nancy S., MD, Mussatto, Kathleen A., BSN, Mitchell, Michael E., MD, Lamers, Luke J., MD, Musa, Ndidiamaka L., MD, Berger, Stuart, MD, Litwin, S. Bert, MD, Hoffman, George M., MD

“…Background Staged palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome has been marked by high early mortality due to the limited cardiac output of the postischemic…”
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Patient-reported outcomes before treatment for localized prostate cancer: are there differences among countries? Data from the True North Global Registry by Garin, O, Kowalski, C, Zamora, V, Roth, R, Ferrer, M, Breidenbach, C, Pont, A, Belin, T. R, Elashoff, D, Wilhalme, H, Nguyen, A. V, Kwan, L, Pearman, E. K, Bolagani, A, Sampurno, F, Papa, N, Moore, C, Millar, J, Connor, S. E, Villanti, P, Litwin, M. S, Graham, Ian, Kowalski, Christoph, Litwin, Mark S, Millar, Jeremy, Moore, Caroline, Paich, Kellie, Zeps, Nikolajs, Connor, Sarah E, Nguyen, Anissa V, Krishnaprasad, Krupa, Breen, Sibilah, Brglevska, Silvi, King, Michelle, Avuzzi, Barbara, Barocas, Daniel, Briganti, Alberto, Chang, Peter, Ferrer, Montse, Finelli, Anthony, Foster, Claire, Frydenberg, Mark, Ghani, Khurshid R, Grummet, Jeremy, Mark, Stephen, Mirone, Vincenzo, Mun, Dong-ho, Nelson, Colleen, Ng, Anthony, Pryor, David, Siu, Steven, Stricker, Phil, van Basten, Jean-Paul, Vickers, Andrew, Zachoval, Roman

“…Introduction Similar Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) at diagnosis for localized prostate cancer among countries may indicate that different treatments are…”
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The impact of unplanned postprocedure visits in the management of patients with urinary stones by Scales, Charles D., MD, MSHS, Saigal, Christopher S., MD, MPH, Hanley, Janet M., MS, Dick, Andrew W., PhD, Setodji, Claude M., PhD, Litwin, Mark S., MD, MPH

“…Background Unplanned follow-up care is the focus of intense health policy interest, as evidenced by recent financial penalties imposed under the Affordable…”
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Development and validation of the expanded prostate cancer index composite (EPIC) for comprehensive assessment of health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer by Wei, John T, Dunn, Rodney L, Litwin, Mark S, Sandler, Howard M, Sanda, Martin G

“…Objectives. Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an increasingly important endpoint in prostate cancer care. However, pivotal issues that are not fully…”
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