Radiation cystitis! Now this can be a really challenging condition for urologists, and especially for patients, to manage and to live with. And we frequently struggle to get good results. It is often years and years after radiation to the pelvis when patients return with problems like bleeding, pain, incontinence, fistula etc, which can have everything from minor, to ruinous effects on quality of life. Today we travel to London to chat with two Urologists at Guy’s Hospital who have set up a dedicated clinic to manage Radiation Cystitis patients from across the UK

More great highlights from the recent EAU Annual Meeting in Madrid. Declan and Renu chat with Christian Gratzke, Sima Pore]ten, Yinjie Zhu, Rod Dunn, and have a most entertaining "pit lane walk" with Ben Challacombe around the various robots in the exhibition area

Declan and Renu bring you some great highlights from the recent EAU Annual Meeting in Madrid. Hear from Laurie Klotz and Adam Kinnaird about the OPTIMUM RCT, Sarah Psutka and Laura Bukavina discuss their bladder cancer highlights, Riccardo Campi talks biomarkers, changes in practice and other highlights, and Rod van den Bergh and Eoin Dinneen debate the finer points of the NEUROSAFE Proof RCT.

Really big prostate cancer news today with the release of very interesting results from the Neurosafe Proof trial at the EAU Annual Meeting in Madrid. Also simultaneously published in Lancet Oncology so this is a big deal!! In summary, this multi centre randomised trial from the UK demonstrates that men undergoing the Neurosafe technique (intra-operative assessment of surgical margins), had higher rates of nerve sparing surgery and this in turn led to improvements of recover of sexual function.

We are delighted to drop this pod just as the landmark TRANSLATE trial reads out at the EAU Annual Meeting in Madrid, with a simultaneous publication in Lancet Oncology. This is the world's largest trial of transrectal vs transperineal (TP) prostate biopsy, and reports that TP biopsy has superior cancer detection ability. Is this the end of the road for TRUS biopsy

This week we had the great pleasure of attending the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ), which took place in the beautiful city of Perth, far out on the West Coast of Australia. Not just that, but we spent a wonderful afternoon on one of Australia’s top tourist attractions, Rottnest Island. Tune in for plenty of quokka action!

A fantastic deep dive into biochemical recurrence, with Dr Steve Freedland. A must-listen for anyone interested in localised prostate cancer. Supported by our Gold Partners, Astellas.

Two great interviews here, with international guests Kim Chi and Carmen Mir, and a bunch of friends. We discuss mHSPC, and also a fun chat about doing Fellowship training in Australia.

A breaking news podcast from ASCO GU in San Francisco! Prof Louise Emmett (St Vincent's, Sydney), has just read out the latest update from the ENZA-P trial (and simultaneous publication in Lancet Oncology), reporting that the combination of LuPSMA and enzalutamide improves overall survival when compared with enzalutamide alone, in men with poor prognosis mCRPC. Big news!!

Look who popped into the GU Cast studio this week for a chat about where we are going next with radioligand therapy (RLT) for prostate cancer! Professors Oliver Sartor (Mayo Clinic, Rochester) and Michael Hofman (Peter Mac, Melbourne), are two of the world's most pre-eminent experts in the world of RLT for prostate cancer.

Dr Toni Choueiri, Chief of GU Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, USA) returns to GU Cast with members of his team at Dana Farber Cancer Institute to discuss our favourite lists of top GU Oncology papers for 2024.

Part 2 of our GU Cast Conference Highlights from Shanghai including discussions with Dr Stephen Freedland (Los Angeles), Dr Liang Liang (Shaanxi), Dr Andrea Necchi (Milano), Dr Xiaojie Bian (Shanghai), and Dr Hongkai Wang (Shanghai). Special thanks to our Conference Highlights Partner, Bayer China, who set up an amazing GU Cast studio for us in Shanghai.

First of out two-part Conference Highlight from the 14th Annual GU Oncology Academic Meeting. One of the top GU Oncology meetings in the APAC region. Thanks to our Conference Highl;ights partner, Bayer China.

Final episode of the year!! A fantastic discussion about single-port surgery and cricket with Dr Mihir Desai and A/Prof Daniel Moon, both fresh out of the MCG after watching the Boxing Day test

A cracking overview of management options for advanced renal cancer, with Regina Barragan-Carillo and Tian Zhang. This is a Themed Podcast supported by our Bronze Partners, Ipsen Pharmaceuticals

Legendary British cyclist Sir Chris Hoy (48) recently shocked the world by announcing that he has progressive metastatic prostate cancer. His specialists have given him a 2-4 year life expectancy. The dreadful news that no prostate cancer patient wants to hear. Today, hosts Prof Declan Murphy and Dr Renu Eapen welcome their good mates A/Prof Ben Challacombe (Guy's Hospital, London), and A/Prof Daniel Moon (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne) to the GU Cast studio, and patient advocate Andrei Norris who joins on Zoom to discuss the huge publicity this has generated, and the importance of family history in assessing men's risk of prostate cancer.

Part 2 Highlights from a GU Cast Live Event! Dr Kim Chi (Medical Oncologist, Vancouver) and Dr Carmen Mir (Urologist, Valencia) joined the PROSPECT meeting in Melbourne to discuss high-risk prostate cancer and mHSPC, along with many experts from around Australia. On the eve of the meeting over dinner, Declan Murphy led a GU Cast-themed panel discussion on five hot topics in prostate cancer, featuring snippets from GU Cast over the past few months.Part 2 today features controversies in PLND, the somewhat notorious ARPI switch control arm beloved of mCRPC trials, and the important topic of de-escalation in advanced prostate cancer.

What are we to make of this large RCT of extended vs standard pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) for prostate cancer?? We chat with Dr Karim Touijer (MSKCC) and try to figure it out.

Highlights from a GU Cast Live Event! Dr Kim Chi (Medical Oncologist, Vancouver) and Dr Carmen Mir (Urologist, Valencia) joined the PROSPECT meeting in Melbourne to discuss high-risk prostate cancer and mHSPC, along with many experts from around Australia. On the eve of the meeting over dinner, Declan Murphy led a GU Cast-themed panel discussion on five hot topics in prostate cancer, featuring snippets from GU Cast over the past few months. Part 1 today features PSMA conundrums and triplet vs doublet therapy.

Everything you need to know about treatment intensification in mHSPC!! This GU Cast Live Event was an interactive educational webinar supported by our Gold Partners, Mundipharma.