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Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma at a Tertiary...
Quaresma, Vasco; Marconi, Lorenzo; Jarimba, Roberto; Lima, João; Figueiredo, Arnaldo
Surveillance as a safe and effective option for treatment of stage I seminoma
Quaresma, Vasco; Henriques, Diogo Rafael Santos; Marconi, Lorenzo; Lorigo, João Diogo Abreu; Ferreira, Ana Marta Oliveira; Jarimba, RobertoIntroduction: Stage I seminoma has a very good prognosis, yet approximately 15% have subclinical metastatic disease and will relapse after orchidectomy alone. Several management approaches have been investigated. We aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of real-world patients with stage I seminoma, analysing prognostic factors influencing treatment choice and oncological outcomes. Methods: Retrospective, sing...
Predicting bladder cancer risk in patients with hematuria. A single-centre retr...
Jarimba, Roberto; Quaresma, Vasco; Pedroso Lima, João; Eliseu, Miguel; Silva, Edgar Tavares da; Moreira, Pedro; Figueiredo, ArnaldoIntroduction: The presence of blood in the urine should be promptly investigated to rule out urological malignancies, bladder cancer being the most frequent. Given its frequency among general population and the lack of unlimited health resources in an era of cost-effectiveness, it is important to prioritize patients with higher risk of malignancy. Objectives: To identify predictive factors of bladder cancer amo...
Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma at a Tertiary...
Quaresma, Vasco; Marconi, Lorenzo; Jarimba, Roberto; Lima, João; Figueiredo, ArnaldoN/a.; N/a.
Impact of Positive Surgical Margins After Partial Nephrectomy
Carvalho, João André Mendes; Nunes, Pedro; Silva, Edgar Tavares da; Parada, Belmiro; Jarimba, Roberto; Moreira, Pedro; Retroz, Edson; Caetano, RuiBackground: The impact of positive surgical margins (PSMs) after partial nephrectomy (PN) is controversial. Objective: To evaluate the risk factors for a PSM and its impact on overall survival. Design, setting, and participants: This is a retrospective study of 388 patients were submitted to PN between November 2005 and December 2016 in a single centre. Two groups were created: PSM and negative surgical margin ...
Statins Prevent Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer After Radical Prostat...
Jarimba, Roberto; Lima, João Pedroso; Eliseu, Miguel; Carvalho, João; Antunes, Hugo; Silva, Edgar Tavares da; Moreira, Pedro; Figueiredo, ArnaldoIntroduction: Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men. Radical prostatectomy is a potentially curative alternative for localized disease, although a significant percentage of these patients will suffer a biochemical recurrence with associated mortality. A wide spectrum of anticancer properties of statins has been demonstrated and the role of these drugs in prevention and treatment of other ...