Publications by authors named "Alec S Koo"
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- * In the study, 71% of patients receiving NAI plus BCG achieved complete responses (CRs), with a median duration of over 26 months, suggesting that this combination is effective in prolonging patient remission and avoiding surgical procedures like cystectomy.
- * The results show a 55.4% disease-free survival rate at 12 months for a different subgroup treated with NAI plus BCG, while the majority of side effects were mild,
Objectives: To determine the 3-year outcomes of men with prostate cancer managed with active surveillance (AS) in a cohort of geographically diverse community-based urology practices. AS is the management of choice for a majority of men with lower risk prostate cancer. Little is known about the contemporary "real-world" follow-up and adherence rates in the most common setting of urologic care, community (private) practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To characterize the contemporary management of prostate cancer patients in large community practices. The optimal management of incident prostate cancer has changed in the last decades to include active surveillance for a large number of men. At the same time, many community practices have merged into larger groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Patient centered medical homes have been traditionally viewed as the most logical model for the treatment and coordination of care for individuals with various conditions, although there are certain diseases for which urology groups in the form of patient centered specialty practices are better suited. We assessed the current state of urology involvement in the patient centered medical home to suggest implementation strategies for which urology based, patient centered specialty practices should be the primary contact for advanced disease states.
Methods: We conducted a review of published studies using PubMed®/MEDLINE® from database inception to 2017.