Publications by authors named "J J Tosh"

Unlabelled: The COVID-19 disease, caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus, has been one of the worst pandemics ever to hit the human mankind. Undoubtedly the start of the second wave of COVID-19 has literally ripped apart the hearts of millions of people. Cancer patients have been left of the beaten track to their fate, with no access to treatments.

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Invasive isolated renal aspergilloma in an immunocompetent host is rare, and few cases have been reported in the literature. It is a unique entity encountered by a urologist that can lead to catastrophic complications like end-stage renal disease. Infective pathology may closely resemble renal mass, and timely, appropriate investigations are obligatory for early intervention.

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Qualitative interviews were conducted with nine individuals identifying as LGBTQ to identify recommendations for improving sexual and reproductive healthcare at a local clinic on the California Central Coast. Interviewees were recruited at local Pride events. Grounded theory methodology revealed several themes related to participants' desires for a LGBTQ-affirmative sexual and reproductive healthcare setting.

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Objectives: From the US Medicare perspective, this study compared the cost-effectiveness of tepotinib and capmatinib for treating metastatic non-small cell lung cancer with tumors harboring mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor gene exon 14 skipping.

Methods: A 3-state partitioned survival model assessed outcomes over a lifetime horizon. Parametric survival analysis of the phase 2 VISION trial informed clinical inputs for tepotinib.

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<b>Introduction:</b> Renal cell cancer (RCC) is one of the most lethal malignancies, accounting for 2.2% of all cancer diagnoses [1] </br></br> <b> Aim:</b> This study aims to perform the first systematic review of the operative techniques of simultaneous radical nephrectomy with hepatic resection for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with direct hepatic extension. We also report a case of collecting duct RCC invading the liver who underwent simultaneous nephrectomy with hepatic resection.

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