2017 Volumes

From the Desk of the Editor: Volume 3, Issue 3

Neal Shore

December 03, 2018

Welcome to Volume 3, Third issue, of Everyday Urology - Oncology Insights. In this issue, the applicability and utility of SpaceOAR® Hydrogel will be reviewed as well as the trials that led to its regulatory approval. SpaceOAR was designed as a means of diminishing rectal radiation toxicity. With a phase III trial reporting a decrease in acute and long-term rectal toxicity, as well as an enhanced patient, reported quality of life outcomes, SpaceOAR is quickly being adopted as a component of prostate cancer radiotherapy.

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Neal Shore, MD, is the Medical Director of the Carolina Urologic Research Center. He practices with Atlantic Urology Clinics in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. He serves on several industry advisory boards as well as academic and advocacy networks: including the Society Urologic Oncology Clinical Trials Consortium, Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, and the Large Urology Group Practice Association. Dr. Shore is the editor-in-chief of UroToday’s print publication, Everyday Urology- Oncology Insights.