Vol 15, No 7 (July 31, 2026): Translational Andrology and Urology

Editorial Commentary

An argument not to EMBARK on systemic therapy for biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer
Laura A. Sena, Emmanuel S. Antonarakis
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in upper tract urothelial carcinoma: interpreting durable long-term outcomes in a changing treatment landscape
Rita R. Palanjian, Saptarshi Mallick, Federico Eskenazi, Juan P. Dugarte, Shivalee Nigam, Rashid K. Sayyid
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Rural-urban disparities in high‑risk non-muscle‑invasive bladder cancer: lessons from the Canadian Bladder Cancer Information System
Makito Miyake
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Results from the PRESERVE trial: an editorial commentary
Jeremy Cheng, Jeremy Grummet
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Redefining the standard of care for high-risk biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after definitive therapy: insights from the EMBARK final analysis
Harutake Sawazaki
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Original Article

The modified Whitaker test is a reliable adjunctive rule-out tool for evaluating efficacy after ureteral reimplantation
Wenzhi Gao, Bing Wang, Xinfei Li, Xicai Zhang, Linsong Yang, Kunlin Yang, Yaming Gu, Zhihua Li, Yang Yang, Yuke Chen, Caiyong Lai, Huize Huang, Chen Huang, Xuesong Li
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Global research trends in the comorbidity of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation: a 20-year bibliometric analysis [2005–2025]
Yuhang Xin, Mengxin Fang, Xinyang Fang, Yanan Chen, Fan Yang
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USP5 silencing inhibits the proliferation of bladder cancer cells and induces cell apoptosis and ferroptosis by destabilizing COL14A1 expression
Kai Chen, Zongsheng Bai, Yichuan Huang
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Environmental hazards and the risk of development of idiopathic urethral strictures
Charles H. Schlaepfer, Joemy M. Ramsay, Jeremy B. Myers, Michael B. Christensen, James M. Hotaling, Tarah Woodle, Lola P. Lozano, Bradley A. Erickson, Jane T. Kurtzman
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Clinical benefits, tolerability, and risk factors of adjuvant nivolumab for muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Hiromitsu Watanabe, Gaku Ishikawa, Shinya Watanabe, Shunsuke Watanabe, Kyohei Watanabe, Yuto Matsushita, Keita Tamura, Daisuke Motoyama, Teruo Inamoto
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Thiram inhibits human sperm motility and capacitation by increasing mitochondrial O2− and reducing PTK and PAK4 activity at environmental concentrations
Zina Wen, Qinghong Qiu, Li Duan, Gang Liu, Yiyan Wang, Erpo Tian, Ren-Shan Ge
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Associations between circulating sex hormones and anterior urethral stricture disease
Lola P. Lozano, Yi Luo, Wade R. Gutierrez, Alithea N. Zorn, Benjamin N. Breyer, Sean P. Elliott, Jeremy B. Myers, Alex J. Vanni, Bradley A. Erickson
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Efficacy and safety of oral pentoxifylline on semen parameters and reproductive hormones in idiopathic male infertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wenguang Zhou, Hao Wang, Dicheng Luo, Youran Dai, Hongyuan Chang, Yongqing Zhao, Dongyue Ma, Anmin Wang, Hui Lv, Jiwei Zhang, Fu Wang
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HOXC4 as a machine learning-derived immune biomarker for predicting treatment and prognosis in prostate cancer patients
Wanli Zhu, Junying Wang, Yizhi Zhou, Sainan Song, Chunping Li, Qingjie Xue, Hui Zhang
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Machine learning-derived mast cell-associated angiogenesis features can serve as prognostic targets for clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Ran Ji, Haojie Dai, Xi Zhang, Weiyu Kong, Jiajun Zhang, Yang Wang, Jiajia Wang, Leyuan Tang, Xiaoyang Cao, Yiyang Liu, Chao Qin
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Development and internal validation of a noninvasive predictive model based on iron and fat measurements for pathologic risk stratification in prostate cancer
Ziwei Li, Yunshu Zhao, Mengying Zhu, Zhen Tian, Shuting Han, Yonggang Li, Guangzheng Li
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Paravertebral blocks for post-operative analgesia for robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy: a retrospective review
Christine Moshe, Jordan S. Dutcher, Aditi Verma, Steven Porter, Anna Shapiro, Alexander Hochwald, David D. Thiel, Ryan Chadha
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Temporal trends, future projections, and burden of early-onset genitourinary cancers in Asia from 1990 to 2023: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Ruoyan Pan, Jinzhou Xu, Qingxu Yao, Shaogang Wang, Qidong Xia
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Stem cell therapy for erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Gülsüm Helvacı, Aylin Bilgin, Arthur L. Burnett, Sena F. Sezen
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Superior penile girth retention with stromal vascular fraction-enriched autologous fat grafting: a retrospective 1-year comparative study
Olga Ivanenko, Edward Gheiler, Marcos Sforza
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Peyronie’s disease patients with pain: a post hoc analysis of the IMPRESS I/II studies
Jesse N. Mills, Gregory A. Broderick, James P. Tursi, Marian Ayad, Tina Rezakhani, Jeffrey Andrews, Sajel Patel, Landon Trost
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From pharmacological management to regenerative medicine: a bibliometric analysis of global trends and evolutionary patterns in diabetic bladder dysfunction (2000–2024)
Rui Xu, Junchao Wu, Huitao Wang, Tongxin Yang, Kewei Fang
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Comparative outcomes of minimal-incision versus standard hydrocelectomy: reduced bleeding and healthcare utilization in a multi-surgeon cohort
Chloe Shi, Nancy Wei, Sarah Schrup, Abrar Mian, Andres Guillen Lozoya, Elizabeth Bearrick, Matthew Ziegelmann, Tobias Köhler, Landon Trost, Sevann Helo
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Safety and effectiveness of a modified technique for three-piece inflatable penile prosthesis implantation under local anesthesia with a minimal scrotal incision (Wang’s incision) in the treatment of erectile dysfunction
Hai-Shun Ni, Zi-Niu Wang, Xiao-Yu Ling, Geng Chen, Jian Wang
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Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) XIST drives TGF-β-induced renal cancer progression via miR-141-3p/ZEB1 signaling
Xinming Hu, Meizhou Deng, Desheng Li, Jie Yang, Mei Xie, Pengfei Wang, Jiangtao Zhan, Mengqi Long, Xusong Meng, Changmin Yang, Xianping Che, Kangli Deng
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Case Series

Feasibility and early outcomes of single-port robotic-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal ileal conduit: an initial Spanish case series
Ricardo Brime-Menéndez, Nahuel Paesano, Félix Guerrero-Ramos, Esther García-Rojo, Juan Justo-Quintas, Vital Hevia-Palacios, Facundo Barrientos, David Sáenz-Calzada, Ghali Belkahia, Javier Romero-Otero
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Surgical Technique

Robot-assisted vesical mucosal graft ureteroplasty: a novel technique using an autologous tissue substitute for ureteral reconstruction
Yixuan Huang, Honggang Ying, Xinfei Li, Shihao Liu, Kunlin Yang, Xuesong Li
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Review Article

Varicocelectomy in men with varicocele-associated infertility: a narrative review of semen quality and reproductive outcomes
Mateusz Marcinek, Piotr Szastok, Marta Dybczak, Marek Doliński, Łukasz Doliński, Jakub Nocoń, Michał Tkocz
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The role of Piezo1 as a mechanotransduction hub in bladder fibrosis: therapeutic targeting strategies and challenges—a narrative review
Wenjie Chen, Jiaxin Liu, Zhiyong Liu
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Guideline of guidelines: a scoping review on comparison of major clinical guidelines for erectile dysfunction
Nicholas Gillman, Eric Chung
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Effects of GLP-1 analogs on metabolic alterations including male sexual function, hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction: a narrative review
Aleida Olivares, Leticia Manuel-Apolinar, Elsa de la Chesnaye-Caraveo, Norma Oviedo
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Case Report

Penile skin necrosis after complex penile surgery with synthetic grafts: a case report
Federica Sordelli, Morgane Genon, Anne-Laure Charvet, Louise Leclercq, Sacha Tomczak, Omid Sedigh, Cyrille Bastide, Jennifer Campagna
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Erratum

Erratum: Enzalutamide-resistant related lncRNA NONHSAT210528 promotes the proliferation and invasion of prostate cancer
Editorial Office
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Erratum: Nomogram for predicting acute kidney disease in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy following radical nephroureterectomy
Editorial Office
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