UroStream

From January 10 to 11, 2026, the Beijing Young Urologic Oncology Physicians Academic Exchange Conference concluded successfully in Beijing. The meeting brought together leading experts and young physicians in urologic oncology to discuss cutting-edge scientific advances and clinical challenges, with the goal of fostering innovation and professional development among emerging clinicians

Recently, the Department of Urology at Jiangsu Provincial People’s Hospital, led by Professor Qiang Lü, published a multicenter study in EClinicalMedicine (CAS Zone 1, Impact Factor = 10.0). By integrating multicenter MRI data, the research team developed a multimodal fusion–based deep learning model designed to achieve noninvasive preoperative survival prediction in bladder cancer patients.

Recently, the 15th Shanghai Urologic Oncology Academic Conference—hosted by the Shanghai Anti-Cancer Association under the theme “Precision Integration · Intelligent Leadership”—brought together leading scholars from around the world to explore advances in urologic oncology.

Radical prostatectomy (RP) remains the primary surgical treatment for localized prostate cancer. However, a substantial proportion of patients experience biochemical recurrence (BCR) following surgery, which is closely associated with disease progression and prostate cancer–specific mortality. Consequently, reducing postoperative BCR and improving long-term outcomes in prostate cancer patients have become major areas of clinical research focus.

A multidisciplinary team led by Professors Xuesong Li and Qi  Tangfrom the Institute of Urology and Department of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, in collaboration with Professor  Jianhua  Zhang’s team from the Department of Nuclear Medicine and Professor  Xiaoying Li’s team from the Department of Radiation Oncology, has published an original research article in Clinical Nuclear Medicine (Impact Factor: 9.6), the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

In 2025, the 15th Shanghai Urologic Oncology Academic Conference was grandly held in Pudong, Shanghai. The meeting brought together leading experts in urologic oncology from China and around the world to engage in in-depth discussions on advances in the diagnosis and treatment of urothelial carcinoma, prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and other major genitourinary malignancies.

The 9th West China Urologic Oncology Tianfu Academic Conference and the 11th Annual Academic Meeting on Urologic and Male Genitourinary Tumors of the Sichuan Anti-Cancer Association were recently held successfully in Chengdu, Sichuan. Centered on urologic and male genitourinary malignancies, the conference emphasized timeliness and diversity, combining a global perspective with Chinese clinical realities to build a high-level platform for academic exchange and innovation in urologic oncology. During the meeting, Oncology Frontier – Urology Frontier invited Academician Xu Zhang from The Third Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital to share his insights on China’s distinctive achievements in minimally invasive surgery, recent advances in systemic therapy, and their clinical value.

From VEGF-targeted agents to immune-based combinations and novel HIF-2α inhibitors, the expanding therapeutic arsenal for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has significantly prolonged patient survival. At the same time, it has posed a more demanding challenge for clinicians: how to tailor the optimal treatment for each individual patient and truly achieve precision medicine.

In the treatment pathway of prostate cancer, biochemical recurrence (BCR) represents a critical turning point. Especially for high-risk BCR patients with a short PSA doubling time, how to delay disease progression and improve overall survival (OS) has long been a major clinical concern. At the recent 15th Shanghai Urological Oncology Academic Conference, Oncology Frontier – UroStream invited Professor Stephen J. Freedland from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to provide an in-depth interpretation of the EMBARK study, including its study rationale, clinical benefits, and individualized treatment strategies for high-risk BCR patients.

For many years, adjuvant therapy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remained in a state of “therapeutic vacuum.” RCC is intrinsically resistant to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and early attempts to introduce targeted therapies into the adjuvant setting failed to deliver meaningful benefits. The success of the KEYNOTE-564 trial has been a turning point—ushering RCC adjuvant therapy into the era of immunotherapy and redefining postoperative management for high-risk patients.