New Insights into General, Functional and Oncologic Urology

A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Research of Cancer".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 399

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Department of Urology and Andrology, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, Poland
Interests: laparoscopic urology; robotics and minimally invasive urology; endourology; urologic oncology; functional urology; tissue engineering; experimental urology; pathophysiology; physiology

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Department of General and Oncological Urology, Nicolaus Copernicus Hospital, Torun, Poland
Interests: laparoscopic urology; robotics and minimally invasive urology; endourology; urologic oncology; functional urology; urolithiasis; balneology and physical medicine

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce a call for submissions to a Special Issue of Cancers focusing on “New Insights into General, Functional and Oncologic Urology”. The extremely rapid development of basic research and promising results of experimental research stimulate the development of clinical urology, allowing us to take a broader look at many aspects of general and oncological urology.

This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge and management advancements/innovations in the field of general, functional, and oncological urology, also taking into account issues in the field of experimental research.

We seek the submission of original research articles and reviews that cover various aspects of general, functional and oncologic urology. Expert opinions, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses are also welcome.

We are looking forward to receiving your submissions.

Dr. Kajetan Juszczak
Dr. Przemysław Adamczyk
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • basic science
  • experimental models
  • urological cancer
  • management innovations
  • multidisciplinary approaches
  • treatment outcomes

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May Patients Receiving GLP-1 Agonists Be at Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness and Progression?
by Julia Drewa, Katarzyna Lazar-Juszczak, Jan Adamowicz and Kajetan Juszczak
Cancers 2025, 17(9), 1576; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17091576 - 6 May 2025
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Introduction: GLP-1 receptor agonists are valuable therapeutic agents for managing obesity and type 2 diabetes. The link between prostate cancer and obesity was described. The modulation of incretin hormone-dependent pathways may decrease the prostate cancer aggressiveness and progression. Objectives: The purpose of this [...] Read more.
Introduction: GLP-1 receptor agonists are valuable therapeutic agents for managing obesity and type 2 diabetes. The link between prostate cancer and obesity was described. The modulation of incretin hormone-dependent pathways may decrease the prostate cancer aggressiveness and progression. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to review and summarize the literature on the role of GLP-1 agonists in prostate cancer. Material & Methods: We performed a scoping literature review of PubMed from January 2002 to February 2025. Search terms included “glucagon-peptide like 1”, “incretin hormone”, “GLP-1 receptor agonist”, and “prostate cancer”. Secondary search involved reference lists of eligible articles. The key criterion was to identify studies that included GLP-1 receptor, incretin hormones, GLP-1 receptor agonists, and their role in prostate cancer development. Results: 77 publications were selected for inclusion in this review. The studies contained in publications allowed us to summarize the data on the role of GLP-1 receptor and it’s agonists in prostate cancer biology and development. The following review aims to discuss and provide information about the role of incretin hormones in prostate cancer pathogenesis and its clinical implication in patients with prostate cancer. Conclusion: Incretin hormone-dependent pathways play an important role in prostate cancer pathogenesis. Moreover, GLP-1 receptor agonists seems to be a promising therapeutical agents when it comes to finding new therapies in patients with more aggressive and/or advanced stages of prostate cancer. Full article
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