Katie Palmer

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Katie Palmer is a leading clinical researcher in urologic oncology, with a focused expertise in the surgical management of bladder and prostate cancers. Her major contributions center on the comparative effectiveness of robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and open radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. As a key investigator of the Italian Radical Cystectomy Registry (RIC), Palmer has helped generate critical, real-world evidence from a prospective, multicenter study of over 1,400 patients. Her work, including the widely cited 2021 protocol paper (10 citations) and the 2022 pre-operative analysis (8 citations), provides foundational data on patient characteristics and short-term outcomes across surgical approaches. Beyond bladder cancer, Palmer has also advanced prostate cancer diagnostics, notably evaluating the prognostic performance of MRI-guided biopsy for anterior lesions (6 citations). Her research directly informs surgical decision-making and risk stratification, bridging the gap between clinical trials and everyday practice. Palmer’s registry-based studies are essential resources for surgeons and oncologists seeking to optimize treatment pathways and improve long-term survival for patients with urologic malignancies.

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1. 1
   Protocol of the Italian Radical Cystectomy Registry (RIC): a non-randomized, 24-month, multicenter study comparing robotic-assisted, laparoscopic, and open surgery for radical cystectomy in bladder cancer

   10 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Robot-Assisted, Laparoscopic, and Open Radical Cystectomy: Pre-Operative Data of 1400 Patients From The Italian Radical Cystectomy Registry

   8 citations · 2022
3. 3
   Prognostic performance of magnetic resonance imaging-guided biopsy in defining prostate cancer anterior lesions

   6 citations · 2020

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