EAU25 Award Winners

EAU Willy Gregoir Medal

F. Montorsi

Milan, Italy

For a significant contribution to the development of the urological
specialty in Europe

EAU Frans Debruyne Life Time Achievement Award

A. Bjartell

Malmö, Sweden

For a longstanding and important contribution to the activities
and development of the EAU

EAU Crystal Matula Award

I. Heidegger

Innsbruck, Austria

For a young promising European urologist

Supported by LABORIE

EAU Innovators in Urology Award

A. Mottrie

Aalst, Belgium

For inventions and clinical contributions which have had a major impact on influencing the treatment and/or diagnosis of a urological disease

EAU Ernest Desnos Prize

P. Rathert

Düsseldorf, Germany

For extraordinary contributions to the History of Urology

EAU Hans Marberger Award

R. Mastroianni

Rome, Italy

For the best European paper published on Minimally Invasive Surgery in Urology

Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy with Totally Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion Versus Open Radical Cystectomy: 3-Year Outcomes from a Randomised Controlled Trial

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2024.01.018

Supported by KARL STORZ SE & CO.KG

EAU Prostate Cancer Research Award

J. Hugosson

Gothenburg, Sweden

For the best paper published on clinical or experimental studies in prostate
cancer

Results after Four Years of Screening for Prostate Cancer with PSA and MRI
New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 391, no. 12; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2406050

Supported by the FRITZ H. SCHRÖDER FOUNDATION

EAU Patient Advocacy Medal of Excellence

M.L. Van Poelgeest

Oegstgeest, the Netherlands

For effective advocacy and a positive impact on European urology

New EAU Honorary Members

T.E. Bjerklund Johansen

Oslo, Norway

I. Mincík

Presov, Slovakia

D. Winkle

Brisbaine, Australia

Best Papers published in Urological Literature Award

Best Paper on Fundamental Research

Comprehensive genomic characterization of early-stage bladder cancer
Nature Genetics (2024) NG-A63773R2

L. Dyrskjøt Andersen (Aarhus, Denmark)

Best Paper on Clinical Research

Transurethral En Bloc Resection Versus Standard Resection of Bladder Tumour: A Randomised, Multicentre, Phase 3 Trial
European Urology 86 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2024.04.015

J. Teoh (Hong Kong, China)

Best Papers published in European Urology® Awards

Best Clinical Paper

Population-based Organised Prostate Cancer Testing: Results from the First Invitation of 50-year-old Men
Eur Urol March 2024, Volume 85, Issue 3, P207-214

O. Bratt (Gothenburg, Sweden)

Supported by ELSEVIER

Best Translational Paper

Single-cell Atlas of Penile Cancer Reveals TP53 Mutations as a Driver of an Aggressive Phenotype, Irrespective of Human Papillomavirus Status, and Provides Clues for Treatment Personalization
Eur Urol August 204, Volume 86, Issue 2, P114-127

L. Elst (Leuven, Belgium)

Supported by ELSEVIER

Best Robotic Paper

Atlas of Intracorporeal Orthotopic Neobladder Techniques After Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy and Systematic Review of Clinical Outcomes
Eur Urol April 2024, Volume 85, Issue 4, P348-360

F. Piramide and F. Turri (Turin and Milan, Italy)

Supported by the VATTIKUTI FOUNDATION

European Urology® Awards

Manfred Wirth Young Investigator Award

Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Prostate Cancer Screening at the Age of 45 Years: Results from the First Screening Round of the PROBASE Trial
Eur Urol February 2024, Volume 85, Issue 2, P105-111

M. Boschheidgen (Düsseldorf, Germany)

Supported by ELSEVIER

Platinum Awards

M. Assel (New York City, United States of America)
H. Beltran (Boston, United States of America)
J. Heesakkers (Maastricht, the Netherlands)
O. Traxer (Paris, France)

Reviewers of the Year 2024

A. Azad (Melbourne, Australia)
E. Mazzone (Melbourne, Australia)
U. Swami (New York City, United States of America)

Ambassador Awards

G. Kulkarni (Toronto, Canada)
S. Lerner (Houston, United States of America)

Best Abstract Awards Oncology

First prize

ECM-free patient-derived organoids preserve diverse prostate cancer lineages and uncover in vitro-enriched cell types
Abstract Nr. A0165

R. Dolgos (Basel, Switzerland)

Second prize

The DaBlaCa-15 trial: The urinary biomarker test Xpert Bladder Cancer Monitor guiding cystoscopy in high-grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Results from a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Nr. A0678

T. Karmark Dreyer (Aarhus, Denmark)

Best Abstract Awards Non-Oncology

First prize

Assessment of outcomes & anatomical changes in the upper urinary tract following flexible ureteroscopy with a Flexible And Navigable ureteric access Sheath (FANS): Results from a multicenter study
Abstract Nr. A0304

K. Fong (Singapore, Singapore)

Second prize

Baseline anti-cholinergic burden in OAB correlates with higher adverse cardiovascular and urological outcomes in patients newly started on anti-muscarinics: A propensityscore matched analysis
Abstract Nr. A0857

Q. Liu (Hong Kong, China)

Best Abstract by Residents-in-Urology Awards

First prize

The practice of perioperative stone cultures in percutaneous surgery: Results, correlation with urine testing and postoperative SIRS
Abstract Nr. AM25-5139

H. Schuil (Leiderdorp, the Netherlands)

Second prize

Comprehensive evaluation of perilesional biopsy plus targeted biopsy in naïve patients with positive mpMRI: A randomized controlled trial
Abstract Nr. AM25-2705

R. Deng (Beijing, China)

Third prize

Precystectomy ctDNA burden is predictive of poor oncological outcomes
Abstract Nr. AM25-4427

R. Ben David (New York, United States of America)

European Urological Scholarship Programme Awards

Best Scholar Clinical Research

Local treatment strategies for oligometastatic prostate cancer diagnosed using PSMA-PET: histopathological assessment, novel imaging techniques, and pathogenic gene mutations

F. Fazekas (Budapest, Hungary)

Best Video Awards

First prize

Top 10 Tips in Robotic Tumour Thrombectomy: Experience from high volume renal cancer centre
V037

Y. Ibrahim (London, United Kingdom)

Second prize

Retroflexed Flexible Cystoscopy-Guided Implantation of ProACT Balloons: Surgical Technic and Long-Term Results
V127

D. Paillusson (Nantes, France)

Third prize

3D-printed silicon model of the ureteropelvic junction: fi rst experience in robotic dismembered pyeloplasty training
V113

A. Pili (Florence, Italy)

Young Academic Urologists Awards

Best Paper by YAU

Follow-up on patients with initial negative mpMRI target and systematic biopsy for PI-RADS ≥ 3 lesions – an EAU-YAU study enhancing prostate cancer detection

F. Zattoni (Padua, Milan)

Best Abstract by YAU

The dogma has been challenged: local recurrence does not affect survival after glanssparing surgery for penile cancer

L. Elst (Leuven, Belgium)

Best Reviewer YAU

E. Checcucci (Venaria Reale, Italy)

Best Patient Poster Awards

First Prize

Empowering choices: Insights from healthcare professionals on shared decision-making
Abstract Nr. AP25-0071

K. Beyer (Rotterdam, the Netherlands)

Second Prize

Patient advocacy group resources improve confidence in managing diagnosis
Abstract Nr. AP25-0078
M. Costin (Chinnor, United Kingdom)

Third Prize

Crucial role of patient authors in content co-creation of patient-relevant scientific data: Learnings from a plain language summary publication (PLSP) of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response during treatment of advanced prostate cancer
Abstract Nr. AP25-0077

K. Mastris (Ilford, United Kingdom)

René Küss Prize

V. Gomez Dos Santos

Madrid, Spain

Experimental Ex vivo normothermic perfusion (EVNP) of grafts from DCDs. Tubular and endothelial damage. Relation to miRNA expression

Helmut Haas Award

C. Christiaans

Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Patient satisfaction and quality of life in long-term urinary catheter users in the Netherlands: A nationwide survey study