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von Deimling M, Mertens LS, Furrer M, Li R, Tendijck GAH, Taylor J, Crocetto F, Maas M, Mari A, Pichler R, Moschini M, Tully KH, D'Andrea D, Laukhtina E, Del Giudice F, Marcq G, Velev M, Gallioli A, Albisinni S, Mori K, Khanna A, Rink M, Fisch M, Minervini A, Black PC, Lotan Y, Spiess PE, Kiss B, Shariat SF, Pradere B. The optimal number of induction chemotherapy cycles in clinically lymph node-positive bladder cancer. BJU Int 2024; 134:119-127. [PMID: 38470089 DOI: 10.1111/bju.16319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the optimal number of induction chemotherapy cycles needed to achieve a pathological response in patients with clinically lymph node-positive (cN+) bladder cancer (BCa) who received three or four cycles of induction chemotherapy followed by consolidative radical cystectomy (RC) with pelvic lymph node dissection. PATIENTS AND METHODS We included 388 patients who received three or four cycles of cisplatin/gemcitabine or (dose-dense) methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (MVAC), followed by consolidative RC for cTanyN1-3M0 BCa. We compared pathological complete (pCR = ypT0N0) and objective response (pOR = yp ≤T1N0) between treatment groups. Predictors of pCR and/or pOR were assessed using uni- and multivariable logistic regression analysis. The secondary endpoints were overall (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS). We evaluated the association between the number of induction chemotherapy cycles administered and survival outcomes on multivariable Cox regression. RESULTS Overall, 101 and 287 patients received three or four cycles of induction chemotherapy, respectively. Of these, 72 (19%) and 128 (33%) achieved pCR and pOR response, respectively. The pCR (20%, 18%) and pOR (40%, 31%) rates did not differ significantly between patients receiving three or four cycles (P > 0.05). The number of cycles was not associated with pCR or pOR on multivariable logistic regression analyses. The 2-year OS estimates were 63% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.53-0.74) and 63% (95% CI 0.58-0.7) for patients receiving three or four cycles, respectively. Receiving three vs four cycles was not associated with OS and CSS on uni- or multivariable Cox regression analyses. CONCLUSION Pathological response and survival outcomes did not differ between administering three or four induction chemotherapy cycles in patients with cN+ BCa. A fewer cycles (minimum three) may be oncologically sufficient in patients with cN+ BCa, while decreasing the wait for definitive local therapy in those patients who end up without a response to chemotherapy. This warrants further validation.
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- Markus von Deimling
- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Urology, Solothurner Spitäler AG, Kantonsspital Olten and Bürgerspital Solothurn, Switzerland
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- Department of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Urology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Unit of Oncologic Minimally-Invasive Urology and Andrology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Innsbruck, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Urology, Urological Research Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology and Neurourology, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Maternal Infant and Urologic Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, CHU Lille, Claude Huriez Hospital, Lille, France
- CNRS, Inserm, CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, UMR9020-U1277 - CANTHER - Cancer Heterogeneity Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, University of Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Urology, Fundació Puigvert, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Urology Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, Tor Vergata University Hospital, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Urology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Marienkrankenhaus, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Unit of Oncologic Minimally-Invasive Urology and Andrology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Karl Landsteiner Institute of Urology and Andrology, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
- Hourani Center for Applied Scientific Research, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan
- Department of Urology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Urology, Urosud, La Croix Du Sud Hospital, Quint-Fonsegrives, France
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Grobet-Jeandin E, Lenfant L, Pinar U, Parra J, Mozer P, Renard-Penna R, Thibault C, Rouprêt M, Seisen T. Management of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer with clinical evidence of pelvic lymph node metastases. Nat Rev Urol 2024; 21:339-356. [PMID: 38297079 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-023-00842-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Identification of clinically positive pelvic lymph node metastases (cN+) in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer is currently challenging, as the diagnostic accuracy of available imaging modalities is limited. Conventional CT is still considered the gold-standard approach to diagnose lymph node metastases in these patients. The development of innovative diagnostic methods including radiomics, artificial intelligence-based models and molecular biomarkers might offer new perspectives for the diagnosis of cN+ disease. With regard to the treatment of these patients, multimodal strategies are likely to provide the best oncological outcomes, especially using induction chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection in responders to chemotherapy. Additionally, the use of adjuvant nivolumab has been shown to decrease the risk of recurrence in patients who still harbour ypT2-T4a and/or ypN+ disease after surgery. Alternatively, the use of avelumab maintenance therapy can be offered to patients with unresectable cN+ tumours who have at least stable disease after induction chemotherapy alone. Lastly, patients with cN+ tumours who are not responding to induction chemotherapy are potential candidates for receiving second-line treatment with pembrolizumab.
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- Elisabeth Grobet-Jeandin
- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France
- Division of Urology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Radiology, 75013, Paris, France
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- Department of medical oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM, AP-HP centre, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France.
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Jaganmurugan R, Arora A, Chandankhede U, Prakash G, Bakshi G, Joshi A, Menon S, Murthy V, Pal M. Prognostic Significance of Lymph Node Density in Pathological Node Positive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder -Upfront Surgery and Post Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Cohorts. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2024; 22:385-393. [PMID: 38245435 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2023.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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AIM To validate the role of lymph node density as a prognostic marker in patients undergoing primary surgery and postneoadjuvant therapy in pathological node-positive urothelial bladder carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of 503 patients who underwent radical cystectomy from 2006 to 2019 for muscle-invasive urothelial bladder carcinoma, of which 152 patients with pathological node-positive disease were analyzed. Demographic details, pathological findings, treatment details, disease-free, and overall survival were documented. X tile program analysis was used to divide patients with positive lymph nodes into 3 groups: LD1: <= 7, LD2 :>7 to <15, LD3: >15, and the optimal cut-off value obtained was 15%. To evaluate the impact of lymph node ratio, patients with positive lymph nodes into 3 categories for each cut-off point estimation method, the application generates the histogram, Kaplan-Meier plot and calculates hazard ratio, confidence intervals and P-values. Univariate and multivariate cox regression analysis was done with a P-value of <.05, considered significant. RESULTS One hundred fifty-two patients (30.2%) had pathological nodal metastasis, with 87 of them having perinodal extension. Ninety-six underwent primary surgery, and 56 were postneoadjuvant chemotherapy. The median follow-up was 55.42 months. 68 of the 152 node-positive patients died of the disease. Median number of lymph nodes removed was 17.11. Lymph node density divided into tertiles were LD1 <7%, LD2 7-<15%, LD3 >15% showed 5-year RFS 40.5%,29.3%, 22.6% and 5 year OS was 55.5%, 42.4%,32.1% respectively. Cox regression analysis showed that age less than 55 years ,higher tumor stage, lymphovascular invasion, and higher lymph node ratio were significant in univariate and multivariate analysis. The lymph node density cut-off value of 15% was substantial among node-positive patients (P = .027), and subgroup analysis in upfront surgery with the adjuvant treatment group and postneoadjuvant chemotherapy group was also significant (P =.021). CONCLUSION Pathological higher T stage, Age <55 years, Lymphovascular invasion, adjuvant chemotherapy , adjuvant radiation treatment and lymph node density had prognostic significance in both cohorts of patients who underwent upfront surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Lymph node density cut-off value of <15% was prognostically significant.
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- Ramamurthy Jaganmurugan
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Division of Urooncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Division of Urooncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Division of Urooncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Division of Urooncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Division of Urooncology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.
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von Deimling M, Furrer M, Mertens LS, Mari A, van Ginkel N, Bacchiani M, Maas M, Pichler R, Li R, Moschini M, Bianchi A, Vetterlein MW, Lonati C, Crocetto F, Taylor J, Tully KH, Afferi L, Soria F, Del Giudice F, Longoni M, Laukhtina E, Antonelli A, Rink M, Fisch M, Lotan Y, Spiess PE, Black PC, Kiss B, Pradere B, Shariat SF. Impact of the extent of lymph node dissection on survival outcomes in clinically lymph node-positive bladder cancer. BJU Int 2024; 133:341-350. [PMID: 37904652 DOI: 10.1111/bju.16210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the oncological impact of extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND) vs standard PLND (sPLND) during radical cystectomy (RC) in clinically lymph node-positive (cN+) bladder cancer (BCa). PATIENTS AND METHODS In this retrospective, multicentre study we included 969 patients who underwent RC with sPLND (internal/external iliac and obturator lymph nodes) or ePLND (sPLND plus common iliac and presacral nodes) with or without platin-based peri-operative chemotherapy for cTany N1-3 M0 BCa between 1991 and 2022. We assessed the impact of ePLND on recurrence-free survival (RFS) and the distribution of recurrences (locoregional and distant recurrences). The secondary endpoint was overall survival (OS). We performed propensity-score matching using covariates associated with the extent of PLND in univariable logistic regression analysis. The association of the extent of PLND with RFS and OS was investigated using Cox regression models. RESULTS Of 969 cN+ patients, 510 were 1:1 matched on propensity scores. The median (interquartile range [IQR]) time to recurrence was 8 (4-16) months, and median (IQR) follow-up of alive patients was 30 (13-51) months. Disease recurrence was observed in 104 patients in the ePLND and 107 in the sPLND group. Of these, 136 (27%), 47 (9.2%) and 19 patients (3.7%) experienced distant, locoregional, or both distant and locoregional disease recurrence, respectively. When stratified by the extent of PLND, we did not find a difference in recurrence patterns (P > 0.05). ePLND improved neither RFS (hazard ratio [HR] 0.91, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.70-1.19; P = 0.5) nor OS (HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.60-1.01; P = 0.06) compared to sPLND. Stratification by induction chemotherapy did not change outcomes. CONCLUSION Performing an ePLND at the time of RC in cN+ patients improved neither RFS nor OS compared to sPLND, regardless of induction chemotherapy status. Pretreatment risk stratification is paramount to identify ideal candidates for RC with ePLND as part of a multimodal treatment approach.
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- Markus von Deimling
- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Urology, Solothurner Spitäler AG, Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Unit of Oncologic Minimally-Invasive Urology and Andrology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Unit of Oncologic Minimally-Invasive Urology and Andrology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Urology, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Innsbruck, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Urology, Urological Research Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Spedali Civili of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples 'Federico II', Naples, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology and Neurourology, Marien Hospital Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgical Sciences, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Studies of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infant and Urologic Sciences, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Urological Research Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Urology, University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Genitourinary Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital of Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Urology, Urosud, La Croix Du Sud Hospital, Quint-Fonsegrives, France
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
- Hourani Center for Applied Scientific Research, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan
- Karl Landsteiner Institute of Urology and Andrology, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Urology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Tripathi N, Fortuna GG, Gebrael G, Dal E, Mathew Thomas V, Gupta S, Swami U. Predictors of response to neoadjuvant therapy in urothelial cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2024; 194:104236. [PMID: 38128631 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.104236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy (NACC) followed by radical cystectomy is the standard treatment for localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Patients who achieve a complete pathological response following NACC have better overall survival than those with residual disease. However, a subset of patients does not derive benefit from NACC while experiencing chemotherapy-related side effects that may delay cystectomy, which can be detrimental. There is a need for predictive and prognostic biomarkers to better stratify patients who will derive benefits from NACC. This review summarizes the currently available literature on various predictors of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Covered predictors include clinical factors, treatment regimens (including chemotherapy and immunotherapy), histological predictors, and molecular predictors such as DNA repair genes, p53, FGFR3, ERBB2, Bcl-2, EMMPRIN, survivin, choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase-α, epigenetic markers, immunological markers, other molecular predictors and gene expression profiling. Further, we elaborate on the potential role of neoadjuvant immunotherapy and the correlative biomarkers of response.
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- Nishita Tripathi
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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Islam F, Nath N, Zehravi M, Khan J, Jashim SBT, Charde MS, Chakole RD, Kumar KP, Babu AK, Nainu F, Khan SL, Rab SO, Emran TB, Wilairatana P. Exploring the role of natural bioactive molecules in genitourinary cancers: how far has research progressed? NATURAL PRODUCTS AND BIOPROSPECTING 2023; 13:39. [PMID: 37843642 PMCID: PMC10579213 DOI: 10.1007/s13659-023-00400-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
Abstract
The primary approaches to treat cancerous diseases include drug treatment, surgical procedures, biotherapy, and radiation therapy. Chemotherapy has been the primary treatment for cancer for a long time, but its main drawback is that it kills cancerous cells along with healthy ones, leading to deadly adverse health effects. However, genitourinary cancer has become a concern in recent years as it is more common in middle-aged people. So, researchers are trying to find possible therapeutic options from natural small molecules due to the many drawbacks associated with chemotherapy and other radiation-based therapies. Plenty of research was conducted regarding genitourinary cancer to determine the promising role of natural small molecules. So, this review focused on natural small molecules along with their potential therapeutic targets in the case of genitourinary cancers such as prostate cancer, renal cancer, bladder cancer, testicular cancer, and so on. Also, this review states some ongoing or completed clinical evidence in this regard.
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- Fahadul Islam
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Kumira, Chittagong, 4318, Bangladesh
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Dentistry & Pharmacy, Buraydah Private Colleges, Buraydah, 51418, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Kumira, Chittagong, 4318, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Kumira, Chittagong, 4318, Bangladesh
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- Government College of Pharmacy, Vidyanagar, Karad, Satara, 415124, Maharashtra, India
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- Government College of Pharmacy, Vidyanagar, Karad, Satara, 415124, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University (DPSRU), Mehrauli-Badarpur Road, PushpVihar, Sector 3, New Delhi, 110017, India
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- Ratnadeep College of Pharmacy, Ratnapur, Jamkhed, Ahmednagar, 413206, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, N.B.S. Institute of Pharmacy, Ausa, 413520, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh.
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School & Legorreta Cancer Center, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA.
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- Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
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Kaczmarek K, Małkiewicz B, Skonieczna-Żydecka K, Lemiński A. Influence of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Survival Outcomes of Radical Cystectomy in Pathologically Proven Positive and Negative Lymph Nodes. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4901. [PMID: 37835595 PMCID: PMC10571771 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15194901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) prior to radical cystectomy (RC) typically show better survival outcomes than those undergoing immediate surgery for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. However, most studies have not considered the lymph node (LN) status when evaluating NAC's survival benefits. This study sought to delineate the impact of NAC on patients based on their pathologically determined LN status at the time of RC. We examined data from 1395 patients treated at two departments between 1991 and 2022. Of them, 481 had positive LNs. A comparison of overall survival (OS) outcomes revealed that patients without LN involvement ((y)pN0) benefited from NAC with a hazard ratio (HR) of 0.692 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.524-0.915). In contrast, patients with (y)pN+ showed no improvement with NAC (HR 0.927, 95%CI 0.713-1.205). Notably, patients treated with NAC for stage
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- Krystian Kaczmarek
- Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- University Center of Excellence in Urology, Department of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, Władysława Broniewskiego 24, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, Powstańców Wielkopolskich 72, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
- Department of Biochemical Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, Władysława Broniewskiego 24, 71-460 Szczecin, Poland
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von Deimling M, Mertens LS, van Rhijn BW, Lotan Y, Spiess PE, Daneshmand S, Black PC, Pallauf M, D'Andrea D, Moschini M, Soria F, Del Giudice F, Afferi L, Laukhtina E, Yanagisawa T, Kawada T, Teoh JYC, Abufaraj M, Ploussard G, Roumiguié M, Karakiewicz PI, Babjuk M, Gontero P, Xylinas E, Rink M, Shariat SF, Pradere B. Carboplatin Induction Chemotherapy in Clinically Lymph Node–positive Bladder Cancer. EUR UROL SUPPL 2023; 51:39-46. [PMID: 37187719 PMCID: PMC10175724 DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2023.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/28/2023] Open
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Background There are currently no guideline recommendations regarding the treatment of cisplatin-ineligible, clinically lymph node-positive (cN+) bladder cancer (BCa). Objective To investigate the oncological efficacy of gemcitabine/carboplatin induction chemotherapy (IC) in comparison to cisplatin-based regimens in cN+ BCa. Design setting and participants This was an observational study of 369 patients with cT2-4 N1-3 M0 BCa. Intervention IC followed by consolidative radical cystectomy (RC). Outcome measurements and statistical analysis The primary endpoints were the pathological objective response (pOR; ypT0/Ta/Tis/T1 N0) rate and the pathological complete response (pCR; ypT0N0) rate. We applied 3:1 propensity score matching (PSM) to reduce selection bias. Overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) were compared across groups using the Kaplan-Meier method. Associations between the treatment regimen and survival endpoints were tested in multivariable Cox regression analyses. Results and limitations After PSM, a cohort of 216 patients was available for analysis, of whom 162 received cisplatin-based IC and 54 gemcitabine/carboplatin IC. At RC, 54 patients (25%) had a pOR and 36 (17%) had a pCR. The 2-yr CSS was 59.8% (95% confidence interval [CI] 51.9-69%) for patients who received cisplatin-based IC versus 38.8% (95% CI 26-57.9%) for those who received gemcitabine/carboplatin. For the pOR (p = 0.8), ypN0 status at RC (p = 0.5), and cN1 BCa subgroups (p = 0.7), there was no difference in CSS between cisplatin-based IC and gemcitabine/carboplatin. In the cN1 subgroup, treatment with gemcitabine/carboplatin was not associated with shorter OS (p = 0.2) or CSS (p = 0.1) on multivariable Cox regression analysis. Conclusions Cisplatin-based IC seems to be superior to gemcitabine/carboplatin and should be the standard for cisplatin-eligible patients with cN+ BCa. Gemcitabine/carboplatin may be an alternative treatment for selected cisplatin-ineligible patients with cN+ BCa. In particular, selected cisplatin-ineligible patients with cN1 disease may benefit from gemcitabine/carboplatin IC. Patient summary In this multicenter study, we found that selected patients with bladder cancer and clinical evidence of lymph node metastasis who cannot receive standard cisplatin-based chemotherapy before surgery to remove their bladder may benefit from chemotherapy with gemcitabine/carboplatin. Patients with a single lymph node metastasis may benefit the most.
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Zhang-Yin J, Girard A, Marchal E, Lebret T, Homo Seban M, Uhl M, Bertaux M. PET Imaging in Bladder Cancer: An Update and Future Direction. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:ph16040606. [PMID: 37111363 PMCID: PMC10144644 DOI: 10.3390/ph16040606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Molecular imaging with positron emission tomography is a powerful tool in bladder cancer management. In this review, we aim to address the current place of the PET imaging in bladder cancer care and offer perspectives on potential future radiopharmaceutical and technological advancements. A special focus is given to the following: the role of [18F] 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography in the clinical management of bladder cancer patients, especially for staging and follow-up; treatment guided by [18F]FDG PET/CT; the role of [18F]FDG PET/MRI, the other PET radiopharmaceuticals beyond [18F]FDG, such as [68Ga]- or [18F]-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor; and the application of artificial intelligence.
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- Jules Zhang-Yin
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Clinique Sud Luxembourg, Vivalia, B-6700 Arlon, Belgium
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Amiens-Picardy University Hospital, 80054 Amiens, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Amiens-Picardy University Hospital, 80054 Amiens, France
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- Department of Urology, Foch Hospital, 92150 Suresnes, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Foch Hospital, 92150 Suresnes, France
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- Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, Amiens-Picardy University Hospital, 80054 Amiens, France
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Foch Hospital, 92150 Suresnes, France
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Leonardo C, Flammia RS, Lucciola S, Proietti F, Pecoraro M, Bucca B, Licari LC, Borrelli A, Bologna E, Landini N, Del Monte M, Chung BI, Catalano C, Magliocca FM, De Berardinis E, Del Giudice F, Panebianco V. Performance of Node-RADS Scoring System for a Standardized Assessment of Regional Lymph Nodes in Bladder Cancer Patients. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15030580. [PMID: 36765540 PMCID: PMC9913205 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15030580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Current cross-sectional imaging modalities exhibit heterogenous diagnostic performances for the detection of a lymph node invasion (LNI) in bladder cancer (BCa) patients. Recently, the Node-RADS score was introduced to provide a standardized comprehensive evaluation of LNI, based on a five-item Likert scale accounting for both size and configuration criteria. In the current study, we hypothesized that the Node-RADS score accurately predicts the LNI and tested its diagnostic performance. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed BCa patients treated with radical cystectomy (RC) and bilateral extended pelvic lymph node dissection, from January 2019 to June 2022. Patients receiving preoperative systemic chemotherapy were excluded. A logistic regression analysis tested the correlation between the Node-RADS score and LNI both at patient and lymph-node level. The ROC curves and the AUC depicted the overall diagnostic performance. In addition, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) were calculated for different cut-off values (>1, >2, >3, >4). RESULTS Overall, data from 49 patients were collected. Node-RADS assigned on CT scans images, was found to independently predict the LNI after an adjusted multivariable regression analysis, both at the patient (OR 3.36, 95%CI 1.68-9.40, p = 0.004) and lymph node (OR 5.18, 95%CI 3.39-8.64, p < 0.001) levels. Node-RADS exhibited an AUC of 0.87 and 0.91 at the patient and lymph node levels, respectively. With increasing Node-RADS cut-off values, the specificity and PPV increased from 57.1 to 97.1% and from 48.3 to 83.3%, respectively. Conversely, the sensitivity and NPV decreased from 100 to 35.7% and from 100 to 79.1%, respectively. Similar trends were recorded at the lymph node level. Potentially, Node-RADS > 2 could be considered as the best cut-off value due to balanced values at both the patient (77.1 and 78.6%, respectively) and lymph node levels (82.4 and 93.4%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The current study lays the foundation for the introduction of Node-RADS for the regional lymph-node evaluation in BCa patients. Interestingly, the Node-RADS score exhibited a moderate-to-high overall accuracy for the identification of LNI, with the possibility of setting different cut-off values according to specific clinical scenarios. However, these results need to be validated on larger cohorts before drawing definitive conclusions.
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- Costantino Leonardo
- Department of Maternal Infant and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infant and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infant and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infant and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infant and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infant and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Standford University School of Medicine, Standford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Anatomopathological, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infant and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal Infant and Urological Sciences, Sapienza University Rome, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, 00161 Rome, Italy
- Department of Urology, Standford University School of Medicine, Standford, CA 94305, USA
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +39-0649975463; Fax: +39-0649978509
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Pathology, Sapienza University, 00161 Rome, Italy
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Einerhand SM, Voskuilen CS, van de Putte EEF, Donswijk ML, Bruining A, van der Heijden MS, Mertens LS, Hendricksen K, Vegt E, van Rhijn BW. Prospective Evaluation of FDG-PET/CT for On-treatment Assessment of Response to Neoadjuvant or Induction Chemotherapy in Invasive Bladder Cancer. Bladder Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.3233/blc-220036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Neoadjuvant/induction chemotherapy (NAIC) improves survival in patients with muscle-invasive bladder carcinoma (MIBC). On-treatment response assessment may aid in decisions to continue or cease NAIC. OBJECTIVE: We investigated whether 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (FDG-PET/CT) could predict response to NAIC and compared to contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography (CECT). METHODS: We prospectively included 83 patients treated for MIBC (i.e. high-risk cT2-4N0M0 or cT1-4N+M0-1a) between 2014 and 2018. Response to NAIC was assessed after 2-3 cycles with FDG-PET/CT (Peter-Mac and EORTC criteria) and CECT (RECIST1.1 criteria). We assessed prediction of complete pathological response (pCR; ypT0N0), complete pathological down-staging (pCD;≤ypT1N0), any down-staging from baseline (ypTN < cTN) and progression (inoperable tumor/ypN+/M+). The reference standard was histopathological assessment or clinical follow-up. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy were calculated. RESULTS: Pathological response rates were 21% for pCR, 29% for pCD, and 10% progressed. All patients underwent FDG-PET/CT and 61 patients also underwent CECT (73%). Accuracy of FDG-PET/CT for prediction of pCR, pCD, and progression were 73%, 48%, and 73%, respectively. Accuracy of CECT for prediction of pCR, pCD, and progression were 78%, 65%, and 67%, respectively. Specificity of CECT was significantly higher than FDG-PET/CT for prediction of pCD and any down-staging (p = 0.007 and p = 0.022). In all other analyses, no significant differences between FDG-PET/CT and CECT were found. CONCLUSIONS: Routine FDG-PET/CT has insufficient predictive power to aid in response assessment compared to CECT.
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- Sarah M.H. Einerhand
- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, TheNetherlands
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, TheNetherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, TheNetherlands
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, TheNetherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, TheNetherlands
- Department of Urology, Caritas St Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Einerhand SM, van Dijk N, van Dorp J, de Feijter JM, van Montfoort ML, van de Kamp MW, Schaake EE, Boellaard TN, Hendricksen K, van der Heijden MS, van Rhijn BW. Survival after Neoadjuvant/Induction Combination Immunotherapy versus Combination Platinum-based Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced (Stage III) Urothelial Cancer. Int J Cancer 2022; 151:2004-2011. [PMID: 35603905 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Despite treatment with cisplatin-based chemotherapy and surgical resection, clinical outcomes of patients with locally advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC) remain poor. We compared neoadjuvant/induction platinum-based combination chemotherapy (NAIC) with combination immune checkpoint inhibition (cICI). We identified 602 patients who attended our outpatient bladder cancer clinic in 2018-2019. Patients were included if they received NAIC or cICI for cT3-4aN0M0 or cT1-4aN1-3M0 UC. NAIC consisted of cisplatin-based chemotherapy or gemcitabine-carboplatin in case of cisplatin-ineligibility. A subset of patients (cisplatin-ineligibility or refusal of NAIC) received ipilimumab plus nivolumab in the NABUCCO-trial (NCT03387761). Treatments were compared using the log-rank test and propensity score-weighted Cox regression models. We included 107 stage III UC patients treated with NAIC (n=83) or cICI (n=24). NAIC was discontinued in 11 patients due to progression (n=6;7%) or toxicity (n=5;6%), while cICI was discontinued in 6 patients (25%) after 2 cycles due to toxicity (p=0.205). After NAIC, patients had surgical resection (n=50;60%), chemoradiation (n=26;30%), or no consolidating treatment due to progression (n=5;6%) or toxicity (n=2;2%). After cICI, all patients underwent resection. After resection (n=74), complete pathological response (ypT0N0) was achieved in 11 (22%) NAIC-patients and 11 (46%) cICI-patients (p=0.056). Median (IQR) follow-up was 26 (20-32) months. cICI was associated with superior progression-free survival (p=0.003) and overall survival (p=0.003) compared to NAIC. Our study showed superior survival in stage III UC patients pretreated with cICI if compared to NAIC. Our findings provide a strong rationale for validation of cICI for locally advanced UC in a comparative phase-3 trial.
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- Sarah Mh Einerhand
- Department of Surgical Oncology (Urology), Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology (Urology), Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology (Urology), Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Molecular Carcinogenesis, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology (Urology), Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Urology, Caritas St Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Hospital variation in treatment patterns and oncological outcomes for patients with muscle-invasive and metastatic bladder cancer in the Netherlands. World J Urol 2022; 40:1469-1479. [DOI: 10.1007/s00345-022-03987-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Lim AH, Westerman ME, Korokovic A, Matulay JT, Narayan VM, Navai N. Efficacy of Surgery on the Primary Tumour in Patients with Metastatic Bladder Cancer: A Comprehensive Review. Bladder Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.3233/blc-211529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND: The benefit of surgery of the primary tumor in metastatic bladder cancer is unknown. OBJECTIVE: Perform a comprehensive contemporary literature review on the benefit of surgery of the primary tumor in metastatic bladder cancer. METHODS: Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, and Cochrane Library from January 1, 1990 to April 20, 2020 were queried for relevant articles published in English. Each article was evaluated by at least two content experts prior to inclusion which were blinded to the other’s evaluation. A third content expert was used when there was not a unanimous decision. Additional articles were added at the discretion of the authors. RESULTS: Long-term survival is possible in patients with initially unresectable and/or limited metastatic disease. Multi-modal therapy with chemotherapy and surgery have the most favorable outcomes when compared to single treatment modalities in selected populations. Patients who demonstrate a robust response to pre-surgical therapy are likely to benefit the most from consolidative surgery. Patients with distant metastatic disease may benefit from consolidative surgery; however, this benefit may only be seen in those with metastatic disease limited to one site. CONCLUSIONS: Surgery of the primary tumor in metastatic bladder cancer either in the setting of surgery alone, consolidative therapy or coupled with adjuvant therapy may be beneficial in well selected patients and should generally be limited to those who have a response to primary chemotherapy. Randomized clinical control trials are needed to further our understanding of the role of surgery in metastatic bladder cancer. Systematic Review Registration number: CRD42020182861
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- Amy H. Lim
- Department of Urology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Gopalakrishnan D, Elsayed AS, Hussein AA, Jing Z, Li Q, Wagner AA, Aboumohamed A, Roupret M, Balbay D, Wijburg C, Stockle M, Dasgupta P, Khan MS, Wiklund P, Hosseini A, Peabody J, Shigemura K, Trump D, Guru KA, Chatta G. Impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on survival and recurrence patterns after robot-assisted radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium. Int J Urol 2021; 29:197-205. [PMID: 34923677 DOI: 10.1111/iju.14749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To analyze the impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on survival and recurrence patterns in muscle-invasive bladder cancer after robot-assisted radical cystectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium database was reviewed to identify patients who underwent robot-assisted radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer between 2002 and 2019. Survival outcomes, response rates, and recurrence patterns were compared between patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy and those who did not. Survival distributions were estimated using Kaplan-Meier analyses and compared using the log-rank test. RESULTS A total of 1370 patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer were identified, of whom 353 (26%) received neoadjuvant chemotherapy. After a median follow-up of 27 months, neoadjuvant chemotherapy recipients had higher 3-year overall survival (74% vs 57%; log-rank P < 0.01), 3-year cancer-specific survival (83% vs 73%; log-rank P = 0.03), and 3-year relapse-free survival (64% vs 48%; log-rank P < 0.01). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was a predictor of higher overall survival, cancer-specific survival, and relapse-free survival in univariate but not multivariate analysis. Pathological downstaging (46% vs 23%; P < 0.01), complete responses (24% vs 8%; P < 0.01), and margin negativity (95% vs 91%; P < 0.01) at robot-assisted radical cystectomy were more common in the neoadjuvant chemotherapy group. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy recipients had lower distant (15% vs 22%; P < 0.01) but similar locoregional (12% vs 13%; P = 0.93) recurrence rates. CONCLUSIONS In this analysis from a large international database, patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy before robot-assisted radical cystectomy had higher rates of survival, pathological downstaging, and margin-negative resections. They also experienced fewer distant recurrences.
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Montefiore Medical Center (Albert Einstein College of Medicine), Bronx, New York, USA
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5 Predictive Onco-Uro, AP-HP, Urology, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France
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- Rijnstate Hospital - Stichting, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Saarland University Hospital and Saarland University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Homburg, Germany
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Takeuchi S, Nakane K, Saigo C, Miyazaki T, Koie T. A Case of Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer With Pelvic Lymph Node Involvement Treated With Pembrolizumab and Subsequent Radical Cystectomy and Maintained No Evidence of Disease After Surgery. Cureus 2021; 13:e19375. [PMID: 34925981 PMCID: PMC8654419 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.19375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
A 67-year-old man was referred to our hospital with chief complaints of macrohematuria and anemia. He was diagnosed with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) with right external iliac lymph node (LN) involvement and received two courses of gemcitabine and carboplatin. After chemotherapy, left external iliac LN involvement was identified as a new lesion, even though the bladder cancer (BCa) and right external iliac LN decreased in size. Therefore, pembrolizumab was administered as a second-line treatment. The bladder tumor and positive LNs subsequently shrunk. Open radical cystectomy and bilateral ureterocutaneostomy were also performed. The pathological examination of the surgical specimen indicated urothelial carcinoma, pathological stage Tis, and negative LN involvement. The patient was followed up for 30 months without evidence of local recurrence or distant metastasis.
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Shigeta K, Matsumoto K, Ogihara K, Murakami T, Anno T, Umeda K, Izawa M, Baba Y, Sanjo T, Shojo K, Tanaka N, Takeda T, Morita S, Kosaka T, Mizuno R, Arita Y, Akita H, Jinzaki M, Kikuchi E, Oya M. Does neoadjuvant chemotherapy have therapeutic benefit for node-positive upper tract urothelial carcinoma? Results of a multi-center cohort study. Urol Oncol 2021; 40:105.e19-105.e26. [PMID: 34454822 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The indications of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for lymph node-positive upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) have not been investigated regarding improved survival outcomes. Our specific aim was to compare the clinical outcomes of clinically node-positive UTUC patients who were treated by NAC followed by radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) or upfront RNU followed by adjuvant chemotherapy (AC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Among 966 UTUC patients, we identified 89 with clinical nodal involvement who received either NAC before RNU nor AC after upfront RNU. Cox proportional hazard models were employed to evaluate the impact of chemotherapy modality on the oncological outcomes. RESULTS Of the patient cohort, 36 (40.4%) received NAC followed by RNU, whereas 53 (59.6%) underwent RNU followed by AC. Multivariate analysis revealed that tumor size ≥3 cm, clinical T4, and gemcitabine and cisplatin regimen were independent risk factors for disease recurrence, whereas NAC followed by RNU was an independent factor for favorable RFS. Furthermore, regarding cancer-specific survival (CSS), NAC followed by RNU remained an independent factor for favorable CSS. According to Kaplan-Meier analysis, the 1-year and 2-year RFS were 67.9% and 47.0%, respectively, in the NAC+RNU group, which were significantly higher than those in the RNU+AC group (43.9% and 24.6%, respectively, P = 0.006). Moreover, the 1-year and 2-year CSS were 80.5% and 64.2%, respectively, in the NAC+RNU group, which were higher than those in the RNU+AC group (68.6% and 48.2%, respectively, P = 0.016). CONCLUSION For node-positive UTUC patients, NAC followed by RNU was more clinically beneficial than RNU followed by AC.
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- Keisuke Shigeta
- Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Saitama City Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kawasaki Municipal Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan; Department of Urology, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, International University of Health and Welfare Mita Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Isehara Kyodo Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokyo Dental College, Ichikawa General Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Department of Urology, National Hospital Organization Saitama National Hospital, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Abrahamsson J, Kollberg P, Almquist H, Bläckberg M, Brändstedt J, Lyttkens K, Simoulis A, Sjödahl G, Sörenby A, Trägårdh E, Liedberg F. Complete metabolic response with [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography predicts survival following induction chemotherapy and radical cystectomy in clinically lymph node positive bladder cancer. BJU Int 2021; 129:174-181. [PMID: 33626220 DOI: 10.1111/bju.15374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether repeated [18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET-CT) scans can predict increased cancer-specific survival (CSS) after induction chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy (RC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 2007 and 2018, 86 patients with clinically lymph node (LN)-positive bladder cancer (T1-T4, N1-N3, M0-M1a) were included and underwent a repeated FDG-PET-CT during cisplatin-based induction chemotherapy. The 71 patients that had a response to chemotherapy underwent RC. Response to chemotherapy was evaluated in LNs through repeated FDG-PET-CT and stratified as partial response or complete response using three different methods: maximum standardised uptake value (SUVmax ), adapted Deauville criteria, and total lesion glycolysis (TLG). Progression-free survival (PFS) and CSS were analysed for all three methods by Cox regression analysis. RESULTS After a median follow-up of 40 months, 15 of the 71 patients who underwent RC had died from bladder cancer. Using SUVmax and the adapted Deauville criteria, multivariable Cox regression analyses adjusting for age, clinical tumour stage and LN stage showed that complete response was associated with increased PFS (hazard ratio [HR] 3.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.20-9.77) and CSS (HR 3.30, 95% CI 1.02-10.65). Using TLG, a complete response was also associated with increased PFS (HR 5.17, 95% CI 1.90-14.04) and CSS (HR 6.32, 95% CI 2.06-19.41). CONCLUSIONS Complete metabolic response with FDG-PET-CT predicts survival after induction chemotherapy followed by RC in patients with LN-positive bladder cancer and comprises a novel tool in evaluating response to chemotherapy before surgery. This strategy has the potential to tailor treatment in individual patients by identifying significant response to chemotherapy, which motivates the administration of a full course of induction chemotherapy with a higher threshold for suspending treatment due to toxicity and side-effects.
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- Johan Abrahamsson
- Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.,Institution of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.,Institution of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Physiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Institution of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.,Institution of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Physiology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Institution of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.,Department of Pathology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.,Institution of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.,Institution of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Physiology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Urology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.,Institution of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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Management of Clinically Regional Node-Positive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder. Curr Oncol Rep 2021; 23:24. [PMID: 33559760 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-021-01018-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Clinically regional node-positive (cN+) urothelial carcinoma of the bladder requires a multi-modal management approach amidst growing recognition that it represents a spectrum of disease. Herein, we review the contemporary evidence for the natural history, evaluation, and management of clinically regional node-positive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, highlighting recent changes in lymph node staging. RECENT FINDINGS Despite advances in techniques, cross-sectional imaging remains relatively insensitive for the detection of lymph node metastases. Recent changes to nodal staging that distinguish between cN1, cN2-3, and non-regional lymph node metastases reflect an increasing understanding that node-positive disease is heterogeneous and its management must be individualized according to nodal staging. Systemic therapy remains the initial management strategy, either alone or in conjunction with radiotherapy, with choice and sequencing of agents extrapolated from studies of metastatic disease. Consolidative radical cystectomy is an option for patients with disease response to upfront systemic therapy, and several series demonstrate a subset of patients with favorable oncologic outcomes. The comparative effectiveness of radiotherapy and radical cystectomy as local therapy remains an important evidence gap. Future studies that identify predictive biomarkers will help inform optimal choice of systemic therapy. The management of clinically regional node-positive disease requires a multimodal approach comprising both systemic and local therapy, tailored to the patient and to disease response. While choice of systemic therapy will be informed by ongoing studies in patients with metastatic disease, including the elucidation of predictive biomarkers, the comparative effectiveness of local therapies remains an important evidence gap.
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18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Curr Opin Urol 2020; 30:654-664. [PMID: 32701719 DOI: 10.1097/mou.0000000000000798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW In this narrative review, we assessed the role of F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose-positron emission tomography/CT (FDG-PET/CT) in preoperative staging and response evaluation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in muscle-invasive bladder carcinoma (MIBC), and to assess its incremental value to contrast-enhanced (CE)CT and MRI in terms of patient management at initial diagnosis and detection of recurrence. RECENT FINDINGS A literature search in PubMed yielded 46 original reports, of which 15 compared FDG-PET/CT with CECT and one with MRI. For primary tumor assessment, FDG-PET/CT proved not accurate enough (13 reports; n = 7-70). For lymph node assessment, sensitivity of FDG-PET/CT is superior to CT with comparable specificity in 19 studies (n = 15-233). For detection of distant metastases, data from eight studies (n = 43-79) suggests that FDG-PET/CT is accurate, although comparative studies are lacking. Limited evidence (four studies, n = 19-50) suggests that FDG-PET/CT is not accurate for response evaluation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. FDG-PET/CT incited change(s) in patient management in 18-68% of patients (five reports; n = 57-103). For detection of recurrence, seven studies (n = 29-287) indicated that FDG-PET/CT is accurate. SUMMARY Most studies evaluated FDG-PET/CT for lymph node assessment and reported higher sensitivity than CT, with comparable specificity. FDG-PET/CT showed incremental value to CECT for recurrence and often incited change(s) in patient management.
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Le Goux C, Neuzillet Y, Rouanne M, Gachet J, Staub F, Hervé JM, Yonneau L, Abdou A, Ghoneim T, Théodore C, Lebret T. Prognosis of patients receiving induction chemotherapy for locally advanced or lymph node metastatic bladder cancer. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL UROLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/2051415819895865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Induction chemotherapy is recommended before surgery for unresectable muscle-invasive bladder cancer, locally advanced or lymph node disseminated disease. These patients’ prognoses cannot be extrapolated from data regarding neoadjuvant chemotherapy, which is performed in operable patients. Objective: We assessed the prognosis of patients undergoing induction chemotherapy for locally advanced or lymph node metastatic bladder cancer. Methods: We analysed patients with cT4NxM0 or cTxN+M0 bladder cancer treated by induction chemotherapy between 2006 and 2016. The tumour extension and node invasion was determined by imaging or histologically after upfront lymph node dissection. Clinical, biological, pathological and patient follow-up data were identified. Kaplan–Meier survival curves were compared by log rank test. Factors associated with the response to induction chemotherapy, operability of patients and survival were determined by multivariable logistic regression. Results: Among 70 patients included in the analysis, 51 (73%) showed response to induction chemotherapy. Progression-free and overall survival were improved in responder patients compared with non-responders ( P<0.0001 and P=0.025, respectively) and for patients who underwent surgery compared with non-operated patients (both P<0.001). On multivariable analysis, poor response was associated with chemotherapy other than methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin and cisplatin ( P=0.016), operability with late response ( P=0.0024) and overall survival with surgery after induction chemotherapy ( P=0.0014). Conclusions: Surgery after induction chemotherapy with methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin and cisplatin may improve prognosis with locally advanced or lymph node metastatic bladder cancer. Level of evidence: 4
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- Constance Le Goux
- Service d’Urologie, Université de Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
- Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, France
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- Service d’Urologie, Université de Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
- Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, France
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- Service d’Urologie, Université de Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
- Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, France
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- Service d’Urologie, Université de Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
- Service d’Oncologie, Université de Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
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- Service d’Urologie, Université de Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
- Service de Radiologie, Université de Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
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- Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, France
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- Service d’Urologie, Université de Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
- Service d’Oncologie, Université de Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
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- Service d’Urologie, Université de Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
- Department of Urology, Hôpital Foch, France
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Howard JM, Margulis V, Woldu SL. Clinical outcomes of a cohort of patients with bulky, clinically node-positive bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy in the contemporary era. Can Urol Assoc J 2020; 15:E286-E289. [PMID: 33119506 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.6966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Jeffrey M Howard
- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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Jiang DM, North SA, Canil C, Kolinsky M, Wood LA, Gray S, Eigl BJ, Basappa NS, Blais N, Winquist E, Mukherjee SD, Booth CM, Alimohamed NS, Czaykowski P, Kulkarni GS, Black PC, Chung PW, Kassouf W, van der Kwast T, Sridhar SS. Current Management of Localized Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Consensus Guideline from the Genitourinary Medical Oncologists of Canada. Bladder Cancer 2020. [DOI: 10.3233/blc-200291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND: Despite recent advances in the management of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), treatment outcomes remain suboptimal, and variability exists across current practice patterns. OBJECTIVE: To promote standardization of care for MIBC in Canada by developing a consensus guidelines using a multidisciplinary, evidence-based, patient-centered approach who specialize in bladder cancer. METHODS: A comprehensive literature search of PubMed, Medline, and Embase was performed; and most recent guidelines from national and international organizations were reviewed. Recommendations were made based on best available evidence, and strength of recommendations were graded based on quality of the evidence. RESULTS: Overall, 17 recommendations were made covering a broad range of topics including pathology review, staging investigations, systemic therapy, local definitive therapy and surveillance. Of these, 10 (59% ) were level 1 or 2, 7 (41% ) were level 3 or 4 recommendations. There were 2 recommendations which did not reach full consensus, and were based on majority opinion. This guideline also provides guidance for the management of cisplatin-ineligible patients, variant histologies, and bladder-sparing trimodality therapy. Potential biomarkers, ongoing clinical trials, and future directions are highlighted. CONCLUSIONS: This guideline embodies the collaborative expertise from all disciplines involved, and provides guidance to further optimize and standardize the management of MIBC.
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- Di Maria Jiang
- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Saint John Regional Hospital, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Saint John, NB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, BC Cancer - Vancouver, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal; Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Juravinski Cancer Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Cancer Care Manitoba, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Departments of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Division of Urology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Urology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Ghodoussipour S, Xu W, Tran K, Atkinson R, Cho D, Miranda G, Cai J, Bhanvadia S, Schuckman A, Daneshmand S, Djaladat H. Preoperative chemotherapy in clinically node positive muscle invasive bladder cancer: Radiologic variables can predict response. Urol Oncol 2020; 39:133.e1-133.e8. [PMID: 32900621 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate pathologic downstaging after radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection for clinically lymph node positive urothelial bladder cancer and to determine optimal preoperative imaging variables in predicting pathologic nodal status. METHODS We identified all patients with clinically lymph node positive urothelial bladder cancer who underwent radical cystectomy and extended pelvic lymph node dissection with intent to cure at our institution. Patients were stratified based on pathologic node status to determine clinical associations and survival outcomes. Pre and post-chemotherapy CT scans were reviewed to characterize lymph node size and morphology. We also sought to determine associations between post-chemotherapy radiology variables and pathologic response. RESULTS We identified 130 patients with clinically node positive bladder cancer, out of which 76 (58.5%) received induction chemotherapy. Thirty three (43.4%) had pathologic T downstaging following chemotherapy, compared to 7 (12.9%) patients who had surgery alone (P< 0.0001). A complete nodal response (pN0) occurred in 31 (40.8%) patients post-chemotherapy, while 6 (11.1%) of those who received cystectomy alone ended up being pN0 (P< 0.0001). Median overall survival and recurrence-free survival were shorter in patients with pN+ versus pN0 disease (1.9 years vs. 12.8 years, P= 0.016 and 1.2 years vs. 4.3 years, P= 0.013, respectively). Review of 29 post chemotherapy CT scans showed that patients with pathologic nodal involvement had a greater median number of enlarged nodes (3.5 vs. 1, P= 0.038) and a greater median size of largest node (8.5 mm vs. 6.0 mm, P= 0.021) on imaging compared to those with complete pN0. Each 1 mm increase in size of the largest node on post-chemotherapy CT scan increased the chance of having pN+ disease by 1.57 (95% CI 1.02-2.44, P= 0.043). Using a median node size of 8 mm as a cut-off to predict pN+ disease provided a sensitivity and specificity of 72% and 80%, respectively (c-index = 0.761, P= 0.014). The positive predictive value for this cut-off was 87% (95% CI 58%-98%) and negative predictive value was 62% (32%-85%). CONCLUSION Patients with clinically node positive bladder cancer may have significant pN0 after induction chemotherapy. Our data suggest a post-chemotherapy CT scan with an 8 mm nodal size cut-off may be a better predictor of pathologic nodal status than more traditional measures.
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- Saum Ghodoussipour
- Institute of Urology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
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- Institute of Urology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Institute of Urology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Institute of Urology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Institute of Urology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Institute of Urology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Institute of Urology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Institute of Urology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Institute of Urology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Institute of Urology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Institute of Urology, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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Darwish C, Sparks A, Amdur R, Reddy A, Whalen M. Trends in Treatment Strategies and Comparison of Outcomes in Lymph Node Positive Bladder Cancer: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database. Urology 2020; 146:168-176. [PMID: 32866509 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2020.06.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To utilize a national dataset to compare outcomes and demonstrate trends in treatment for lymph node positive bladder cancer (N+ BC). METHODS The National Cancer Database (2006-2014) was queried for cT2-4N1-3M0 N+ BC patients treated with radical cystectomy alone (RC), neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), adjuvant chemotherapy (AC), chemoradiation (CRT), chemotherapy alone (CT), or no definitive treatment (NT). Survival by treatment was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier and multivariable Cox-proportional hazards regression. Pathologic down-staging was analyzed using univariable and multivariable logistic regression models. A univariable logistic regression model of treatment by year identified treatment trends. RESULTS Among 3241 patients (cN1, 46%; cN2, 44%; cN3 10%), the majority underwent combined chemotherapy and RC (NAC, 418; AC, 591; RC, 567; CRT, 392; CT, 1068; NT, 205). Overall survival did not differ between NAC and AC, but both had improved survival compared to RC. All other treatment groups had worse survival outcomes compared to NAC. Down-staging to pT0 (adjusted odds ratio = 26.39) and pN0 (adjusted odds ratio = 6.88) was higher for NAC than RC. Utilization of NAC has increased, AC and RC has declined, and CRT and NT is unchanged. CONCLUSION Combined chemotherapy and RC demonstrates best survival outcomes for N+ BC, with complete pathologic response to pT0N0 after NAC associated with a 5-year overall survival rate of ∼85%. However, there is no significant difference between NAC and AC. CRT is associated with worse oncologic outcomes compared to RC with perioperative chemotherapy, but improved survival compared to RC or CT.
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- Christina Darwish
- Department of Urology and Urologic Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC.
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- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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Ploussard G, Pradere B, Beauval JB, Chevreau C, Almeras C, Suc E, Gautier JR, Laurenty AP, Roumiguié M, Loison G, Tollon C, Mourey L, Salin A, Xylinas E, Pouessel D. Survival Outcomes of Patients with Pathologically Proven Positive Lymph Nodes at Time of Radical Cystectomy with or without Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. J Clin Med 2020; 9:jcm9061962. [PMID: 32585894 PMCID: PMC7356776 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9061962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To compare overall survival (OS) outcomes in pN1-3 disease at the time of radical cystectomy (RC) for muscle invasive bladder according to the neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) status. MATERIALS AND METHODS This multicenter study included 450 consecutive patients undergoing RC for muscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancer with pN1-3 pM0 disease from 2010 to 2019. NAC consisted in platinum-based chemotherapy. The primary endpoint was the comparison between NAC and non-NAC in terms of death from any cause. OS was assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios. RESULTS Median age was 69 years. Patients receiving NAC were younger (p = 0.051), and more likely had downstaging to non-muscle invasive disease (10.7% versus 4.3%, p = 0.042). Median OS was 26.6 months. NAC patients had poorer OS compared with those who did receive NAC (Hazard ratio (HR) 1.6; p = 0.019). The persistence of muscle-invasive bladder in RC specimens was also significantly associated with OS (HR 2.40). In the NAC cohort, the two factors independently correlated with OS were the number of positive lymph nodes (p = 0.013) and adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) (HR 0.31; p = 0.015). CONCLUSIONS Persistent nodal disease in RC specimens after NAC was associated with poor prognosis and lower OS rates compared with pN1-3 disease after upfront RC. In this sub-group of NAC patients, AC was independently associated with better OS.
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- Guillaume Ploussard
- Department of Urology, La Croix du Sud Hospital, 31130 Quint Fonsegrives, France; (J.-B.B.); (C.A.); (J.-R.G.); (G.L.); (C.T.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Urology, Bretonneau Hospital, 37000 Tours, France;
- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Urology, La Croix du Sud Hospital, 31130 Quint Fonsegrives, France; (J.-B.B.); (C.A.); (J.-R.G.); (G.L.); (C.T.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Oncology, IUCT-O, 31000 Toulouse, France; (C.C.); (L.M.); (D.P.)
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- Department of Urology, La Croix du Sud Hospital, 31130 Quint Fonsegrives, France; (J.-B.B.); (C.A.); (J.-R.G.); (G.L.); (C.T.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Oncology, La Croix du Sud Hospital, 31130 Quint Fonsegrives, France; (E.S.); (A.-P.L.)
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- Department of Urology, La Croix du Sud Hospital, 31130 Quint Fonsegrives, France; (J.-B.B.); (C.A.); (J.-R.G.); (G.L.); (C.T.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Oncology, La Croix du Sud Hospital, 31130 Quint Fonsegrives, France; (E.S.); (A.-P.L.)
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- Department of Urology, La Croix du Sud Hospital, 31130 Quint Fonsegrives, France; (J.-B.B.); (C.A.); (J.-R.G.); (G.L.); (C.T.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Urology, La Croix du Sud Hospital, 31130 Quint Fonsegrives, France; (J.-B.B.); (C.A.); (J.-R.G.); (G.L.); (C.T.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Oncology, IUCT-O, 31000 Toulouse, France; (C.C.); (L.M.); (D.P.)
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- Department of Urology, La Croix du Sud Hospital, 31130 Quint Fonsegrives, France; (J.-B.B.); (C.A.); (J.-R.G.); (G.L.); (C.T.); (A.S.)
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- Department of Urology, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris University, 75018 Paris, France;
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- Department of Oncology, IUCT-O, 31000 Toulouse, France; (C.C.); (L.M.); (D.P.)
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Afferi L, Zamboni S, Karnes RJ, Roghmann F, Sargos P, Montorsi F, Briganti A, Gallina A, Mattei A, Schulz GB, Hendricksen K, Voskuilen CS, Rink M, Poyet C, De Cobelli O, di Trapani E, Simeone C, Soligo M, Simone G, Tuderti G, Alvarez-Maestro M, Martínez-Piñeiro L, Aziz A, Shariat SF, Abufaraj M, Xylinas E, Moschini M. The impact of treatment modality on survival in patients with clinical node-positive bladder cancer: results from a multicenter collaboration. World J Urol 2020; 39:443-451. [PMID: 32356226 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-020-03205-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the impact of perioperative chemotherapy on survival in cN+ BCa patients and analyze it according to the pN status. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted on 639 BCa patients with cTanyN1-3M0 BCa treated with radical cystectomy (RC) and bilateral lymph node dissection (LND) with or without perioperative chemotherapy in ten tertiary referral centers from 1990 to 2017. Selected cN+ patients received induction chemotherapy (IC), whereas adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) was delivered to selected pN+ patients. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses were used to predict overall mortality (OM) after surgery, adjusting for clinicopathological confounders. Kaplan-Meier analyses assessed OM according to the treatment modality. RESULTS Overall, 356 (56%) patients were treated with surgery alone, 155 (24%) with IC followed by surgery, and 128 (20%) with ACT following surgery. Over a median follow-up of 25 months, 316 deaths were recorded. At univariable analysis, patients treated with IC and surgery had lower OM both considering cN+ [hazard ratio (HR) 0.65, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.49-0.87, p = 0.004] and cN+pN- patients (HR 0.61, 95% CI 0.37-0.99, p = 0.05) compared to those treated with surgery alone. cN+pN+ patients treated with ACT experienced lower OM compared to those treated with IC or surgery alone at multivariable analysis (HR 0.40, 95% CI 0.22-0.74, p = 0.003). CONCLUSION Patients with cTany cN+ cM0 BCa benefit more in terms of OS when treated with IC followed by RC + LND compared to RC + LND alone, regardless of LNMs at final histopathology examination. More data are needed to assess the role of ACT in the management of cN+ patients.
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- Luca Afferi
- Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
- Department of Urology, Spedali Civili Hospital, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Marien Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Urology, Urological Research Institute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Urological Research Institute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Urological Research Institute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Urologische Klinik Und Poliklinik, Klinikum Der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Zürich, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Spedali Civili Hospital, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Urology, IRCCS "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, IRCCS "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Urology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Urology, München Klinik Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Urology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Division of Urology, Department of Special Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
- The National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Urology Bichat Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland.
- Department of Urology, Urological Research Institute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy.
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Al-Alao O, Mueller-Leonhard C, Kim SP, Amin A, Tucci C, Kott O, Mega A, Golijanin D, Gershman B. Clinically node-positive (cN+) urothelial carcinoma of the bladder treated with chemotherapy and radical cystectomy: Clinical outcomes and development of a postoperative risk stratification model. Urol Oncol 2019; 38:76.e19-76.e28. [PMID: 31590968 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2019.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE Although node-positive (cN+) bladder cancer is considered Stage IV disease, a subset of patients is treated with chemotherapy and consolidative radical cystectomy (RC). We examined the clinical outcomes of such patients and developed a risk prediction model to facilitate risk-stratification and management. METHODS We identified adult patients with cTany cN1-3 M0 urothelial carcinoma of the bladder treated with chemotherapy followed by RC from 2006 to 2013 in the NCDB. The associations of clinicopathologic features with overall survival (OS) were evaluated using Cox regression, and a simplified risk score was developed. RESULTS A total of 491 patients received chemotherapy followed by RC. Median number of lymph nodes removed was 16 (interquartile range 9-25). At RC, 10% of patients were ypT0, and 35% were ypN0. Over a median follow-up of 18.7 months, 160 patients died of any cause. 1-, 5-, and 8-year OS were 69%, 34%, and 29%, respectively. On multivariable analysis, pT stage (hazard ratio [HR] 2.18; P = 0.003 for pT3, HR 2.65; P < 0.001 for pT4 vs. <pT2) and pN stage (HR 1.77; P = 0.02 for pN1; HR 2.58; P < 0.001 for pN2; HR 5.09; P < 0.001 for pN3 vs. pN0) were independently associated with worse OS. A risk score was developed based on pT and pN stages, with 5-year OS of 59%, 24%, and 10% for risk score groups of 0-1, 2, and ≥3 points. CONCLUSIONS Survival for patients with cN+ bladder cancer treated with chemotherapy and RC is highly variable, ranging from 10% to 59% at 5 years. A risk score can facilitate postoperative risk-stratification and selection of patients for adjuvant therapy.
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- Osama Al-Alao
- Minimally Invasive Urology Institute, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI; Division of Urology, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI
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- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Division of Urology, Aurora, CO
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- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Minimally Invasive Urology Institute, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI; Division of Urology, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Minimally Invasive Urology Institute, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI; Division of Urology, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI; Department of Hematology/Oncology, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Minimally Invasive Urology Institute, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI; Division of Urology, Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI
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- Division of Urologic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
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Warren M, Kolinsky M, Canil CM, Czaykowski P, Sridhar SS, Black PC, Booth CM, Kassouf W, Eapen L, Mukherjee SD, Blais N, Eigl BJ, Winquist E, Basappa NS, North SA. Canadian Urological Association/Genitourinary Medical Oncologists of Canada consensus statement: Management of unresectable locally advanced and metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Can Urol Assoc J 2019; 13:318-327. [PMID: 31059420 PMCID: PMC6788915 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.6015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Mark Warren
- Department of Medical Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Cancer Center, Bendigo Health, Bendigo, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Center, Ottawa, ON Canada
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Cancer Care Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Urological Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- Division of Radiation Oncology, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology/Hematology, Centre Hospitalier de l’ Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, Canada, University of British Columbia, BC, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Western University and London Health Sciences Center, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Comparison of Different Treatment Modalities Outcomes in Clinically Node-positive Bladder Cancer: Analysis of a Population-based Cancer Registry. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2019; 17:e759-e767. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery Versus Upfront Radical Cystectomy in Patients With Clinically Node-positive Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2019; 17:e420-e428. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 01/01/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chen J, Miranda G, Cai J, Daneshmand S, Djaladat H. Preoperative chemotherapy for prostatic stromal invasive urothelial bladder cancer: comparison of oncological outcomes of male patients with cT4a disease undergoing radical cystectomy with or without preoperative chemotherapy. Scand J Urol 2019; 53:123-128. [PMID: 31081431 DOI: 10.1080/21681805.2019.1613445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Background: The value of preoperative chemotherapy to prostatic stromal invasive urothelial bladder cancer remains uncertain. This study presented the pathological response and oncological outcomes of male patients with cT4a urothelial bladder cancer managed with preoperative chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy. Materials and methods: Data were collected retrospectively from male patients with cT4a urothelial bladder cancer, who underwent radical cystectomy with or without preoperative chemotherapy. Patient characteristics and pathological response were compared. The Kaplan-Meier method and multivariable Cox regression were used to analyze recurrence-free survival and overall survival. Results: From 1989 to 2016, 90 male patients with primary cT4a urothelial bladder cancer underwent radical cystectomy at the institution, 55 (61%) did not have preoperative chemotherapy and 35 (39%) had preoperative chemotherapy. The preoperative chemotherapy group had more lymphovascular invasion on primary transurethral resection of bladder tumor (31.4% vs 18.2%, p = .2) and more clinically positive nodal disease (31.4% vs 10.9%, p = .09). At radical cystectomy, the preoperative chemotherapy group had more tumor down staging (60% vs 29.1%, p = .005), less lymphovascular invasion (40% vs 54.5%, p = .05) and less positive nodal disease (25.7% vs 45.5%, p = .006). Hydronephrosis, lymphovascular invasion and age >70 were associated with worse recurrence-free survival and overall survival (p < .05). Tumor down-staging was associated with improved recurrence-free survival and overall survival (p = .003, p = .03, respectively). Preoperative chemotherapy alone was not associated with improved oncologic outcomes. Conclusions: Preoperative chemotherapy is associated with cT4a bladder cancer down-staging, decreased lymphovascular invasion and decreased positive nodal disease. Preoperative chemotherapy provides survival benefit to those who achieved pathological response.
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- Jian Chen
- a Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology , University of Southern California Institute of Urology , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology , University of Southern California Institute of Urology , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology , University of Southern California Institute of Urology , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology , University of Southern California Institute of Urology , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a Catherine & Joseph Aresty Department of Urology , University of Southern California Institute of Urology , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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Fransen van de Putte EE, Burger M, van Rhijn BWG. Risk Stratification and Prognostication of Bladder Cancer. Urol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42623-5_28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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van de Putte EEF, Burger M, van Rhijn BWG. Risk Stratification and Prognostication of Bladder Cancer. Urol Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42603-7_28-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Necchi A, Mariani L, Lo Vullo S, Yu EY, Woods ME, Wong YN, Harshman LC, Alva A, Sternberg CN, Bamias A, Grivas P, Koshkin VS, Roghmann F, Dobruch J, Eigl BJ, Nappi L, Milowsky MI, Niegisch G, Pal SK, De Giorgi U, Recine F, Vaishampayan U, Berthold DD, Bowles DW, Baniel J, Theodore C, Ladoire S, Srinivas S, Agarwal N, Crabb S, Sridhar S, Golshayan AR, Ohlmann C, Xylinas E, Powles T, Rosenberg JE, Bellmunt J, van Rhijn B, Galsky MD, Hendricksen K. Lack of Effectiveness of Postchemotherapy Lymphadenectomy in Bladder Cancer Patients with Clinical Evidence of Metastatic Pelvic or Retroperitoneal Lymph Nodes Only: A Propensity Score-based Analysis. Eur Urol Focus 2017; 5:242-249. [PMID: 28753897 DOI: 10.1016/j.euf.2017.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Limited data is available on the role, and extent of, postchemotherapy lymphadenectomy (PC-LND) in patients with clinical evidence of pelvic (cN1-3) or retroperitoneal (RP) lymph node spread from urothelial bladder carcinoma. OBJECTIVE To compare the outcomes of operated versus nonoperated patients after first-line chemotherapy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Data from 34 centers was collected, totaling 522 patients, treated between January 2000 and June 2015. Criteria for patient selection were the following: bladder primary tumor, lymph node metastases (pelvic±RP) only, first-line platinum-based chemotherapy given. INTERVENTION LND (with cystectomy) versus observation after first-line chemotherapy for metastatic urothelial bladder carcinoma. OUTCOME MEASURES AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Overall survival (OS) was the primary endpoint. Multiple propensity score techniques were adopted, including 1:1 propensity score matching and inverse probability of treatment weighting. Additionally, the inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis was performed with the inclusion of the covariates, that is, with doubly robust estimation. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS Overall, 242 (46.4%) patients received PC-LND and 280 (53.6%) observation after chemotherapy. There were 177 (33.9%) and 345 (66.1%) patients with either RP or pelvic LND only, respectively. Doubly robust estimation-adjusted comparison was not significant for improved OS for PC-LND (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.86, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.56-1.31, p=0.479), confirmed by matched analysis (HR: 0.91, 95% CI: 0.60-1.36, p=0.628). This was also observed in the RP subgroup (HR: 1.12, 95% CI: 0.68-1.84). The retrospective nature of the data and the heterogeneous patient population were the major limitations. CONCLUSIONS Although there were substantial differences between the two groups, after accounting for major confounders we report a nonsignificant OS difference with PC-LND compared with observation only. These findings may be hypothesis-generating for future prospective trials. PATIENT SUMMARY We found no differences in survival by adding postchemotherapy lymphadenectomy in patients with pelvic or retroperitoneal lymph node metastatic bladder cancer. The indication to perform postchemotherapy lymphadenectomy in the most suitable patients requires additional studies.
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- Andrea Necchi
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy.
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- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano, Italy
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- University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, NC, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, European Health Centre Otwock, Poland
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- British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, NC, USA
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- Heinrich-Heine-University, Medical faculty, Department of Urology, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA
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- IRCCS Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Meldola, Italy
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- IRCCS Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo studio e la Cura dei Tumori, Meldola, Italy
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- Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO, USA
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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- Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Cochin Hospital, Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Barts Health and the Royal Free NHS Trust, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Tisch Cancer Institute, New York, NY, USA
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