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Jaiprasart P, Hellemans P, Jiao JJ, Dosne AG, De Meulder M, De Zwart L, Brees L, Zhu W. Effect of Carbamazepine on the Pharmacokinetics of Erdafitinib in Healthy Participants. Clin Pharmacol Drug Dev 2024; 13:852-860. [PMID: 38740493 DOI: 10.1002/cpdd.1412] [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: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
Abstract
Erdafitinib, a selective and potent oral pan-FGFR inhibitor, is metabolized mainly through CYP2C9 and CYP3A4 enzymes. This phase 1, open-label, single-sequence, drug-drug interaction study evaluated the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of a single oral dose of erdafitinib alone and when co-administered with steady state oral carbamazepine, a dual inducer of CYP3A4 and CYP2C9, in 13 healthy adult participants (NCT04330248). Compared with erdafitinib administration alone, carbamazepine co-administration decreased total and free maximum plasma concentrations of erdafitinib (Cmax) by 35% (95% CI 30%-39%) and 22% (95% CI 17%-27%), respectively. The areas under the concentration-time curve over the time interval from 0 to 168 hours, to the last quantifiable data point, and to time infinity (AUC168h, AUClast, AUCinf), were markedly decreased for both total erdafitinib (56%-62%) and free erdafitinib (48%-55%). The safety profile of erdafitinib was consistent with previous clinical studies in healthy participants, with no new safety concerns when administered with or without carbamazepine. Co-administration with carbamazepine may reduce the activity of erdafitinib due to reduced exposure. Concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inducers with erdafitinib should be avoided.
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- Pharavee Jaiprasart
- Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics, Janssen Research & Development, North Wales, PA, USA
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- Oncology Research & Development, Janssen Research & Development, Beerse, Belgium
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- Statistics and Decision Science, Janssen Research & Development, Raritan, NJ, USA
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- Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics, Janssen Research & Development, Beerse, Belgium
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- Bioanalytical Discovery & Development Sciences, Janssen Research & Development, Beerse, Belgium
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- Preclinical Sciences & Translational Safety, Janssen Research & Development, Beerse, Belgium
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- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Janssen Research & Development, Merksem, Belgium
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- Clinical Pharmacology & Pharmacometrics, Janssen Research & Development, Raritan, NJ, USA
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Matsubara N, Miura Y, Nishiyama H, Taoka R, Kojima T, Shimizu N, Hwang J, Ote T, Oyama R, Toyoizumi K, Mukhopadhyay S, Triantos S, Deprince K, Loriot Y. Phase 3 THOR Japanese subgroup analysis: erdafitinib in advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer and fibroblast growth factor receptor alterations. Int J Clin Oncol 2024:10.1007/s10147-024-02583-3. [PMID: 39017806 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-024-02583-3] [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: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND In the THOR trial (NCT03390504) Cohort 1, erdafitinib demonstrated significantly prolonged overall survival (OS) (median 12.1 versus 7.8 months) and reduced risk of death by 36% (hazard ratio 0.64, P = 0.005) compared with chemotherapy in metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) patients with FGFR alterations who progressed after ≥ 1 prior treatments, including anti-PD-(L)1. There have been no reports of the Japanese subgroup results yet. METHODS THOR Cohort 1 randomized patients to erdafitinib once daily or docetaxel/vinflunine once every 3 weeks. Primary endpoint was OS. Secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR). No specific statistical power was set for this Japanese subgroup analysis. RESULTS Of 266 patients randomized, 27 (14 erdafitinib; 13 chemotherapy) were Japanese. Baseline characteristics were generally similar between treatments and to the overall population, except for more males, lower body weight, and more upper tract primary tumors among Japanese patients. Compared with chemotherapy, erdafitinib showed improved OS (median 25.4 versus 12.4 months), PFS (median 8.4 versus 2.9 months) and ORR (57.1% versus 15.4%). Any grade treatment-related adverse events (AEs) occurred in all patients from both arms but Grade 3/4 AEs and AEs leading to discontinuation were lower in the erdafitinib arm. No new safety signals were observed in the Japanese subgroup. CONCLUSION In the Japanese subgroup, erdafitinib showed improved survival and response compared to chemotherapy, with no new safety concerns. These results support erdafitinib as a treatment option for Japanese mUC patients with FGFR alterations, and early FGFR testing after diagnosis of mUC should be considered.
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- Nobuaki Matsubara
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8577, Japan.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8470, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa, 761-0793, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Medical Affairs, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K, 5-2-3 Nishikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0065, Japan
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- Oncology Clinical Development Department, Clinical Science Division, Research and Development, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K, 5-2-3 Nishikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0065, Japan
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- Research and Development, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K, 5-2-3 Nishikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0065, Japan
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- Statistics and Decision Sciences, Research and Development, Janssen Pharmaceutical K. K, 5-2-3 Nishikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0065, Japan
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- Janssen Research and Development, 920 US Highway 202 S, Raritan, NJ, 08807, USA
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- Janssen Research and Development, 1400 McKean Road, Spring House, PA, 19477, USA
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- Janssen Research and Development, Turnhoutseweg 30, 2340, Beerse Anterwerpen, Belgium
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, INSERM U981, Gustave Roussy, Universite Paris-Saclay, 94800, Villejuif, France
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Srinivasalu VK, Robbrecht D. Advancements in First-Line Treatment of Metastatic Bladder Cancer: EV-302 and Checkmate-901 Insights and Future Directions. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2398. [PMID: 39001460 PMCID: PMC11240521 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16132398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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Advanced bladder cancer patients have historically failed to achieve prolonged duration of response to conventional chemotherapy and needed better first-line treatment regimens. The approval of nivolumab in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin and pembrolizumab with antibody-drug conjugate enfortumab vedotin has revolutionized the first-line treatment of advanced bladder cancer in many countries. In this review, we summarize the intricate differences between the two landmark clinical trials that led to their incorporation into the current standard of care for advanced bladder cancer. We further discuss newer novel treatment options in the second and subsequent lines of treatment on progression, like immunotherapy in combination with other agents, including fibroblast growth factors receptor inhibitors, human epidermal growth factor inhibitors, antibody-drug conjugates, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and novel antibodies. Finally, we discuss the integration of these novel therapies into current clinical practice amidst the rapidly evolving landscape of advanced bladder cancer treatment, aiming to enhance patient outcomes.
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- Vijay Kumar Srinivasalu
- Department of Medical Oncology, Pantai Jerudong Specialist Center, The Brunei Cancer Center, Jerudong BG3122, Brunei
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- Department of Uro-Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, 3015 CN Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Ferro M, Chiujdea S, Vartolomei MD, Bove P, Porreca A, Busetto GM, Del Giudice F, Antonelli A, Foschi N, Racioppi M, Autorino R, Chiancone F, Longo N, Barone B, Crocetto F, Musi G, Luzzago S, Piccinelli ML, Mistretta FA, de Cobelli O, Tataru OS, Hurle R, Liguori G, Borghesi M, Veccia A, Greco F, Schips L, Marchioni M, Lucarelli G, Dutto D, Colucci F, Russo GI, Giudice AL, Montanari E, Boeri L, Simone G, Rosazza M, Livoti S, Gontero P, Soria F. Advanced Age Impacts Survival After Radical Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2024; 22:27-37. [PMID: 37661507 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2023.08.001] [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: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Upper tract urothelial carcinoma is rare but has a poor prognosis. Prognostic factors have been extensively studied in order to provide the best possible management for patients. We have aimed to investigate commonly available factors predictive of recurrence and survival in this patient population at high risk of death and recurrence, with an emphasis on the effects of age (using a cutoff of 70 years) on survival outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS From 1387 patients with clinically nonmetastatic upper tract urothelial carcinoma treated with radical nephroureterectomy at 21 academic hospital centers between 2005 and 2021, 776 patients were eligible and included in the study. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression models were built to evaluate the independent prognosticators for intravesical and extravesical recurrence, overall survival, and cancer-specific survival according to age groups. A P value of <.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS We did not find an association between groups aged <70 and >70 years old and preoperatively clinical or histopathological characteristics. Kaplan-Meier analysis was found no statistical significance between the 2 age groups in terms of intravesical or extravesical recurrence (P = .09 and P = .57). Overall survival (P = .0001) and cancer-specific survival (P = .0001) have been found to be statistically significantly associated with age as independent predictors (confounding factors: gender, tumor size, tumor side, clinical T stage, localization, preoperative hydronephrosis, tumor localization, type of surgery, multifocality of the tumor, pathological grade, lymphovascular invasion, concomitant CIS, lymph node status, necrosis, or history of previous bladder cancer). CONCLUSION This research confirms that patients aged 70 and above who undergo radical nephroureterectomy may have worse outcomes compared to younger patients, older patients needing an improved care and management of UTUC to improve their outcomes in the setting of an increase in this aged population group.
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- Matteo Ferro
- Department of Urology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hematology Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Urology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria; The Institution Organizing University Doctoral Studies (I.O.S.U.D.), George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences, and Technology from Târgu Mureș, Târgu Mureș, Romania
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- Department of Urology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria; The Institution Organizing University Doctoral Studies (I.O.S.U.D.), George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences, and Technology from Târgu Mureș, Târgu Mureș, Romania
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- San Carlo di Nancy Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Experimental Medicine, Tor vergata Oncoscience Research Centre of Excellence, TOR, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Oncological Urology, Veneto Institute of Oncology (IOV), IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Urology and Renal Transplantation, University of Foggia, Foggia, 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, University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Urology Unit, Department of Neurosciences and Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Urology Unit, Department of Neurosciences and Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Urology Unit, Department of Neurosciences and Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Urology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hematology Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Department of Oncology and Hematology Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- The Institution Organizing University Doctoral Studies (I.O.S.U.D.), George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences, and Technology from Târgu Mureș, Târgu Mureș, Romania; Department of Simulation Applied in Medicine, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences, and Technology from Târgu Mureș, Târgu Mureș, Romania
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- Department of Urology, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Urology Clinic, Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Urology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy; Department of Surgical Integrated Sciences (DISC), Urology Section, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Urology, IRCCS Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio, University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy
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- Urology, Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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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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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgical Sciences, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Studies of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Urology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Urology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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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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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgical Sciences, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Studies of Torino, Turin, Italy
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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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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgical Sciences, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Studies of Torino, Turin, Italy
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Soares A, Bourlon MT, Wong A, Joshi A, Jardim D, Korbenfeld E, Karak FE, Orlandi F, Sze H, Ansari J, Zarba J, Mansour MA, Manneh R, Thirumulai R, Tsai YC, Morsi WA, Powles T. Management of Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma in Emerging Markets (EM): An Expert Opinion. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2024; 22:467-475. [PMID: 38228413 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2024.01.001] [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: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
Abstract
Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the 10th most common cancer globally with an almost 4 times higher prevalence in men. The main risk factors for development of urothelial carcinoma are advanced age, smoking, arsenic contamination, exposure to carcinogens. Metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) has overall poor prognosis with a 5-year overall survival rate of only < 5%. The standard of care comprises of platinum-based chemotherapy, but the responses are often not sustained. A working group was established with an objective to discuss the most recent clinical data on the genitourinary tumors of interest and comprised of experts across Latin America, Emerging Asia (except China, Japan, and South Korea), Africa, and the Middle East (known as Emerging Markets or EM). There is an evident disparity in terms of uneven mortality and incidence rate distribution among various regions. There is a lack and/or insufficient data on epidemiology, treatment, and outcomes in the EM. The lack of registries impacts the healthcare decisions and the lower incidence from the region might not be reflective of the true disease burden. The treatment outcomes of mUC can be improved by understanding the current disease burden and treatment approach of mUC and identifying the gaps and challenges associated with management. Hence, a literature review was developed to summarize the current disease burden and treatment approach of mUC across EM. The review also highlights the unmet needs for mUC management in EM and suggests a way forward to improve the current situation in order to better serve the patients.
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- Andrey Soares
- Oncology and Hematology Center of Hospital Albert Einstein, Hospital Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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- Hemato-Oncology Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Sr Consultant, Department of Haematology Oncology National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
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- Professor, Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, HBNI, Mumbai, India
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- Oncology Department, Oncoclínicas Institute, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Head of GU Tumors Unit, GU Tumors Unit, Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hematology and Medical Oncology Service, University Medical Center Hôtel-Dieu De France Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon
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- Specialist in Clinical Oncology, Heal Oncology Centre, Hong Kong, China
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- Chief of Medical Oncology, Medical Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Medical Oncologist, Centro Médico San Roque, Tucumán, Argentina
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- Adult Medical Oncology, Princess Noorah Oncology Center, College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- edical Oncology, Sociedad de Oncología y Hematología del Cesar, Valledupar, Colombia
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- Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology, Apollo Specialty Hospital, Chennai, India
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- Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- GU & BSM Sr. Director Scientific Expert, Oncology Medical Affairs, Emerging Markets, Pfizer Ltd., Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Director of Barts Cancer Center, Professor of Urology Cancer, Barts Cancer Institute, London, United Kingdom
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Fleming S, Gifkins D, Resnick HE, Shalaby W, Rosenberg P, Gaj C, Maio V, Crawford A, Lu-Yao G, Gao J, Siefker-Radtke A. Prognostic Value of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Genetic Alterations in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2024; 22:102054. [PMID: 38457853 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2024.02.005] [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: 07/03/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Evidence is limited on whether fibroblast growth factor receptor gene alterations (FGFRalt) impact clinical outcomes in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC). This study evaluated progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with mUC based on FGFRalt status in the first-line setting (1L). PATIENTS AND METHODS Data on mUC patients were retrieved via convenience sampling of oncologists/urologists surveyed between August and September 2020 who treated at least 1 FGFRalt patient between July 2017 and June 2019. The questionnaire included information on patient demographics, FGFR status, treatment, and clinical and radiographic measures of progression. Primary endpoint was time from metastatic diagnosis to disease progression from initial treatment for FGFRalt and FGFRwt (wild-type) mUC. Cox proportional hazards models quantified adjusted risk of FGFR status relating to PFS. RESULTS A total of 414 patients were analyzed. Mean age was 64.5 years, 73.9% were male, and 52.7% had an FGFRalt. Among FGFRalt, 47.2% received chemotherapy, 27.5% immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI), 11.5% chemotherapy+ICI, and 13.8% other treatments in 1L. FGFR status did not influence PFS from time of mUC diagnosis or among 224 stratified patients receiving either chemotherapy or chemotherapy+ICI. However, among 97 patients with an FGFRalt receiving 1L ICI therapy only, adjusted risk of progression was twice that of FGFRwt (HR: 2.12; 95% CI: 1.13-4.00). CONCLUSION Although FGFRalt did not predict outcomes in the overall cohort, for patients treated with 1L ICI, FGFRalt had significantly higher rates of progression than FGFRwt patients. Further validation is needed to determine whether FGFRalt has a decreased benefit from ICI therapy.
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- College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, PA
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- College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, PA
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- College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University, PA; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, Philadelphia PA; Thomas Jefferson University Department of Medical Oncology, Philadelphia PA
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Kullmann F, Strissel PL, Strick R, Stoehr R, Eckstein M, Bertz S, Wullich B, Sikic D, Wach S, Taubert H, Olbert P, Heers H, Lara MF, Macias ML, Matas-Rico E, Lozano MJ, Prieto D, Hierro I, van Doeveren T, Bieche I, Masliah-Planchon J, Beaurepere R, Boormans JL, Allory Y, Herrera-Imbroda B, Hartmann A, Weyerer V. Frequency of microsatellite instability (MSI) in upper tract urothelial carcinoma: comparison of the Bethesda panel and the Idylla MSI assay in a consecutively collected, multi-institutional cohort. J Clin Pathol 2023; 76:126-132. [PMID: 34583948 PMCID: PMC9887356 DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2021-207855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
AIMS Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a rare malignancy with a poor prognosis which occurs sporadically or in few cases results from a genetic disorder called Lynch syndrome. Recently, examination of microsatellite instability (MSI) has gained importance as a biomarker: MSI tumours are associated with a better response to immunomodulative therapies. Limited data are known about the prevalence of MSI in UTUC. New detection methods using the fully automated Idylla MSI Assay facilitate analysis of increased patient numbers. METHODS We investigated the frequency of MSI in a multi-institutional cohort of 243 consecutively collected UTUC samples using standard methodology (Bethesda panel), along with immunohistochemistry of mismatch repair (MMR) proteins. The same tumour cohort was retested using the Idylla MSI Assay by Biocartis. RESULTS Using standard methodology, 230/243 tumours were detected as microsatellite stable (MSS), 4/243 tumours as MSI and 9/243 samples as invalid. In comparison, the Idylla MSI Assay identified four additional tumours as MSS, equalling 234/243 tumours; 4/243 were classified as MSI and only 5/243 cases as invalid. At the immunohistochemical level, MSI results were supported in all available cases with a loss in MMR proteins. The overall concordance between the standard and the Idylla MSI Assay was 98.35%. Time to result differed between 3 hours for Idylla MSI Assay and 2 days with the standard methodology. CONCLUSION Our data indicate a low incidence rate of MSI tumours in patients with UTUC. Furthermore, our findings highlight that Idylla MSI Assay can be applied as an alternative method of MSI analysis for UTUC.
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- Friederike Kullmann
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany,Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Laboratory for Molecular Medicine, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany,Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany,Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany,Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany,Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital Málaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Málaga, Spain,Genitourinary Cancer Translational Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Genitourinary Cancer Translational Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Genitourinary Cancer Translational Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Málaga, Spain,Department of Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology, Málaga University, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain,Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Patología, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Patología, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA), Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Genetics, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Department of Genetics, Institut Curie, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, René Huguenin Curie Institute, Saint Cloud, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital Málaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Málaga, Spain,Genitourinary Cancer Translational Research Group, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nürnberg, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany,Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN (CCC ER-EMN), Erlangen, Germany
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Mazzaschi G, Giudice GC, Corianò M, Campobasso D, Perrone F, Maffezzoli M, Testi I, Isella L, Maestroni U, Buti S. Upper Tract Urinary Carcinoma: A Unique Immuno-Molecular Entity and a Clinical Challenge in the Current Therapeutic Scenario. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2023; 22:15330338231159753. [PMID: 36855829 PMCID: PMC9983117 DOI: 10.1177/15330338231159753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the most frequent malignancy of the urinary tract, which consists of bladder cancer (BC) for 90%, while 5% to 10%, of urinary tract UC (UTUC). BC and UTUC are characterized by distinct phenotypical and genotypical features as well as specific gene- and protein- expression profiles, which result in a diverse natural history of the tumor. With respect to BC, UTUC tends to be diagnosed in a later stage and displays poorer clinical outcome. In the present review, we seek to highlight the individuality of UTUC from a biological, immunological, genetic-molecular, and clinical standpoint, also reporting the most recent evidence on UTUC treatment. In this regard, while the role of surgery in nonmetastatic UTUC is undebated, solid data on adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy are still an unmet need, not permitting a definite paradigm shift in the standard treatment. In advanced setting, evidence is mainly based on BC literature and retrospective studies and confirms platinum-based combination regimens as bedrock of first-line treatment. Recently, immunotherapy and target therapy are gaining a foothold in the treatment of metastatic disease, with pembrolizumab and atezolizumab showing encouraging results in combination with chemotherapy as a first-line strategy. Moreover, atezolizumab performed well as a maintenance treatment, while pembrolizumab as a single agent achieved promising outcomes in second-line setting. Regarding the target therapy, erdafitinib, a fibroblast growth factor receptor inhibitor, and enfortumab vedotin, an antibody-drug conjugate, proved to have a strong antitumor property, likely due to the distinctive immune-genetic background of UTUC. In this context, great efforts have been addressed to uncover the biological, immunological, and clinical grounds in UTUC patients in order to achieve a personalized treatment.
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- Giulia Mazzaschi
- Medical Oncology Unit, 18630University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, 18630University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, 18630University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Urology, 18630University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, 18630University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, 18630University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, 18630University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, 18630University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Urology, 18630University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, 18630University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy.,Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Oncogenic Roles of Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 in Bladder Cancer and Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10112925. [PMID: 36428492 PMCID: PMC9687567 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10112925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cancers of the urinary tract are one of the most common malignancies worldwide, causing high morbidity and mortality, and representing a social burden. Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) accounts for 5−10% of urinary tract cancers, and its oncogenic mechanisms remain elusive. We postulated that cancers of the lower and the upper urinary tract may share some important oncogenic mechanisms. Therefore, the oncogenic mechanisms discovered in the lower urinary tract may guide the investigation of molecular mechanisms in the upper urinary tract. Based on this strategy, we revisited a high-quality transcriptome dataset of 510 patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), and performed an innovative gene set enrichment analysis of the transcriptome. We discovered that the epigenetic regulation of polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) is responsible for the recurrence and progression of lower-track urinary cancers. Additionally, a PRC2-related gene signature model was discovered to be effective in classifying bladder cancer patients with distinct susceptibility of subsequent recurrence and progression (log-rank p < 0.001 and = 0.001, respectively). We continued to discover that the same model can differentiate stage T3 UTUC patients from stage Ta/T1 patients (p = 0.026). Immunohistochemical staining revealed the presence of PRC2 components (EZH2, EED, and SUZ12) and methylated PRC2 substrates (H3K27me3) in the archived UTUC tissues. The H3K27me3 exhibited higher intensity and area intensity product in stage T3 UTUC tissues than in stage Ta/T1 tissues (p = 0.006 and 0.015, respectively), implicating stronger PRC2 activity in advanced UTUC. The relationship between H3K27 methylation and gene expression is examined using correlations. The H3K27me3 abundance is positively correlated with the expression levels of CDC26, RP11-2B6, MAPK1IP1L, SFR1, RP11-196B3, CDK5RAP2, ANXA5, STX11, PSMD5, and FGFRL1. It is also negatively correlated with CNPY2, KB-1208A12, RP11-175B9, ZNF692, RANP8, RP11-245C17, TMEM266, FBXW9, SUGT1P2, and PRH1. In conclusion, PRC2 and its epigenetic effects are major oncogenic mechanisms underlying both bladder cancer and UTUC. The epigenetically regulated genes of PRC2 in urothelial carcinoma were also elucidated using correlation statistics.
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Wu K, Liu X, Wang Y, Wang X, Li X. Clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes of synchronous renal cell carcinoma and urothelial carcinoma: A population-based analysis. Front Public Health 2022; 10:994351. [PMID: 36388369 PMCID: PMC9659638 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.994351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Background To better understand the characteristics, and survival outcomes of synchronous renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and urothelial carcinoma (UC), we described and analyzed the clinical features, factors, and prognosis of patients with synchronous RCC and UC using a large population-based database. Methods Within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (2004-2016), we identified patient with concurrent RCC and UC at initial diagnosis. Their clinicopathological features and prognosis were evaluated. A logistic regression model was used to examine risk factors for the occurrence of concomitant RCC and UC, and Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used to estimate overall survival. Results A total of 61,454 RCC patients were identified from the SEER database, 704 (1.1%) patients presented with synchronous RCC and UC. Among these patients, concurrent bladder tumors (566/704) are more common. Subsequently, subgroup analysis based on the location of UC indicated that patients with concurrent RCC and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) had unfavorable UC characteristics (higher tumor stage and grade), compared with patients with concomitant bladder cancer. An increased risk of concurrent UC was observed among older age, male sex, and white race. Meanwhile, papillary RCC histology [odds ratio (OR) 3.23; 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.13-4.90], and smaller tumor (OR 6.63; 95% CI 4.46-9.87) were independent risk factors for concomitant UTUC. In addition, we found that synchronous RCC and UTUC was associated with worse survival by using Kaplan-Meier and multivariable analysis [hazard ratio (HR) 2.36, 95% CI 1.89-2.95]. However, concomitant bladder cancer did not affect survival outcomes of patients with RCC (HR 1.00, 95% CI 0.86-1.17). Conclusion We found that synchronous concurrent RCC and UC is relatively uncommon and mostly located in the bladder. Older age, male sex, and white race increase the risk of synchronous RCC and UC. Meanwhile, patients with papillary RCC histology, and smaller tumors are more likely to have concomitant RCC and UTUC. Furthermore, our findings suggest that synchronous RCC and UTUC has a worse prognosis, while, concomitant bladder tumor did not affect the oncological outcomes of RCC.
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- Kan Wu
- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Breast Disease Center, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China,Xianding Wang
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China,*Correspondence: Xiang Li
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Fu T, Lin Y, Lin L, Yang Y, Guo Q, Long Y, He H, Bao Y, Lin T, Chen J, Chen Z, Du L, Liao G, Liao B, Huang J. Network architecture of non-coding RNAs provides insights into the pathogenesis of upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Urol Oncol 2022; 40:383.e11-383.e21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2022.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bellmunt J, Valderrama BP, Puente J, Grande E, Bolós MV, Lainez N, Vázquez S, Maroto P, Climent MÁ, del Muro XG, Arranz JÁ, Durán I. Recent Therapeutic Advances in Urothelial Carcinoma: A Paradigm Shift in Disease Management. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2022; 174:103683. [DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Zan N, Zhang X, Du L, Lin Z, Yu D, Liu J, Gou F. Case Report: Toripalimab Combined With Anlotinib in a Patient With Metastatic Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma After Pembrolizumab Failure. Front Oncol 2022; 12:796407. [PMID: 35296012 PMCID: PMC8918649 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.796407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Urothelial carcinoma is the most common primary upper tract urinary carcinoma. If surgery, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy fail, the prognosis for upper tract urinary carcinoma is extremely poor. Immunotherapy combined with antiangiogenesis therapy is a new therapeutic regimen with a synergistic antitumor effect. We present a case of metastatic upper tract urinary carcinoma in which the patient underwent surgery and treatment with gemcitabine combined with platinum-based chemotherapy. Radiotherapy and second-line immunotherapy (pembrolizumab) were administered after the cancer had progressed to the left lymph node of the abdominal aorta in the umbilical plane. However, the patient developed liver metastases while being treated with pembrolizumab. He was administered off-label immunotherapy (toripalimab) combined with antiangiogenesis therapy (anlotinib) and achieved a long-term clinical response for over 25 months. Toripalimab combined with anlotinib has potential therapeutic value for locally advanced or metastatic upper tract urinary carcinoma in patients who had previously received platinum-based chemotherapy and had disease progression or after treatment with a PD-1 inhibitor.
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Koshkin VS, Osbourne AS, Grivas P. Treatment options for advanced urothelial cancer after progression on chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors: a literature review. Transl Androl Urol 2021; 10:4022-4035. [PMID: 34804845 PMCID: PMC8575584 DOI: 10.21037/tau-21-123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe the current treatment landscape in advanced urothelial cancer (aUC)/metastatic urothelial cancer and in particular to review the relevant literature highlighting recent advances in the treatment of patients with aUC after progression on chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI). BACKGROUND aUC is a very aggressive disease with poor outcomes. Over the past several years, its treatment landscape has seen significant advances with the approval of ICI and targeted agents, which have led to improved outcomes. The current standard of care for most patients with aUC involves platinum-based chemotherapy followed by ICI after progression or as switch maintenance therapy (if no progression after chemotherapy). Treatment of patients following progression on ICI is more challenging, but novel therapies have been approved, such as erdafitinib for tumors with fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 (FGFR2) or FGFR3 activating mutation or fusion (can also be used following progression on platinum-based chemotherapy), enfortumab vedotin (EV) and sacituzumab govitecan (SG) in an unselected patient population. Many other trials in this space are currently ongoing and other promising agents may also potentially become available in the future. METHODS Narrative overview of the recent literature relevant to the treatment of advanced/metastatic urothelial cancer following progression on chemotherapy and ICI was undertaken. Relevant literature was obtained from review of computerized databases including pubmed.gov and proceedings of major conferences including American Society of clinical Oncology (ASCO) Meetings, GU ASCO Symposia and European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Meetings. CONCLUSIONS In this narrative review, we highlight the current dynamic treatment landscape in aUC, emphasizing the recent important developments and a few examples of ongoing clinical trials. In particular, we focus on therapy options available following progression on platinum-based chemotherapy and ICI, a treatment space where until recently there had been no FDA-approved treatment options. The recent pivotal trials of antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) that led to FDA approvals in this space are highlighted, as are other agents currently in development. We conclude by discussing future directions and ongoing challenges in this evolving disease space.
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- Vadim S. Koshkin
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA, USA
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The hallmark of precision medicine involves tailoring the treatment to the patient and/or tumor-specific biomarkers. Candidate biomarkers in bladder cancer are abundant, but few have been validated in clinical practice. Significant obstacles to precision medicine in bladder cancer include the limited predictive value of candidate biomarkers, lack of standardization in biomarker assessment, heterogeneity in biomarker expression and function, and limited insight into the biologic factors that influence biomarker expression and predictive capacity. This review summarizes key biomarkers explored in bladder cancer and outlines innovative trial designs to approach these obstacles.
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- Brendan J Guercio
- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box #8, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 300 East 66th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA; Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA; MSK Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers, 353 E 68th Street, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Monteiro FSM, Silva AGE, Gomes AJPDS, Dutra C, Ferreira NO, Mariano RC, Schutz FA. Erdafitinib treatment in Brazilian patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC): real-world evidence from an Expanded Access Program. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2021; 13:17588359211015499. [PMID: 34046088 PMCID: PMC8135201 DOI: 10.1177/17588359211015499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Erdafitinib is the first targeted therapy approved for the treatment of patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). Approval was based on a phase II single-arm trial that demonstrated significant activity of erdafitinib in patients with tumors harboring FGFR2/3 alterations. In Brazil, an Expanded Access Program (EAP) provided patients with early access to erdafitinib prior to market authorization. The current report describes characteristics and outcomes of patients with mUC on erdafitinib therapy. Methods Patients with mUC that failed first- and second-line systemic therapies were screened for FGFR2/3 alterations in primary or metastatic tumor tissues. Patients with FGFR2/3 alterations were selected to receive erdafitinib at the standard dosing schedule and were followed prospectively to evaluate the efficacy and safety outcomes. Results From 19 April 2019, through 13 March 2020, 47 patients with mUC from 10 Brazilian centers were tested for FGFR2/3 alterations. Alterations in FGFR2/3 were found in 12 patients (25.5%) and all of them were eligible for the EAP. Four patients (33%) had partial response, while two patients (17%) had stable disease. Progressive disease, the best response, was observed in five patients (42%). At a median follow-up of 16.2 months, the median time to treatment failure (TTF) was 2.8 months. When considering only patients with objective response, the median TTF was 5.3 months. Adverse events (AEs) were reported for any grade and grade 3 or higher in 10 patients (83%) and 5 patients (42%), respectively. The most common AE was hyperphosphatemia. Conclusion This first real-world evidence report of heavily treated patients with mUC confirms the efficacy and safety of erdafitinib in a disease setting with a lack of treatment options.
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- Fernando Sabino M Monteiro
- Oncology and Hematology Department, Hospital Santa Lucia, SHLS 716 Cj. C, Brasília, DF 70390-700, Brazil
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group - LACOG, Genito-Urinary Tumors Section, Porto Alegre, RS, 90619-900, Brazil
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group - LACOG, Genito-Urinary Tumors Section, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Choi H, Park JY, Bae JH, Tae BS. Current perspectives on novel systemic therapeutic agents beyond immune checkpoint inhibition in metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Transl Cancer Res 2020; 9:6583-6588. [PMID: 35117268 PMCID: PMC8799034 DOI: 10.21037/tcr-20-1262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Treatment strategies for metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) have evolved dramatically over the last decade. The emergence of immunotherapeutic agents, especially immune checkpoint inhibitors, has been the most significant development. Immunotherapy increased the overall survival rate of patients with mUC and provided a durable response. The success of immune checkpoint inhibitors further led to the development of novel agents that regulate the immune system within the tumor microenvironment. However, despite some success with immune checkpoint inhibitors, researchers are still developing new agents, including small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors, and novel fusion proteins, tailored for targets other than immune checkpoint inhibitors. Novel treatment strategies are being developed rapidly with ongoing pre-clinical trials. Here, we outline promising new therapies that are expected to improve survival rates for patients with mUC.
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- Hoon Choi
- Department of Urology, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University School of Medicine, Ansan 15355, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University School of Medicine, Ansan 15355, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University School of Medicine, Ansan 15355, Korea
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- Department of Urology, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University School of Medicine, Ansan 15355, Korea
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Chang E, Weinstock C, Zhang L, Charlab R, Dorff SE, Gong Y, Hsu V, Li F, Ricks TK, Song P, Tang S, Waldron PE, Yu J, Zahalka E, Goldberg KB, Pazdur R, Theoret MR, Ibrahim A, Beaver JA. FDA Approval Summary: Enfortumab Vedotin for Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res 2020; 27:922-927. [PMID: 32962979 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-20-2275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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On December 18, 2019, the FDA granted accelerated approval to enfortumab vedotin-ejfv (PADCEV; Astellas and Seattle Genetics) for treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who have previously received a programmed cell death protein 1 or programmed death ligand 1 inhibitor, and a platinum-containing chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant/adjuvant, locally advanced or metastatic setting. Substantial evidence of effectiveness for this application is obtained from Cohort 1 of the single-arm, multicenter Study EV-201. Patients received enfortumab vedotin (EV) 1.25 mg/kg (up to a maximum dose of 125 mg) intravenously on days 1, 8, and 15 of 28-day cycles until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Confirmed objective response rate in the 125-patient efficacy population determined by blinded independent central review was 44% [95% confidence interval (CI), 35.1-53.2], with complete responses in 12%. Median response duration was 7.6 months (95% CI, 6.3-not estimable). Grade 3-4 adverse reactions occurred in 73% of patients. Hyperglycemia, peripheral neuropathy, ocular disorders, skin reactions, infusion site extravasations, and embryo-fetal toxicity are labeled as warnings and precautions for EV. The article summarizes the data and the FDA thought process supporting accelerated approval of EV. This approval may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory trial(s).
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- Elaine Chang
- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland.,Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland.,Oncology Center of Excellence, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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Messing EM. New Salvage Treatments for Metastatic Bladder Cancer. Bladder Cancer 2020. [DOI: 10.3233/blc-200008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Wang S, Burgess M, Major C, English A, Sweeney M, Hartmann A. Identifying fibroblast growth factor receptor genetic alterations using RNA-based assays in patients with metastatic or locally advanced, surgically unresectable, urothelial carcinoma who may benefit from erdafitinib treatment. JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY CLINICAL RESEARCH 2020; 6:207-214. [PMID: 32304281 PMCID: PMC7339159 DOI: 10.1002/cjp2.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Erdafitinib, a pan-fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitor received accelerated approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) in adult patients with specific FGFR3/2 genetic alterations who progressed during or after ≥1 line of prior platinum-containing chemotherapy (PCC), including within 12 months of neoadjuvant or adjuvant PCC. Concordance between the clinical trial assay (CTA) used in a phase 2 study and QIAGEN's therascreen® FGFR kit (a two-step, multiplex, real-time, RT-PCR assay), the FDA-approved companion diagnostic (CDx) with erdafitinib, was evaluated in this bridging study. Study samples included 100 CTA-confirmed FGFR-positive samples from 100 erdafitinib-treated mUC patients, plus 200 CTA-confirmed FGFR-negative samples from the phase 2 study. The primary objective was met if the lower bound of 95% CI of objective response rate (ORR) in CDx-confirmed patients with FGFR alterations was >25%. Demographics were similar between the bridging study and CTA-screened patients. In total, 292 of 300 samples (97.3%) with valid CDx results showed high analytical concordance versus CTA (percent agreement [95% CI]: positive percent agreement, 87.2 [79.0; 92.5]; negative percent agreement, 97.0 [93.5; 98.6]; overall percent agreement, 93.8 [90.5; 96.1]). Investigator-assessed ORR in the 81 CDx-identified, erdafitinib-treated patients who tested positive for both assays was 45.7% (95% CI: 35.3%; 56.5%) versus 40.4% (95% CI: 30.7%; 50.1%) for CTA and met the criteria for primary objective. High ORR and clinical concordance to CTA suggest that QIAGEN's CDx can reliably select mUC patients who would potentially benefit from erdafitinib treatment.
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- Songbai Wang
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Oncology Diagnostics, Raritan, NJ, USA
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- QIAGEN Manchester Ltd., Product Development, Manchester, UK
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- Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Oncology Diagnostics, Raritan, NJ, USA
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- University of Erlangen, General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy, Erlangen, Germany
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Introduction: Since the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), there has been continuing and significant progress in urothelial cancer (UC) treatment. However, only about one fifth of UC patients respond to ICI. Recently, erdafitinib was developed for treating locally advanced or metastatic UC (mUC) with FGFR3 or FGFR2 alterations, accounting for 15-20% of patients. Erdafitinib is the first targeted therapy ever approved for mUC.Areas covered: This review summarizes the preclinical and clinical data on erdafitinib for UC. PubMed search and relevant articles presented at international conferences were used for the literature search.Expert opinion: The FDA approval of erdafitinib provided a new treatment option for FGFR-altered UC progressing on platinum-based chemotherapy. It is not clear whether FGFR inhibitor is a preferred second-line treatment choice to ICI. Compared to ICI, erdafitinib has a better response rate in patients with visceral metastases. However, a shorter duration of response and toxicity profile of erdafitinib, particularly ocular toxicity, is an important consideration. Regular eye exams are recommended by the FDA. Tumor profiling during upfront therapy may help identify those who benefit at the time of progression. In summary, a high unmet need remains for new drugs in chemotherapy- and ICI-refractory UC.
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- Kamaneh Montazeri
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Taylor J, Meng X, Ghandour R, Margulis V. Advancements in the clinical management of upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2019; 19:1051-1060. [PMID: 31770492 DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2019.1698295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Introduction: Upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) remains a complex disease to manage given challenges in staging, surgical resection, use of perioperative therapy, and prevention of bladder recurrences. High-level evidence is limited to guide management; however, recent data have shifted treatment paradigms. We intend to review recent evidence on advancements in the clinical management for UTUC.Areas covered: This review summarizes advancements in pre-operative work-up, surgical technique, and the use of intravesical and systemic therapy in both the neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings. Special comment is made on progress in the genomics of UTUC and how that can inform clinical practice.Expert opinion: Advancements in the clinical management of UTUC are most prominently being made in the neoadjuvant chemotherapy setting. Although level I evidence is sparse, data from both single and multi-institutional retrospective studies strongly encourage the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy especially in high-risk or advanced-stage patients.
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- Jacob Taylor
- Department of Urology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.,Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
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Loriot Y, Necchi A, Park SH, Garcia-Donas J, Huddart R, Burgess E, Fleming M, Rezazadeh A, Mellado B, Varlamov S, Joshi M, Duran I, Tagawa ST, Zakharia Y, Zhong B, Stuyckens K, Santiago-Walker A, De Porre P, O'Hagan A, Avadhani A, Siefker-Radtke AO. Erdafitinib in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma. N Engl J Med 2019; 381:338-348. [PMID: 31340094 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1817323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 837] [Impact Index Per Article: 167.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Alterations in the gene encoding fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) are common in urothelial carcinoma and may be associated with lower sensitivity to immune interventions. Erdafitinib, a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of FGFR1-4, has shown antitumor activity in preclinical models and in a phase 1 study involving patients with FGFR alterations. METHODS In this open-label, phase 2 study, we enrolled patients who had locally advanced and unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma with prespecified FGFR alterations. All the patients had a history of disease progression during or after at least one course of chemotherapy or within 12 months after neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy. Prior immunotherapy was allowed. We initially randomly assigned the patients to receive erdafitinib in either an intermittent or a continuous regimen in the dose-selection phase of the study. On the basis of an interim analysis, the starting dose was set at 8 mg per day in a continuous regimen (selected-regimen group), with provision for a pharmacodynamically guided dose escalation to 9 mg. The primary end point was the objective response rate. Key secondary end points included progression-free survival, duration of response, and overall survival. RESULTS A total of 99 patients in the selected-regimen group received a median of five cycles of erdafitinib. Of these patients, 43% had received at least two previous courses of treatment, 79% had visceral metastases, and 53% had a creatinine clearance of less than 60 ml per minute. The rate of confirmed response to erdafitinib therapy was 40% (3% with a complete response and 37% with a partial response). Among the 22 patients who had undergone previous immunotherapy, the confirmed response rate was 59%. The median duration of progression-free survival was 5.5 months, and the median duration of overall survival was 13.8 months. Treatment-related adverse events of grade 3 or higher, which were managed mainly by dose adjustments, were reported in 46% of the patients; 13% of the patients discontinued treatment because of adverse events. There were no treatment-related deaths. CONCLUSIONS The use of erdafitinib was associated with an objective tumor response in 40% of previously treated patients who had locally advanced and unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma with FGFR alterations. Treatment-related grade 3 or higher adverse events were reported in nearly half the patients. (Funded by Janssen Research and Development; BLC2001 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02365597.).
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- Yohann Loriot
- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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- From Gustave Roussy, INSERM Unité 981, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France (Y.L.); Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (A.N.); Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea (S.H.P.); Genitourinary and Gynecological Cancer Unit, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal, Madrid (J.G.-D.), Hospital Clinic Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona (B.M.), and Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (I.D.) - all in Spain; the Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, London (R.H.); the Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC (E.B.); Virginia Oncology Associates, US Oncology Research, Norfolk (M.F.); Norton Healthcare, Louisville, KY (A.R.); the Altai Regional Cancer Center, Barnaul, Russia (S.V.); the Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey (M.J.), and Janssen Research and Development, Spring House (B.Z., A.S.-W., A.O., A.A.) - both in Pennsylvania; Weill Cornell Medical College, New York (S.T.T.); University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, Iowa City (Y.Z.); Janssen Research and Development, Beerse, Belgium (K.S., P.D.P.); and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston (A.O.S.-R.)
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Expression status of GATA3 and mismatch repair proteins in upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Front Med 2019; 13:730-740. [DOI: 10.1007/s11684-019-0687-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Urothelial carcinoma is one of the most common cancers in the western world and, until recently, had limited therapeutic options. The contemporary advancement of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has heralded a new era for these patients and represents a major shift in the evolving treatment landscape. AREAS COVERED This article provides a comprehensive summary of the currently available treatments for metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). The authors also review ongoing, phase-III studies with novel therapeutic targets and highlight recent insights into tumor biology that may help better understand the disease. EXPERT OPINION The treatment landscape for first-line therapy of mUC continues to include platinum-based chemotherapy for patients who are eligible. While the approval of ICI has changed the management in those who are post-platinum or platinum-ineligible, the wider use of ICI in the first-line setting requires further clarity given recent FDA announcements. Maintaining the remarkable progress in mUC may depend upon ongoing phase-III studies evaluating treatment options beyond ICI. Better prognostication and identification of those unlikely to respond to ICI remain important unanswered questions, particularly as this class of agents moves further along the disease spectrum of non-metastatic UC.
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- Aly-Khan A Lalani
- a Juravinski Cancer Center , McMaster University , Hamilton , ON , Canada
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- b Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology , Dana-Farber Cancer Institute , Boston , MA , USA
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Matsuzaki K, Fujita K, Hayashi Y, Matsushita M, Nojima S, Jingushi K, Kato T, Kawashima A, Ujike T, Nagahara A, Uemura M, Imamura R, Yamaguchi S, Fushimi H, Miyamoto H, Morii E, Nonomura N. STAT3 expression is a prognostic marker in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201256. [PMID: 30091994 PMCID: PMC6084864 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) plays a prominent role in the growth and invasion of several types of solid tumors. In this study, to assess the expression status and prognostic significance of the STAT3 pathway in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), we immunohistochemically stained for STAT3 and STAT3 pathway proteins, sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 (S1PR1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), in a tissue microarray containing 99 UTUC specimens. There were no significant associations between STAT3, S1PR1, or IL-6 expression pattern and tumor grade or pT stage. However, the patients with high STAT3 tumor had a significantly higher risk of both disease progression (p = 0.009) and cancer-specific mortality (p = 0.009), but not with tumors expressing S1PR1 or IL-6. High STAT3 expression in the nucleus was also associated with a significantly higher risk of both disease progression (p = 0.003) and cancer-specific mortality (p = 0.034). Multivariate analysis revealed that high STAT3 expression in the nucleus was significantly associated with cancer-specific survival after adjustment for pathological stage, lymph node involvement, lymphovascular invasion, and tumor grade (HR = 2.136, 95% CI = 1.009–4.767, p = 0.047). Our findings indicated that STAT3 could be a cancer-promoting factor and potentially a significant prognostic factor in UTUC.
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- Kyosuke Matsuzaki
- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Therapeutic Urologic Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Therapeutic Urologic Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka General Medical Center, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Osaka General Medical Center, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
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- Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Urology, and Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Huang J, Yuan Y, Wang Y, Zhang J, Kong W, Chen H, Chen Y, Huang Y. Prognostic value of preoperative plasma fibrinogen level and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (F-PLR) in patients with localized upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Oncotarget 2018; 8:36761-36771. [PMID: 27901490 PMCID: PMC5482695 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Purpose Hemostatic factors is thought to have a potentially significant role in progression and metastasis of malignant tumors. We investigated the prognostic value of preoperative plasma fibrinogen level and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in localized upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Materials and Methods A total of 481 patients who underwent radical nephroureterectomy for localized UTUC (pTa-4N0M0) were identified between January 2002 and June 2013. Patients were assigned a F-PLR score of 0, 1, or 2 based upon the presence of elevated plasma fibrinogen level, an elevated PLR, or both. The association between F-PLR score and clinicopathological variables was analysed. Results The optimal cut-off value of plasma fibrinogen and PLR for overall survival stratification was determined to be 4.22 and 241.2. Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed significant differences in cancer specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS) among patients with F–PLR scores of 0, 1 and 2. Multivariate analysis identified higher F–PLR score as an independent risk factor for CSS (P < 0.001) and OS (P < 0.001). The estimated c-index of the multivariate model for CSS and OS increased from 0.772 and 0.756 to 0.799 and 0.784 when F–PLR score added, which was higher than fibrinogen level, PLR or neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio added. Conclusions Preoperative F-PLR score is a negative independent prognostic factor for survival outcomes in patients with localized upper tract urothelial carcinoma. Preoperative F-PLR score may become a useful biomarker, particularly because of its low associated cost and easy accessibility.
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- Jiwei Huang
- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Huang J, Wang Y, Yuan Y, Chen Y, Kong W, Chen H, Zhang J, Huang Y. Preoperative serum pre-albumin as an independent prognostic indicator in patients with localized upper tract urothelial carcinoma after radical nephroureterectomy. Oncotarget 2018; 8:36772-36779. [PMID: 27906675 PMCID: PMC5482696 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Purpose To investigate the prognostic value of preoperative pre-albumin and albumin level in patients with localized upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) undergoing radical nephroureterectomy. Methods and Materials Between January 2003 and June 2013, we evaluated data on 425 patients with nonmetastatic UTUC (Ta-4N0/+M0) who underwent radical nephroureterectomy at our institution. Low pre-albumin level was defined as <20 mg/dl, while hypoalbuminemia was defined as albumin <35 g/L. The associations of preoperative low pre-albumin level and hypoalbuminemia with clinical and pathologic variables were assessed. Univariable and multivariable analyses using the Cox regression model were performed to determine prognostic factors that were associated with cancer specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS). The Harrell concordance index with variables only or combined pre-albumin data were used to evaluate the prognostic accuracy. Results Compared with patients with high pre-albumin level, patients with low pre-albumin level were more likely to have older age, higher tumor stage, higher rate of diabetes, regional lymph node metastasis and lymphovascular invasion. Meanwhile, hypoalbuminemia was only associated with diabetes. Multivariate analysis identified decreased preoperative pre-albumin level as an independent prognostic factor for CSS (HR 1.85, 95% CI 1.14-3.00, p=0.013) and OS (HR 1.73, 95% CI 1.12-2.70, p=0.015), but not preoperative hypoalbuminemia. The estimated c-index of the multivariate model for CSS and OS increased from 0.771 and 0.760 without pre-albumin to 0.775 and 0.765 when pre-albumin added. Conclusions Low preoperative pre-albumin level but not preoperative hypoalbuminemia is a negative independent prognostic factor for survival outcome in patients with UTUC undergoing radical nephroureterectomy.
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- Jiwei Huang
- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Urology, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Huang J, Yuan Y, Wang Y, Chen Y, Kong W, Xue W, Chen H, Zhang J, Huang Y. Preoperative prognostic nutritional index is a significant predictor of survival in patients with localized upper tract urothelial carcinoma after radical nephroureterectomy. Urol Oncol 2017; 35:671.e1-671.e9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2017.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Revised: 07/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Metastatic bladder cancer is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis when presenting with advanced stage. Cisplatin-based therapy has been the mainstay of first-line treatment but therapy in second-line setting has been an unmet medical need for decades. Moreover, many patients are unable to receive cisplatin-based therapy. Recently, immune-checkpoint inhibitors transformed the management and prognosis of many malignancies and will certainly redefine the standard of care for bladder cancer. Atezolizumab, an anti-PD-L1 antibody, was the first immune-checkpoint inhibitor to be approved by the US FDA in May 2016 for patients with urothelial carcinoma. In this review, we discuss the evidence behind this promising drug.
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- Zineb Hamilou
- Department de Médecine Oncologique & INSERM U981, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, 94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department de Médecine Oncologique & INSERM U981, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, 94805, Villejuif, France
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- Department de Médecine Oncologique & INSERM U981, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, 94805, Villejuif, France
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Kuhn C, Lehmann ML, Kress A, Truss MC, Hermes M, Blaszkewicz M, Hengstler JG, Golka K. Micro-brushing-based technique to gain fresh urothelial cells for gene expression analysis. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2017; 80:411-416. [PMID: 28696914 DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2017.1304723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The gold standard of saving fresh tissue in liquid nitrogen has some serious disadvantages in that this process is not available in daily medical routine practices even in many tumor centers. Our approach of a new minimally invasive technique is obtaining urothelial cells via micro-brushing the urinary bladder on the occasion of urological routine methods such as transurethral resection (TUR). Urothelial cells were obtained from 25 patients via two different micro-brushes from tumor tissue and from macroscopically healthy tissue during TUR. These cells were immediately transferred into RNA stabilization reagent and stored at -20°C. Later, mRNA was isolated, transcribed into cDNA, and amplified. cDNA was stored at -20°C until analysis. The mean RNA quantity was 99.5 ng/μl from tumor tissues and 66.3 ng/μl from macroscopically tumor-free tissue, enabling a considerable number of analyses. The quality of the gained cDNA allowed semi-quantitative PCR analysis of GSTM1 expression as well as quantitative PCR analysis of c-Myc expression. The new technique presents several important advantages. First, staging and grading of the stained tumor sample can be examined immediately, whereas fresh frozen sample is not examined until some days later. Further, this method can be applied in hospitals with no access to liquid nitrogen or without capability to provide an additional examination of frozen tumor sample by a pathologist. This presented minimally invasive method enables investigation of gene expression in the urinary bladder without disadvantages of the need for storage of fresh tissues in liquid nitrogen.
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- Christoph Kuhn
- a Department of Urology , Klinikum Dortmund gGmbH, Dortmund , Germany
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- b Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors at TU Dortmund (IfADo) , Dortmund , Germany
- c Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology , Heidelberg University , Heidelberg , Germany
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- a Department of Urology , Klinikum Dortmund gGmbH, Dortmund , Germany
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- a Department of Urology , Klinikum Dortmund gGmbH, Dortmund , Germany
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- b Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors at TU Dortmund (IfADo) , Dortmund , Germany
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- b Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors at TU Dortmund (IfADo) , Dortmund , Germany
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- b Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors at TU Dortmund (IfADo) , Dortmund , Germany
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- b Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors at TU Dortmund (IfADo) , Dortmund , Germany
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Abstract
Research efforts targeting the identification of bladder cancer biomarkers have been extensive during the past decade. Investigations have been performed at the genome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome levels and outputs have started appearing including the sketching of disease molecular subtypes. Proteins are directly linked to cell phenotype hence they accumulate special interest as both biomarkers and therapeutic targets. Multiple technical challenges exist, of the main, being the protein concentration vast dynamic range and presence of proteins in modified forms. The scope of this review is to summarize the contribution of proteomics research in this quest of bladder cancer biomarkers. To obtain an unbiased and comprehensive overview, the scientific literature was searched for manuscripts describing proteomic studies on urothelial cancer from the last ten years and those including independent verification studies in urine, tissue and blood are briefly presented. General observations include: a) in most cases, suboptimal experimental design including healthy controls in biomarker discovery and frequently biomarker verification, is followed; b) variability in protein findings between studies can be observed, to some extent reflecting complexity of experimental approaches and proteome itself; c) consistently reported biomarkers include mainly plasma proteins and d) compilation of protein markers into diagnostic panels appears the most promising way forward. Two main avenues of research can now be foreseen: targeting integration of the existing disparate data with proteomic findings being placed in the context of existing knowledge on bladder cancer subtypes and in parallel, accumulation of clinical samples to support proper validation studies of promising marker combinations.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens , Biotechnology Division, Athens, Greece
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