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Lynch C, Sweis RF, Modi P, Agarwal PK, Szmulewitz RZ, Stadler WM, O'Donnell PH, Liauw SL, Pitroda SP. Bladder-Preserving Trimodality Therapy With Capecitabine. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2024; 22:476-482.e1. [PMID: 38228414 DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2024.01.002] [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: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Many patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer are poor candidates for radical cystectomy or trimodality therapy with maximal transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) and chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin or mitomycin C. Given the benefit of chemotherapy in bladder-preserving therapy, less-intense concurrent chemotherapy regimens are needed. This study reports on efficacy and toxicity for patients treated with trimodality therapy using single-agent concurrent capecitabine. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients deemed ineligible for radical cystectomy or standard chemoradiotherapy by a multidisciplinary tumor board and patients who refused cystectomy were included. Following TURBT, patients received twice-daily capecitabine (goal dose 825 mg/m2) concurrent with radiotherapy to the bladder +/- pelvis depending on nodal staging and patient risk factors. Toxicity was evaluated prospectively in weekly on-treatment visits and follow-up visits by the treating physicians. Descriptive statistics are provided. Overall, progression-free, cancer-specific, distant metastasis-free, and bladder recurrence-free survival were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS Twenty-seven consecutive patients met criteria for inclusion from 2013 to 2023. The median age was 79 with 9 patients staged cT3-4a and 7 staged cN1-3. The rate of complete response in the bladder and pelvis was 93%. Overall, progression-free, cancer-specific, distant metastasis-free, and bladder recurrence-free survival at 2 years were estimated as 81%, 65%, 91%, 75%, and 92%, respectively. There were 2 bladder recurrences, both noninvasive. There were 7 grade 3 acute hematologic or metabolic events but no other grade 3+ toxicities. CONCLUSION Maximal TURBT followed by radiotherapy with concurrent capecitabine offers a high rate of bladder control and low rates of acute and late toxicity.
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- Connor Lynch
- Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Urology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
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de Haar-Holleman A, van Hoogstraten LMC, Hulshof MCCM, Tascilar M, Brück K, Meijer RP, Alfred Witjes J, Kiemeney LA, Aben KKH. Chemoradiation for muscle-invasive bladder cancer using 5-fluorouracil versus capecitabine: A nationwide cohort study. Radiother Oncol 2023; 183:109584. [PMID: 36863459 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109584] [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: 11/15/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Oral capecitabine and intravenous 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) are both used as a radiosensitizer in chemoradiotherapy (CRT). A capecitabine-based regimen is more convenient for both patients and healthcare professionals. Since large comparative studies are lacking, we compared toxicity, overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) between both CRT-regimens in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients diagnosed with non-metastatic MIBC between November 2017-November 2019 were consecutively included in the BlaZIB study. Data on patient, tumor, treatment characteristics and toxicity were prospectively collected from the medical files. From this cohort, all patients with cT2-4aN0-2/xM0/x, treated with capecitabine or 5-FU-based CRT were included in the current study. Toxicity in both groups was compared using Fisher-exact tests. Propensity score-based inverse probability treatment weighting (IPTW) was applied to correct for baseline differences between groups. IPTW-adjusted Kaplan-Meier OS and DFS curves were compared using log-rank tests. RESULTS Of the 222 included patients, 111 (50%) were treated with 5-FU and 111 (50%) with capecitabine. Curative CRT was completed according to treatment plan in 77% of patients in the capecitabine-based group and 62% of the 5-FU group (p = 0.06). Adverse events (14 vs 21%, p = 0.29), 2-year OS (73% vs 61%, p = 0.07) and 2-year DFS (56% vs 50%, p = 0.50) did not differ significantly between groups. CONCLUSIONS Chemoradiotherapy with capecitabine and MMC is associated with a similar toxicity profile compared to 5-FU plus MMC and no difference in survival was found. Capecitabine-based CRT, as a more patient-friendly schedule, may be considered as an alternative to a 5-FU-based regimen.
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- Amy de Haar-Holleman
- Department of Medical Oncology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Research & Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Oncology, Isala Hospital, Zwolle, the Netherlands
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- Department of Research & Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department of Radiotherapy, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Oncological Urology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Research & Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Department for Health Evidence, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Alati A, Fabiano E, Geiss R, Mareau A, Charles-Nelson A, Bibault JE, Giraud P, Kreps S, Méjean A, Housset M, Durdux C. Bladder preservation in older adults with muscle-invasive bladder cancer: A retrospective study with concurrent chemotherapy and twice-daily hypofractionated radiotherapy schedule. J Geriatr Oncol 2022; 13:978-986. [PMID: 35717533 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.05.014] [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: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bladder cancer occurs mainly in older adults and surgery is not always possible when there are geriatric conditions and comorbidities. Trimodal treatment (TMT) combining trans-urethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) followed by concurrent chemoradiation (CRT) would be a curative alternative in such patients. METHODS All consecutive patients 75 years of age and older with non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) treated with TMT by Georges Pompidou European Hospital team were retrospectively analysed. Induction CRT combined hypofractionated twice-daily radiotherapy targeting bladder and pelvis to a total dose of 24 Gy (Gy) with concurrent platinum salt and 5-fluorouracil. Consolidation CRT to a total dose of 44 Gy was proposed to patients with biopsy-proven complete response after induction phase and those with persistent tumour underwent salvage cystectomy. We assessed using Kaplan-Meier method overall survival (OS), cancer specific survival (CSS), invasive recurrence-free survival (IRFS), metastasis-free survival (MFS), survival with bladder preserved (SBP), and toxicities. With a Cox model for OS and the Fine Gray method of competing risk for secondary endpoints, we analysed in univariate (u) and multivariate (m) analysis the impact of tumour characteristics and patient profiles: gender, age, age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index, polypharmacy, and malnutrition. RESULTS From 1988 to 2017, 85 patients were included. After induction, complete response rate was 83.5%. With a median follow-up of 63 months, 5 year-OS, CSS, IRFS, MFS and SBP were 61.0%, 77.6%, 71%, 82.9%, and 70.2% respectively. A persistent tumour after induction impacted SBP (SHRm 3.61; p = 0.004), CSS (SHRm 3.27; p = 0.023), and MFS (SHRm 3.68; p = 0.018). Late grade 3 urinary and gastrointestinal toxicities were 3.5% and 1.2%. CONCLUSION We report here the largest series of bladder preservation over 75 years in a curative intent. Outcomes and tolerance in selected older adults compared favourably with surgical series and with CRT studies using classical fractionation.
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- Aurélia Alati
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Geriatric Department, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Clinical Research Unit, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Clinical Research Unit, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Georges Pompidou European Hospital, University of Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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Voskuilen CS, van de Kamp MW, Schuring N, Mertens LS, Noordzij A, Pos F, van Rhijn BWG, van der Heijden MS, Schaake EE. Radiation with concurrent radiosensitizing capecitabine tablets and single-dose mitomycin-C for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: A convenient alternative to 5-fluorouracil. Radiother Oncol 2020; 150:275-280. [PMID: 32768507 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2020.07.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Chemoradiation (CRT) with mitomycin-C (MMC) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) has been shown to be superior to radiation alone in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). MMC/capecitabine is an effective replacement for 5FU as a radiosensitizer in other malignancies but has not been studied in bladder cancer. We evaluated the outcomes of MIBC patients treated with concurrent radiation and MMC/capecitabine. MATERIALS AND METHODS MIBC patients treated with CRT (60 Gy in 5 weeks with single-dose MMC and capecitabine orally twice daily) between 2014 and 2019 were identified. Acute (<90 days) and late toxicity were registered. Endpoints were clinical complete response (cCR) in the bladder assessed by cystoscopy 3 months after CRT, locoregional disease-free survival (LDFS) and the number of salvage cystectomies. RESULTS We analysed 71 cT2-4aN0-2 M0 MIBC patients (median age 70 years). Twenty-one (30%) patients received neoadjuvant or induction chemotherapy and 14 (20%) patients underwent a pelvic lymph node dissection prior to CRT. All patients received the full dose of planned radiation. Seven (10%) patients experienced acute grade 3-4 toxicities and 2 (3%) patients experienced late grade 3-4 toxicities. Sixty-eight (96%) patients achieved cCR. Eight (11%) patients had a bladder recurrence, of whom 3 (4%) required salvage cystectomy. Two-year LDFS was 79% (95% CI: 68-88) at a median follow-up of 23 (95% CI: 17-28) months. CONCLUSION Radiation with concurrent MMC/capecitabine is a well-tolerated bladder-sparing treatment. Severe toxicity is infrequent and locoregional tumor control and short-term disease free survival appear similar to previous studies with MMC/5FU.
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- Charlotte S Voskuilen
- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Urology, Spaarne Gasthuis, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Spaarne Gasthuis, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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