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Grobet-Jeandin E, Lenfant L, Pinar U, Parra J, Mozer P, Renard-Penna R, Thibault C, Rouprêt M, Seisen T. Management of patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer with clinical evidence of pelvic lymph node metastases. Nat Rev Urol 2024; 21:339-356. [PMID: 38297079 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-023-00842-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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Identification of clinically positive pelvic lymph node metastases (cN+) in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer is currently challenging, as the diagnostic accuracy of available imaging modalities is limited. Conventional CT is still considered the gold-standard approach to diagnose lymph node metastases in these patients. The development of innovative diagnostic methods including radiomics, artificial intelligence-based models and molecular biomarkers might offer new perspectives for the diagnosis of cN+ disease. With regard to the treatment of these patients, multimodal strategies are likely to provide the best oncological outcomes, especially using induction chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection in responders to chemotherapy. Additionally, the use of adjuvant nivolumab has been shown to decrease the risk of recurrence in patients who still harbour ypT2-T4a and/or ypN+ disease after surgery. Alternatively, the use of avelumab maintenance therapy can be offered to patients with unresectable cN+ tumours who have at least stable disease after induction chemotherapy alone. Lastly, patients with cN+ tumours who are not responding to induction chemotherapy are potential candidates for receiving second-line treatment with pembrolizumab.
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- Elisabeth Grobet-Jeandin
- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France
- Division of Urology, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Radiology, 75013, Paris, France
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- Department of medical oncology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Institut du Cancer Paris CARPEM, AP-HP centre, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne University, GRC 5, Predictive Onco-Urology, APHP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Urology, 75013, Paris, France.
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Viswambaram P, McCombie SP, Hawks C, Wallace DMA, Sengupta S, Hayne D. Centralization and prospective audit of cystectomy are necessary: a commentary on the case for centralization, supported by a contemporary series utilizing the ANZUP cystectomy database. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2022; 19:290-295. [DOI: 10.1111/ajco.13883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Pravin Viswambaram
- UWA Medical School The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Washington Australia
- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Washington Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group Camperdown New South Wales Australia
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- UWA Medical School The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Washington Australia
- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Washington Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group Camperdown New South Wales Australia
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- UWA Medical School The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Washington Australia
- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Washington Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group Camperdown New South Wales Australia
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- UWA Medical School The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Washington Australia
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- Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group Camperdown New South Wales Australia
- Department of Urology Eastern Health Box Hill Victoria Australia
- Eastern Health Clinical School Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia
- Department of Surgery University of Melbourne Parkville Victoria Australia
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- UWA Medical School The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Washington Australia
- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Washington Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate (ANZUP) Cancer Trials Group Camperdown New South Wales Australia
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Lim AH, Westerman ME, Korokovic A, Matulay JT, Narayan VM, Navai N. Efficacy of Surgery on the Primary Tumour in Patients with Metastatic Bladder Cancer: A Comprehensive Review. Bladder Cancer 2022; 8:193-209. [PMID: 38993364 PMCID: PMC11181818 DOI: 10.3233/blc-211529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The benefit of surgery of the primary tumor in metastatic bladder cancer is unknown. OBJECTIVE Perform a comprehensive contemporary literature review on the benefit of surgery of the primary tumor in metastatic bladder cancer. METHODS Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, and Cochrane Library from January 1, 1990 to April 20, 2020 were queried for relevant articles published in English. Each article was evaluated by at least two content experts prior to inclusion which were blinded to the other's evaluation. A third content expert was used when there was not a unanimous decision. Additional articles were added at the discretion of the authors. RESULTS Long-term survival is possible in patients with initially unresectable and/or limited metastatic disease. Multi-modal therapy with chemotherapy and surgery have the most favorable outcomes when compared to single treatment modalities in selected populations. Patients who demonstrate a robust response to pre-surgical therapy are likely to benefit the most from consolidative surgery. Patients with distant metastatic disease may benefit from consolidative surgery; however, this benefit may only be seen in those with metastatic disease limited to one site. CONCLUSIONS Surgery of the primary tumor in metastatic bladder cancer either in the setting of surgery alone, consolidative therapy or coupled with adjuvant therapy may be beneficial in well selected patients and should generally be limited to those who have a response to primary chemotherapy. Randomized clinical control trials are needed to further our understanding of the role of surgery in metastatic bladder cancer.
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- Amy H Lim
- Department of Urology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Elbakry AA, Trump T, Ferari C, Mattes MD, Luchey A. Survival outcomes in node-positive non-metastatic bladder cancer: An analysis of the national cancer database. Arab J Urol 2022; 20:175-181. [PMID: 36353472 PMCID: PMC9639493 DOI: 10.1080/2090598x.2022.2077001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Introduction Clinically node-positive non-metastatic bladder cancer (cN+) has been the target of several studies aiming to establish a standard of care for this population. Limited studies have shown a survival benefit for various multimodal therapy approaches. The role of radiation therapy has not been well established. Our study aims to study the trends of the reported treatment options offered to patients with cN+ bladder cancer in a national database and to evaluate the effect of various treatments, including radiation, on survival. Methods The National Cancer Database (NCDB) was used to identify cN+ bladder cancer patients who received chemotherapy alone or in combination with radical cystectomy (RC) or radiotherapy. 3,481 patients were included and divided into 4 groups: chemotherapy only, chemotherapy and RC, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, RC, and radiation therapy. Demographic data was compared using ANOVA for continuous variables, and Chi-square for categorical variables. Multivariable analysis was done to compare groups using a multinomial logistic regression model. Kaplan-Meier test was used for survival analysis and Cox-Regression was used for multivariable survival analysis. Results Patients undergoing RC were significantly younger (P <0.001). There was a significant difference between the groups regarding racial distribution, facility-type and insurance status. There was no difference in gender, Charlson\Deyo score, financial or educational status. Patients who underwent combination therapy with chemotherapy and RC were found to have the longest median survival time at 27 months. Multivariable analysis showed that final treatment, age, sex, Charlson\Deyo comorbidity score, TNM edition and facility-type were significant survival predictors. Race, insurance and financial status failed to maintain significance. There was no survival difference between the chemotherapy group and chemo-radiotherapy group. Conclusions The combination of surgery and chemotherapy achieves statistically significant superior survival in cN+ bladder cancer. Adding radiotherapy to chemotherapy did not improve survival in this group of patients. Abbreviations (cN+): Clinically node-positive non-metastatic, (MIBC): Muscle invasive bladder cancer, (NCDB): National Cancer Database, (NAC): Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, (RC): Radical Cystectomy
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- Amr A Elbakry
- Department of Urology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Urology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Urology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Sood A, Keeley J, Palma-Zamora I, Novara G, Elshaikh M, Jeong W, Hensley P, Navai N, Peabody JO, Trinh QD, Rogers CG, Menon M, Abdollah F. High-intensity local treatment of clinical node-positive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder alongside systemic chemotherapy improves overall survival. Urol Oncol 2021; 40:62.e1-62.e11. [PMID: 34348860 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Clinical node-positive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (cN+UCaB) is a rapidly fatal disease with limited information on comparative-effectiveness of available treatment options. We sought to examine the impact of high-intensity vs. conservative local treatment (LT) regimens in management of these patients alongside systemic chemotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We identified 3,227 patients within the National Cancer Data Base who underwent multiagent systemic chemotherapy along with either high-intensity or conservative LT for primary cN+UCaB between 2004-2016. Patients who received no LT, TURBT alone, or <50 Gy radiation therapy to the bladder were included in the conservative group, while patients that received radical cystectomy with pelvic lymphadenectomy or ≥50 Gy radiation therapy with TURBT were included in the high-intensity group. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) adjusted Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression analyses were used to assess overall survival (OS). Additionally, to assess whether the benefit of high-intensity LT differs by baseline mortality risk, we tested an interaction between 5-year predicted life-expectancy and the LT type. RESULTS Overall, 784 (24.3%) and 2,443 (75.7%) cN+UCaB patients underwent high-intensity and conservative LT, respectively. IPTW-adjusted Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated OS to be significantly higher in the high-intensity group compared to the conservative group: 5-year OS 28.4% vs. 18.3%, respectively (Log-rank P<0.001). IPTW-adjusted multivariable Cox regression analysis confirmed the benefit of high-intensity LT in prolonging OS (HR 0.63, P<0.001). Interaction analysis showed that high-intensity LT approach was associated with longer OS in all patients regardless of their baseline 5-year life-expectancy (Pinteraction=0.79). CONCLUSION Eligible patients with cN+UCaB should be considered for aggressive local treatment alongside multiagent systemic chemotherapy. Prospective trials are needed to validate these preliminary findings.
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- Akshay Sood
- VCORE - Vattikuti Urology Institute Center for Outcomes Research, Analytics and Evaluation, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan; Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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- VCORE - Vattikuti Urology Institute Center for Outcomes Research, Analytics and Evaluation, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology-Urology, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Urology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- VCORE - Vattikuti Urology Institute Center for Outcomes Research, Analytics and Evaluation, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan; Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Division of Urological Surgery and Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusettsa
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- VCORE - Vattikuti Urology Institute Center for Outcomes Research, Analytics and Evaluation, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan; Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- VCORE - Vattikuti Urology Institute Center for Outcomes Research, Analytics and Evaluation, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan; Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- VCORE - Vattikuti Urology Institute Center for Outcomes Research, Analytics and Evaluation, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan; Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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Surgical intervention in patients with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder and lymph node metastasis. Curr Opin Urol 2021; 31:220-225. [PMID: 33742983 DOI: 10.1097/mou.0000000000000866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To systematically review the most recent evidence on the role of surgery in patients with urothelial carcinoma of bladder and lymph node metastasis. RECENT FINDINGS Patients with urothelial carcinoma of bladder and lymph node metastasis have a poor prognosis. The mainstay treatment for these patients is systemic chemotherapy. However, slowly growing body of literature suggests that multimodal therapy comprised of radical cystectomy, lymph node dissection, and perioperative chemotherapy is more effective than either chemotherapy or surgery alone. The timing of chemotherapy, whether preoperative or adjuvant chemotherapy, is still controversial, but the current evidence indicates that patients who achieve a major or complete response after induction chemotherapy appear to benefit from the surgical intervention in the form of radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection. The limit of lymph node dissection has to be determined. SUMMARY Multimodal therapy is associated with better survival outcomes in bladder cancer patients with lymph node metastasis. The current guidelines recommend systemic chemotherapy as the mainstay of treatment for these patients, and there is no convincing evidence on the efficacy of surgical intervention in isolation. Nonetheless, studies comparing multiple treatment modalities demonstrated that surgical salvage therapy is beneficial only when combined with chemotherapy. The methodological limitations of the current literature preclude a robust conclusion of survival advantage. Further studies are needed to help improve imaging for detecting lymph node metastasis and novel strategies to enrich our multimodal therapeutic implementation.
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Howard JM, Margulis V, Woldu SL. Clinical outcomes of a cohort of patients with bulky, clinically node-positive bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy in the contemporary era. Can Urol Assoc J 2020; 15:E286-E289. [PMID: 33119506 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.6966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Jeffrey M Howard
- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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Afferi L, Zamboni S, Karnes RJ, Roghmann F, Sargos P, Montorsi F, Briganti A, Gallina A, Mattei A, Schulz GB, Hendricksen K, Voskuilen CS, Rink M, Poyet C, De Cobelli O, di Trapani E, Simeone C, Soligo M, Simone G, Tuderti G, Alvarez-Maestro M, Martínez-Piñeiro L, Aziz A, Shariat SF, Abufaraj M, Xylinas E, Moschini M. The impact of treatment modality on survival in patients with clinical node-positive bladder cancer: results from a multicenter collaboration. World J Urol 2020; 39:443-451. [PMID: 32356226 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-020-03205-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the impact of perioperative chemotherapy on survival in cN+ BCa patients and analyze it according to the pN status. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted on 639 BCa patients with cTanyN1-3M0 BCa treated with radical cystectomy (RC) and bilateral lymph node dissection (LND) with or without perioperative chemotherapy in ten tertiary referral centers from 1990 to 2017. Selected cN+ patients received induction chemotherapy (IC), whereas adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) was delivered to selected pN+ patients. Univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses were used to predict overall mortality (OM) after surgery, adjusting for clinicopathological confounders. Kaplan-Meier analyses assessed OM according to the treatment modality. RESULTS Overall, 356 (56%) patients were treated with surgery alone, 155 (24%) with IC followed by surgery, and 128 (20%) with ACT following surgery. Over a median follow-up of 25 months, 316 deaths were recorded. At univariable analysis, patients treated with IC and surgery had lower OM both considering cN+ [hazard ratio (HR) 0.65, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.49-0.87, p = 0.004] and cN+pN- patients (HR 0.61, 95% CI 0.37-0.99, p = 0.05) compared to those treated with surgery alone. cN+pN+ patients treated with ACT experienced lower OM compared to those treated with IC or surgery alone at multivariable analysis (HR 0.40, 95% CI 0.22-0.74, p = 0.003). CONCLUSION Patients with cTany cN+ cM0 BCa benefit more in terms of OS when treated with IC followed by RC + LND compared to RC + LND alone, regardless of LNMs at final histopathology examination. More data are needed to assess the role of ACT in the management of cN+ patients.
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- Luca Afferi
- Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
- Department of Urology, Spedali Civili Hospital, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Marien Hospital, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Urology, Urological Research Institute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Urological Research Institute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Urological Research Institute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Urologische Klinik Und Poliklinik, Klinikum Der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistraße 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Zürich, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Spedali Civili Hospital, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Urology, IRCCS "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, IRCCS "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Urology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Urology, München Klinik Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
- Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Urology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Vienna General Hospital, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Division of Urology, Department of Special Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
- The National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Urology Bichat Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland.
- Department of Urology, Urological Research Institute, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute University, Via Olgettina, 60, 20132, Milan, Italy.
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