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Paner GP, Kamat A, Netto GJ, Samaratunga H, Varma M, Bubendorf L, van der Kwast TH, Cheng L. International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Consensus Conference on Current Issues in Bladder Cancer. Working Group 2: Grading of Mixed Grade, Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma Including Histologic Subtypes and Divergent Differentiations, and Non-Urothelial Carcinomas. Am J Surg Pathol 2024; 48:e11-e23. [PMID: 37382156 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000002077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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The 2022 International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Consensus Conference on Urinary Bladder Cancer Working Group 2 was tasked to provide evidence-based proposals on the applications of grading in noninvasive urothelial carcinoma with mixed grades, invasive urothelial carcinoma including subtypes (variants) and divergent differentiations, and in pure non-urothelial carcinomas. Studies suggested that predominantly low-grade noninvasive papillary urothelial carcinoma with focal high-grade component has intermediate outcome between low- and high-grade tumors. However, no consensus was reached on how to define a focal high-grade component. By 2004 WHO grading, the vast majority of lamina propria-invasive (T1) urothelial carcinomas are high-grade, and the rare invasive low-grade tumors show only limited superficial invasion. While by 1973 WHO grading, the vast majority of T1 urothelial carcinomas are G2 and G3 and show significant differences in outcome based on tumor grade. No consensus was reached if T1 tumors should be graded either by the 2004 WHO system or by the 1973 WHO system. Because of the concern for underdiagnosis and underreporting with potential undertreatment, participants unanimously recommended that the presence of urothelial carcinoma subtypes and divergent differentiations should be reported. There was consensus that the extent of these subtypes and divergent differentiations should also be documented in biopsy, transurethral resection, and cystectomy specimens. Any distinct subtype and divergent differentiation should be diagnosed without a threshold cutoff, and each type should be enumerated in tumors with combined morphologies. The participants agreed that all subtypes and divergent differentiations should be considered high-grade according to the 2004 WHO grading system. However, participants strongly acknowledged that subtypes and divergent differentiations should not be considered as a homogenous group in terms of behavior. Thus, future studies should focus on individual subtypes and divergent differentiations rather than lumping these different entities into a single clinicopathological group. Likewise, clinical recommendations should pay attention to the potential heterogeneity of subtypes and divergent differentiations in terms of behavior and response to therapy. There was consensus that invasive pure squamous cell carcinoma and pure adenocarcinoma of the bladder should be graded according to the degree of differentiation. In conclusion, this summary of the International Society of Urological Pathology Working Group 2 proceedings addresses some of the issues on grading beyond its traditional application, including for papillary urothelial carcinomas with mixed grades and with invasive components. Reporting of subtypes and divergent differentiation is also addressed in detail, acknowledging their role in risk stratification. This report could serve as a guide for best practices and may advise future research and proposals on the prognostication of these tumors.
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- Gladell P Paner
- Departments of Pathology and Surgery (Urology), University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Urology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Heersink School of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Aquesta Uropathology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Cellular Pathology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, UK
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School; Lifespan Academic Medical Center, and the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University, Providence, RI
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Downes MR, Lajkosz K, Kuk C, Gao B, Kulkarni GS, van der Kwast TH. The impact of grading scheme on non-muscle invasive bladder cancer progression: potential utility of hybrid grading schemes. Pathology 2022; 54:425-433. [PMID: 35074179 DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2021.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) grade is a major determinant of progression risk. The most widely utilised grading systems are the World Health Organization (WHO) 1973 and 2004 schemes. Recent publications suggest the utility of combining both into a four-tier or a hybrid three-tier system, subdividing WHO 2004 high grade into two separate categories while maintaining low grade as a single group. We identified two retrospective cohorts of bladder resections/biopsies of papillary urothelial NMIBC with long term clinical follow-up. The sentinel specimen was assessed for WHO 2004 and 1973 grade, along with pathological stage and carcinoma in situ. Each case was additionally stratified into a hybrid three-tier system (low grade; high grade, grades 2 and 3) and a four-tier system (low grade, grades 1 and 2; high grade, grades 2 and 3). Uni- and multivariable analysis for progression and event free survival (PFS/EFS) were calculated along with the time dependent area under the curve (AUC) for each grading scheme. There were 609 cases (Cohort A, n=343; Cohort B, n=266), including 449 (74%) pTa, 156 pT1 (26%) and four pTx with 338 (56%) low grade (177, grade 1; 161, grade 2) and 271 (44%) high grade (137, grade 2; 134, grade 3). A total of 108 patients progressed (17.7%): 97 high grade, (grade 3, n=59; grade 2, n=38). Multivariable analyses of PFS with the hybrid 3- and 4-tier systems showed higher Harrell's concordance indices (0.851 and 0.853, respectively) than WHO 1973 (0.844) and WHO 2004 (0.846). In both cohorts AUC values were higher (0.77-0.85) for the two hybrid grading systems compared to WHO 1973 or WHO 2004 (0.72-0.82). Similar results were seen on analysis of EFS. The data support the use of a hybrid three-tier or four-tier grading system to improve stratification of NMIBC patients.
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- Michelle R Downes
- Division of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Molecular Diagnostics, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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van Rhijn BWG, Hentschel AE, Bründl J, Compérat EM, Hernández V, Čapoun O, Bruins HM, Cohen D, Rouprêt M, Shariat SF, Mostafid AH, Zigeuner R, Dominguez-Escrig JL, Burger M, Soukup V, Gontero P, Palou J, van der Kwast TH, Babjuk M, Sylvester RJ. Prognostic Value of the WHO1973 and WHO2004/2016 Classification Systems for Grade in Primary Ta/T1 Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer: A Multicenter European Association of Urology Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel Study. Eur Urol Oncol 2021; 4:182-191. [PMID: 33423944 DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2020.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the current European Association of Urology (EAU) non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) guideline, two classification systems for grade are advocated: WHO1973 and WHO2004/2016. OBJECTIVE To compare the prognostic value of these WHO systems. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Individual patient data for 5145 primary Ta/T1 NMIBC patients from 17 centers were collected between 1990 and 2019. The median follow-up was 3.9 yr. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Univariate and multivariable analyses of WHO1973 and WHO2004/2016 stratified by center were performed for time to recurrence, progression (primary endpoint), cystectomy, and duration of survival, taking into account age, concomitant carcinoma in situ, gender, multiplicity, tumor size, initial treatment, and tumor stage. Harrell's concordance (C-index) was used for prognostic accuracy of classification systems. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS The median age was 68 yr; 3292 (64%) patients had Ta tumors. Neither classification system was prognostic for recurrence. For a four-tier combination of both WHO systems, progression at 5-yr follow-up was 1.4% in low-grade (LG)/G1, 3.8% in LG/G2, 7.7% in high grade (HG)/G2, and 18.8% in HG/G3 (log-rank, p < 0.001). In multivariable analyses with WHO1973 and WHO2004/2016 as independent variables, WHO1973 was a significant prognosticator of progression (p < 0.001), whereas WHO2004/2016 was not anymore (p = 0.067). C-indices for WHO1973, WHO2004, and the WHO systems combined for progression were 0.71, 0.67, and 0.73, respectively. Prognostic analyses for cystectomy and survival showed results similar to those for progression. CONCLUSIONS In this large prognostic factor study, both classification systems were prognostic for progression but not for recurrence. For progression, the prognostic value of WHO1973 was higher than that of WHO 2004/2016. The four-tier combination (LG/G1, LG/G2, HG/G2, and HG/G3) of both WHO systems proved to be superior, as it divides G2 patients into two subgroups (LG and HG) with different prognoses. Hence, the current EAU-NMIBC guideline recommendation to use both WHO classification systems remains correct. PATIENT SUMMARY At present, two classification systems are used in parallel to grade non-muscle-invasive bladder tumors. Our data on a large number of patients showed that the older classification system (WHO1973) performed better in terms of assessing progression than the more recent (WHO2004/2016) one. Nevertheless, we conclude that the current guideline recommendation for the use of both classification systems remains correct, since this has the advantage of dividing the large group of WHO1973 G2 patients into two subgroups (low and high grade) with different prognoses.
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- Bas W G van Rhijn
- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Surgical Oncology (Urology), Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Urology, Caritas St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany; Surgical Oncology (Urology), University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
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- Surgical Oncology (Urology), Netherlands Cancer Institute - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Urology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Urology, Caritas St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Pathology, Tenon Hospital, AP-HP, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, General Teaching Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, Royal Free London - NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, AP-HP, GRC n°5, ONCOTYPE-URO, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, Teaching Hospital Motol and 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Praha, Prague, Czech Republic; Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, The Stokes Centre for Urology, Royal Surrey Hospital, Guildford, UK
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología (I.V.O.), Valencia, Spain
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, Caritas St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, General Teaching Hospital and 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Torino School of Medicine, Torino, Italy
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, Fundacio Puigvert, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory Medicine Program, University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands; Urology, Teaching Hospital Motol and 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University Praha, Prague, Czech Republic; Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- European Association of Urology Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Guidelines Panel, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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