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Bizzarri FP, Scarciglia E, Russo P, Marino F, Presutti S, Moosavi SK, Ragonese M, Campetella M, Gandi C, Totaro A, Palermo G, Sacco E, Racioppi M. Elderly and bladder cancer: The role of radical cystectomy and orthotopic urinary diversion. Urologia 2024; 91:500-504. [PMID: 38551153 PMCID: PMC11308345 DOI: 10.1177/03915603241240644] [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: 11/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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The incidence of bladder cancer (BC) depends on advancing age and other risk factors, significantly impacting on surgical, functional and oncological outcomes. Radical cystectomy (RC) with urinary diversion is the gold standard therapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer; however, it remains a complex surgery and requires careful analysis of risk factors in order to potentially decrease post-surgical complication rates. Age in surgery is a limiting factor that can modify surgical and oncological outcomes, and is correlated with a high rate of post-dimssion hospital readmissions. The reconstruction of the bladder with the intestine represents a crucial point of radical cystectomy and the urinary derivation (UD) is at the center of many debates. A non-continent UD seems to be the best choice in elderly patients (>75 years old), while orthotopic neobladder (ON) is poorly practiced. We reviewed the literature to identify studies reporting outcomes, complications, patient- selection criteria, and quality-of-life data on elderly patients, who underwent ON following radical cystectomy. Reviewing the literature there is no clear evidence on the use of age as an exclusion criterion. Certainly, the elderly patient with multiple comorbidities is not eligible for ON, preferring other UD or rescue therapies. A careful preoperative selection of elderly patients could greatly improve clinical, surgical and oncological outcomes, giving the chance to selected patients to receive an ON.
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- Francesco Pio Bizzarri
- Department of Urology Fondazione Policlinico “Agostino Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Urology Fondazione Policlinico “Agostino Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Urology Fondazione Policlinico “Agostino Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Urology Fondazione Policlinico “Agostino Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Urology Fondazione Policlinico “Agostino Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Urology Fondazione Policlinico “Agostino Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Urology Fondazione Policlinico “Agostino Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Urology Department, Isola Tiberina-Gemelli Isola Hospital, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology Fondazione Policlinico “Agostino Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Urology Fondazione Policlinico “Agostino Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Urology Fondazione Policlinico “Agostino Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Urology Department, Isola Tiberina-Gemelli Isola Hospital, Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Urology Fondazione Policlinico “Agostino Gemelli”, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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Tempo JA, Sii S, Ischia J, Bolton DM, D'Onise K, Meng R, Watson DI, O'Callaghan M. Lessons from a population-based bladder cancer registry: exploring why survival is not improving. BJU Int 2024; 133:699-708. [PMID: 38409928 DOI: 10.1111/bju.16286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the causes of the decrease in bladder cancer survival that has occurred over the past four decades. METHODS We extracted data from the South Australian Cancer Registry. Data from the period 1 January 1977 to 31 December 2020 were extracted to explore changes in incidence and survival among a total of 8356 patients diagnosed with ≥pT1 disease. Invasive bladder cancer was defined as ≥pT1 in this study. RESULTS Invasive bladder cancer age-standardized incidence decreased from 7.20 cases per 100 000 people in 1977 to 5.85 cases per 100 000 in 2020. The mean age at diagnosis increased from 68 years to 76 years. The crude incidence for patients aged 80 years and over increased by 3.3% per year (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.1 to 4.6). Overall survival decreased over the study period (hazard ratio [HR] 1.22 [95% CI 1.09 to 1.35]), however, survival increased after adjusting for age at diagnosis (HR 0.80 [95% CI 0.76 to 0.94]). Despite a decrease in non-bladder cancer-specific deaths in older people, there was no change in the bladder cancer-specific death rate in older people (HR 0.94 [95% CI 0.70 to 1.26]). Male sex was associated with higher survival (HR 0.87 [95% CI 0.83 to 0.92]), whereas socioeconomic advantage was not. CONCLUSIONS Invasive bladder cancer survival has decreased over the past 40 years, with the age structure of the population being a significant contributing factor. PATIENT SUMMARY We looked at why bladder cancer survival is decreasing using a large cancer registry with information from 1977 to 2020. We found that people are now more likely to be diagnosed at an older age. Older people often live for a shorter time with bladder cancer compared to younger people. Bladder cancer survival has decreased because there are more older people with the disease than previously.
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- Jake A Tempo
- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Urology Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Urology Unit, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Urology Unit, Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Prevention and Population Health, Wellbeing SA, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Prevention and Population Health, Wellbeing SA, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Urology Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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Marvaso G, Vitullo A, Corrao G, Vincini MG, Zaffaroni M, Villa R, Mastroleo F, Kuncman L, Zerini D, Repetti I, Lorubbio C, Musi G, De Cobelli O, Jereczek-Fossa BA. Muscle-invasive bladder cancer in elderly and frail people: Is hypofractionated radiotherapy a feasible approach when no other local options are available? TUMORI JOURNAL 2024; 110:193-202. [PMID: 38726748 DOI: 10.1177/03008916241252326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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AIM The study aims to report the feasibility and safety of palliative hypofractionated radiotherapy targeting macroscopic bladder tumors in a monocentric cohort of frail and elderly bladder cancer patients not eligible for curative treatments. METHODS Patients who underwent hypofractionated radiotherapy to the gross disease or to the tumor bed after transurethral resection of bladder tumor from 2017 to 2021 at the European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, were retrospectively considered. Schedules of treatment were 30 and 25 Gy in 5 fractions (both every other day, and consecutive days). Treatment response was evaluated with radiological investigation and/or cystoscopy. Toxicity assessment was carried out according to RTOG/EORTC v2.0 criteria. RESULTS A total of 16 patients were included in the study, of these 11 received hypofractionated radiotherapy on the macroscopic target volume and five on the tumor bed after transurethral resection of bladder tumor. No grade (G) >2 acute toxicities were described after treatment for both groups. Only one patient in the group receiving radiotherapy on the macroscopic disease reported G4 GU late toxicity. Ten patients had available follow-up status (median FU time 18 months), of them six had complete response, one had stable disease, and three had progression of disease. The overall response rate and disease control rate were 60% and 70%, respectively. CONCLUSION Our preliminary data demonstrate that palliative hypofractionated radiotherapy for bladder cancer in a frail and elderly population is technically feasible, with an acceptable toxicity profile. These outcomes emphasize the potential of this approach in a non-radical setting and could help to provide more solid indications in this underrepresented setting of patients.
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- Giulia Marvaso
- Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
- Department of External Beam Radiotherapy, Nicolaus Copernicus Multidisciplinary Centre for Oncology and Traumatology, Lodz, Poland
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Division of Urology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Division of Urology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Sowanthip D, Zennami K, Bejrananda T, Nukaya T, Takenaka M, Ichino M, Takahara K, Sasaki H, Kusaka M, Sumitomo M, Shiroki R. Older versus younger patients in robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal ileal conduit comparing safety and clinical outcomes. Int J Urol 2024; 31:370-378. [PMID: 38180102 DOI: 10.1111/iju.15377] [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: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and efficacy of robot-assisted radical cystectomy using an intracorporeal ileal conduit in older compared to younger patients. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 122 patients who underwent robot-assisted radical cystectomy with an intracorporeal ileal conduit at Fujita Health University Hospital and Fujita Health University Okazaki Medical Center between 2012 and 2022. Patients were categorized into two groups: older (age ≥ 75 years; n = 53) and younger (age < 75 years; n = 69). Perioperative outcomes, complications, recurrence-free survival, cancer-specific survival, and overall survival were compared between the cohorts. RESULTS The groups had no significant differences in perioperative outcomes, such as estimated blood loss, operative time, and blood transfusion rate. However, hospital stay was longer in the older patients than in the younger group (19 vs. 16 days; p < 0.001). The 30-day minor and major complication rates were 33.3% and 13.0%, respectively, for the younger group and 50.9% and 9.4% for the older group (p = 0.11). Urinary tract infection and bowel ileus were the most common complications in both groups. No significant differences were observed in recurrence-free survival, cancer-specific survival, and overall survival between the groups (p = 0.58, p = 0.75, and p = 0.78), and subgroup analysis in ≥cT3 revealed the older group tended to have poorer cancer-specific survival and overall survival (p = 0.07 and p = 0.01). Multivariate analysis indicated that older age was not associated with high-grade complications and cancer-specific survival. CONCLUSIONS Robot-assisted radical cystectomy with an intracorporeal ileal conduit is a safe and effective treatment option for older patients.
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- Dutsadee Sowanthip
- Department of Urology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
- Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Chulalongkorn University, The Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Urology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand
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- Department of Urology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita Health University Okazaki Medical Center, Okazaki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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Rogers Z, Glaser A, Catto JWF, Bottomley S, Jubber I, Kotwal S, Brittain P, Gill J, Rogers MA, Dooldeniya MD, Koenig P, Cresswell J, Chahal R, Bryan N, Smith NJ, Pritchard K, Abbasi Z, Mason SJ, Absolom K, Downing A. Health-related quality of life after a diagnosis of bladder cancer: a longitudinal survey over the first year. BJU Int 2024; 133:460-473. [PMID: 38031657 DOI: 10.1111/bju.16242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To describe the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients in a prospective 12-month observational cohort study of new bladder cancer diagnoses and compare with national cancer and general population surveys. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective UK study in patients with new bladder cancer diagnoses at 13 NHS Trusts. The HRQoL data were collected at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. Questionnaires used included: the EuroQoL five Dimensions (EQ-5D), European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality of life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ)-30-item core, EORTC QLQ-24-item non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, and EORTC QLQ-30-item muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Results were compared with the Cancer Quality of Life Survey and Health Survey for England. RESULTS A total of 349 patients were recruited, 296 (85%) completed the first (baseline) and 233 (67%) the final survey. The patients underwent transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) ± intravesical therapy (238 patients, 80%), radical cystectomy/radiotherapy (51, 17%) or palliation (seven, 2%). At baseline, patients needing radical treatment reported worse HRQoL including lower social function (74.2 vs 83.8, P = 0.002), increased fatigue (31.5 vs 26.1, P = 0.03) and more future worries (39.2 vs 29.4, P = 0.005) than patients who underwent TURBT. Post-treatment surveys showed no change/improvements for patients who underwent TURBT but deterioration for the radically treated cohort. At final survey, reports were similar to baseline, regardless of treatment. Radically treated patients continued to report poorer HRQoL including issues with body image (23.4 vs 12.5, P = 0.007) and male sexual function (75.8 vs 40.4, P < 0.001) compared to those who underwent TURBT. Radically treated patients reported lower EQ-5D utility scores and more problems with usual activities than the general population. DISCUSSION Patients undergoing TURBT can be reassured regarding HRQoL following treatment. However, those requiring radical treatment report greater changes in HRQoL with the need for appropriate clinical and supportive care to minimise the impact of treatments.
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- Zoe Rogers
- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Children's Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Division of Clinical Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Department of Urology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Division of Clinical Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Division of Clinical Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Department of Urology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Pyrah Department of Urology, St James University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Urology, The York Hospital, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, York, UK
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- Department of Urology, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust, Harrogate, UK
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- Department of Urology, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, Scunthorpe, UK
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- Department of Urology, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Keighley, UK
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- Department of Urology, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough, UK
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- Department of Urology, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK
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- Department of Urology, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Huddersfield, UK
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- Department of Urology, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Department of Urology, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chesterfield, UK
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- Department of Urology, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Castresana-Aguirre M, Johansson A, Matikas A, Foukakis T, Lindström LS, Tobin NP. Clinically relevant gene signatures provide independent prognostic information in older breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Res 2024; 26:38. [PMID: 38454481 PMCID: PMC10921680 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-024-01797-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The clinical utility of gene signatures in older breast cancer patients remains unclear. We aimed to determine signature prognostic capacity in this patient subgroup. METHODS Research versions of the genomic grade index (GGI), 70-gene, recurrence score (RS), cell cycle score (CCS), PAM50 risk-of-recurrence proliferation (ROR-P), and PAM50 signatures were applied to 39 breast cancer datasets (N = 9583). After filtering on age ≥ 70 years, and the presence of estrogen receptor (ER) and survival data, 871 patients remained. Signature prognostic capacity was tested in all (n = 871), ER-positive/lymph node-positive (ER + /LN + , n = 335) and ER-positive/lymph node-negative (ER + /LN-, n = 374) patients using Kaplan-Meier and multivariable Cox-proportional hazard (PH) modelling. RESULTS All signatures were statistically significant in Kaplan-Meier analysis of all patients (Log-rank P < 0.001). This significance remained in multivariable analysis (Cox-PH, P ≤ 0.05). In ER + /LN + patients all signatures except PAM50 were significant in Kaplan-Meier analysis (Log-rank P ≤ 0.05) and remained so in multivariable analysis (Cox-PH, P ≤ 0.05). In ER + /LN- patients all except RS were significant in Kaplan-Meier analysis (Log-rank P ≤ 0.05) but only the 70-gene, CCS, ROR-P, and PAM50 signatures remained so in multivariable analysis (Cox-PH, P ≤ 0.05). CONCLUSIONS We found that gene signatures provide prognostic information in survival analyses of all, ER + /LN + and ER + /LN- older (≥ 70 years) breast cancer patients, suggesting a potential role in aiding treatment decisions in older patients.
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- Miguel Castresana-Aguirre
- Department of Oncology and Pathology, BioClinicum, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Visionsgatan 4, 171 64, Stockholm, Sweden
- Breast Center, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Pathology, BioClinicum, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Visionsgatan 4, 171 64, Stockholm, Sweden
- Breast Cancer Now Research Unit, School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guy's Cancer Center, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Oncology and Pathology, BioClinicum, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Visionsgatan 4, 171 64, Stockholm, Sweden
- Breast Center, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Pathology, BioClinicum, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Visionsgatan 4, 171 64, Stockholm, Sweden
- Breast Center, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Pathology, BioClinicum, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Visionsgatan 4, 171 64, Stockholm, Sweden
- Breast Center, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Pathology, BioClinicum, Karolinska Institutet and University Hospital, Visionsgatan 4, 171 64, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Breast Center, Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Kustrimovic N, Bilato G, Mortara L, Baci D. The Urinary Microbiome in Health and Disease: Relevance for Bladder Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:1732. [PMID: 38339010 PMCID: PMC10855347 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25031732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Bladder cancer (BC) constitutes one of the most diagnosed types of cancer worldwide. Advancements in and new methodologies for DNA sequencing, leading to high-throughput microbiota testing, have pinpointed discrepancies in urinary microbial fingerprints between healthy individuals and patients with BC. Although several studies suggest an involvement of microbiota dysbiosis in the pathogenesis, progression, and therapeutic response to bladder cancer, an established direct causal relationship remains to be elucidated due to the lack of standardized methodologies associated with such studies. This review compiles an overview of the microbiota of the human urinary tract in healthy and diseased individuals and discusses the evidence to date on microbiome involvement and potential mechanisms by which the microbiota may contribute to the development of BC. We also explore the potential profiling of urinary microbiota as a biomarker for risk stratification, as well as the prediction of the response to intravesical therapies and immunotherapy in BC patients. Further investigation into the urinary microbiome of BC patients is imperative to unravel the complexities of the role played by host-microbe interactions in shaping wellness or disease and yield valuable insights into and strategies for the prevention and personalized treatment of BC.
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- Natasa Kustrimovic
- Center for Translational Research on Autoimmune and Allergic Disease—CAAD, Università del Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy;
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- Immunology and General Pathology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy;
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- Immunology and General Pathology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy;
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- Immunology and General Pathology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy;
- Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, IRCCS—Policlinico San Donato, 20097 Milan, Italy
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Li V, Alibhai SMH, Noel K, Fazelzad R, Haase K, Mariano C, Durbano S, Sattar S, Newton L, Dawe D, Bell JA, Hsu T, Wong ST, Lofters A, Bender JL, Manthorne J, Puts MTE. Access to cancer clinical trials for racialised older adults: an equity-focused rapid scoping review protocol. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e074191. [PMID: 38245013 PMCID: PMC10807002 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The intersection of race and older age compounds existing health disparities experienced by historically marginalised communities. Therefore, racialised older adults with cancer are more disadvantaged in their access to cancer clinical trials compared with age-matched counterparts. To determine what has already been published in this area, the rapid scoping review question are: what are the barriers, facilitators and potential solutions for enhancing access to cancer clinical trials among racialised older adults? METHODS We will use a rapid scoping review methodology in which we follow the six-step framework of Arksey and O'Malley, including a systematic search of the literature with abstract and full-text screening to be conducted by two independent reviewers, data abstraction by one reviewer and verification by a second reviewer using an Excel data abstraction sheet. Articles focusing on persons aged 18 and over who identify as a racialised person with cancer, that describe therapies/therapeutic interventions/prevention/outcomes related to barriers, facilitators and solutions to enhancing access to and equity in cancer clinical trials will be eligible for inclusion in this rapid scoping review. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION All data will be extracted from published literature. Hence, ethical approval and patient informed consent are not required. The findings of the scoping review will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal and presentation at international conferences.
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- Vivian Li
- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine and Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Library and Information Services, Princess Margaret Hospital Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- School of Nursing, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- CancerCare Manitoba Research Institute, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Clinical and Organizational Ethics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Nursing Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Peter Gilgan Centre for Women's Cancers, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Hospital Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Zhu S, Zhao H. Sexual dimorphism in bladder cancer: a review of etiology, biology, diagnosis, and outcomes. Front Pharmacol 2024; 14:1326627. [PMID: 38283839 PMCID: PMC10811034 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1326627] [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: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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Bladder carcinoma represents a prevalent malignancy, wherein the influence of sex extends across its incidence, biological attributes, and clinical outcomes. This scholarly exposition meticulously examines pertinent investigations, elucidating the nuanced impact of sex on bladder cancer, and posits cogent avenues for future research and intervention modalities. In the initial discourse, an exhaustive scrutiny is undertaken of the etiological underpinnings of bladder cancer, encompassing variables such as tobacco consumption, occupational exposures, and genetic aberrations. Subsequently, a comprehensive dissection unfolds, delving into the intricate biological disparities inherent in sex vis-à-vis the initiation and progression of bladder cancer. This analytical framework embraces multifaceted considerations, spanning sex hormones, sex chromosomal dynamics, metabolic enzymatic cascades, and the intricate interplay with the microbiome. Lastly, a synthesized exposition encapsulates the ramifications of gender differentials on the diagnostic and prognostic landscapes of bladder cancer, underscoring the imperative for intensified investigative endeavors directed towards elucidating gender-specific variances and the formulation of tailored therapeutic strategies.
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- Sheng Zhu
- Department of Urology, Guilin Hospital of the Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Guilin, China
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- Department of Urology, ShaoYang Hosptial, Affiliated to University of South China, ShaoYang, China
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Assouan D, Paillaud E, Caillet P, Broussier A, Kempf E, Frelaut M, Brain E, Lorisson E, Chambraud C, Bastuji‐Garin S, Hanon O, Canouï‐Poitrine F, Laurent M, Martinez‐Tapia C. Cancer mortality and competing causes of death in older adults with cancer: A prospective, multicentre cohort study (ELCAPA-19). Cancer Med 2023; 12:20940-20952. [PMID: 37937731 PMCID: PMC10709739 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In older patients with cancer, comorbidities compete with cancer for cause of death. The objectives were to evaluate cancer mortality and factors associated, according to metastatic status. METHODS Between 2007 and 2014, patients with cancer aged ≥70 referred for pre-therapeutic geriatric assessment (GA) were included through the ELCAPA prospective cohort study. The underlying cause of death was defined according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision. The World Health Organisation definition was used to categorise the cause of death as cancer versus another disease (e.g. cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, etc.) Competing risk models were used. RESULTS Mean (SD) age of the 1445 included patients was 80.2 (5.8) and 48% were women. Most common tumour sites were colorectal (19%), breast (17%) and urinary (15%); 773 patients (49%) had metastases. After a 34-month median follow-up, 706 cancer deaths were observed among 843 deaths. The 6-month and 3-year cancer mortality rates (95% CI) were 12% (9-15) and 34% (29-38) for non-metastatic patients and 43% (39-47) and 79% (75-82) for metastatic patients, respectively. Dependency in activities of daily living and comorbidities were associated with 6-month and 3-year cancer mortality in non-metastatic (adjusted subhazard ratio [aSHR] = 1.68 [0.99-2.85] and 1.69 [1.16-2.45]; and 1.98 [1.08-3.63] and 3.38 [1.47-7.76], respectively) and metastatic patients (aSHR = 2.81 [2.01-3.93] and 2.95 [2.14-4.07]; and 1.63 [1.18-2.25] and 2.06 [1.39-3.05], respectively). Impaired Timed-Get-Up-and-Go test was associated with 6-month and 3-year cancer mortality in metastatic patients (aSHR = 1.5 [1.06-2.12] and 1.38 [1.06-1.81], respectively). Obesity was negatively associated with 3-year cancer death in non-metastatic (aSHR = 0.53 [0.29-0.97]) and metastatic patients (aSHR = 0.71 [0.51-1.00]). CONCLUSIONS The majority of older adults with cancer referred for pre-therapeutic GA die from cancer. Geriatric parameters are independently associated with cancer mortality and should be considered for prognosis assessment, decision-making and care.
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- Déborah Assouan
- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRBCreteilFrance
- Department of HematologyAmiens University HospitalAmiensFrance
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRBCreteilFrance
- Department of GeriatricsAPHP (Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris), Georges Pompidou European HospitalParisFrance
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRBCreteilFrance
- Department of GeriatricsAPHP (Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris), Georges Pompidou European HospitalParisFrance
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRBCreteilFrance
- Department of GeriatricsAPHP, Henri Mondor/Emile Roux HospitalsLimeil‐BrevannesFrance
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- Department of Medical OncologyAPHP, Henri‐Mondor HospitalCreteilFrance
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- Department of Medical OncologyGustave RoussyVillejuifFrance
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- Department of Medical OncologyInstitut CurieSaint‐CloudFrance
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRBCreteilFrance
- Clinical Research UnitAPHP, Henri‐Mondor HospitalCreteilFrance
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRBCreteilFrance
- Public Health DepartmentAPHP, Henri‐Mondor HospitalCreteilFrance
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- Univ Paris Est Creteil, INSERM, IMRBCreteilFrance
- Public Health DepartmentAPHP, Henri‐Mondor HospitalCreteilFrance
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Mariotti A, Spatafora P, Sessa F, Saieva C, Galli IC, Roviello G, Doni L, Zaccaro C, Bisegna C, Conte FL, Mariottini R, Marzocco A, Masieri L, Vignolini G, Minervini A, Serni S, Carini M, Nesi G, Villari D. Gender and cystectomy for bladder cancer: A high-volume tertiary urologic care center experience. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2023; 49:107034. [PMID: 37639860 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.107034] [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: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Differences have often been reported in the outcomes of bladder cancer (BC) patients according to gender. OBJECTIVE This study aims to provide data on patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) in a high-volume tertiary urologic center and to assess whether gender discrepancies do exist in terms of surgical options and clinical outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS Consecutive BC patients treated between 2016 and 2020 at a single center (Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy) were included in the study. The impact of gender on disease stage at diagnosis, overall survival (OS), and type of surgery was analyzed. RESULTS The study series comprised 447 patients (85 females and 362 males). At a median follow-up of 28.3 months (IQR: 33.5), OS was 52.6% and cancer-specific survival was 67.6%. Significant differences in OS emerged for age, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), pT, and pN. OS rates were higher in patients undergoing robot-assisted surgery and in those receiving open orthotopic neobladder (ONB) (p = 0.0001). No statistically significant differences were found between male and female patients regarding surgical offer in any age group, surgical time, early postoperative complications, pathologic stage, and OS. CONCLUSIONS After adjustment for pathologic tumor stage and treatment modalities, female and male patients showed similar oncologic outcomes. Further studies should be undertaken to evaluate functional results in women subjected to RC.
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- A Mariotti
- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Cancer Risk Factors and LifeStyle Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Histopathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Urology Unit, Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Histopathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Urology, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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De Hertogh O. [Bladder preservation treatments for bladder cancer: Trimodality therapy, an overview of clinical practices in 2023]. Cancer Radiother 2023; 27:562-567. [PMID: 37481342 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2023.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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Bladder cancer is the most frequent tumor of the urinary tract. Patients diagnosed at a stage when the tumor has spread into or through the muscle layer of the bladder wall are usually treated with cystectomy. The evolution of cancer treatments, related to the development of alternative treatment options to the historical surgical standard and to the implication of the patient as an actor in decision-making, trends towards organ and function preservation without sacrificing efficacy. Trimodality therapy, which is a maximal transurethral resection of the tumor followed by concurrent chemoradiation, is an interesting therapeutic alternative for patients unfit for surgery and for those wishing to benefit from organ preservation. Radiotherapy offers excellent treatment possibilities for muscle-invasive bladder cancer. In selected T2-stage patients fit for trimodality therapy, it has an equivalent oncological outcome compared to cystectomy while having less severe complications and offering organ preservation. It remains feasible in inoperable patients while offering significant perspectives of relapse-free survival. Finally, it also is an efficient palliative treatment in patients where mid-term local control and hemostasis are sought after.
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- O De Hertogh
- Radiation oncology department, CHR Verviers East Belgium, 29, rue du Parc, 4800 Verviers, Belgique.
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Yang F, Liu G, Wei J, Dong Y, Zhang X, Zheng Y. Relationship between Bladder Cancer, Nutritional Supply, and Treatment Strategies: A Comprehensive Review. Nutrients 2023; 15:3812. [PMID: 37686845 PMCID: PMC10490344 DOI: 10.3390/nu15173812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Bladder cancer (BC) is the predominant neoplasm affecting the urinary system and ranks among the most widespread malignancies globally. The causes of bladder cancer include genetic factors; age; sex; and lifestyle factors, such as imbalanced nutrition, obesity, and metabolic disorders. The lack of proper nutrient intake leads to the development of bladder cancer because insufficient nutrients are consumed to prevent this disease. The purpose of this review was to analyze the nutrients closely linked to the onset and advancement of bladder cancer and to explore the relationship between dietary nutrients and bladder cancer. Particular emphasis was placed on nutrients that are frequently ingested in daily life, including sugar, fat, protein, and others. The focus of this research was to analyze how nutritional intake before and after surgery affects the recovery process of patients who have been diagnosed with bladder cancer. This article seeks to increase awareness among both society and the medical community about the significance of implementing appropriate dietary nutrition to reduce the chances of developing bladder cancer, enhance perioperative care for patients with bladder cancer, and aid in their recuperation.
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- Fan Yang
- Department of Urology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China;
- Department of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China;
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- Department of Emergency Department, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China;
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- Tsinghua Health Science Center, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China;
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- Department of Urology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China;
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- Department of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Moore A, Lobaugh SM, Zhang Z, Rosenberg JE, Iyer G, Teo MY, Bochner B, Donahue T, Nunez DA, Dreyfuss A, Gorovets D, Zelefsky MJ, Kollmeier MA. Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy (Hypo-RT) for the Treatment of Localized Bladder Cancer. Bladder Cancer 2023; 9:141-150. [PMID: 38993294 PMCID: PMC11181850 DOI: 10.3233/blc-220121] [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] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Various radiotherapeutic regimens are used in the treatment of bladder cancer. OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate early toxicity and outcomes associated with hypofractionated radiation therapy (Hypo-RT), 55Gy in 20 fractions. MATERIAL AND METHODS We identified 40 patients who received definitive Hypo-RT for localized bladder cancer. Most patients were men (62.5%), elderly (median age 82), had high Charlson Comorbidity Index score (median 7, range 4-9) and were nonsurgical candidates (80%). Sixty-eight percent had a macroscopically complete transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) and 33 patients (82.5%) received concurrent chemotherapy. Acute (< =3mo) and late (>3mo) toxicities were assessed according to CTCAE v4.0. Survival outcomes were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Median follow up after Hypo-RT was 32 months (95% CI: 28-49 months). RESULTS Overall rates of acute grade 2 genitourinary (GU) and gastrointestinal (GI) toxicities were 40% each, most commonly urinary frequency and diarrhea. Two cases of acute grade 3 GU/GI toxicity occurred. Late grade 2+ toxicity occurred in 3 patients (7.5%): 2 grade 2 GU and 1 grade 3 GI. Seventy-seven percent achieved a complete response (CR). Six patients (20%) developed disease recurrence at a median time of 9.1 months. The estimated 2-year DFS and 2-year DSS rate were 59% (95% CI, 45-78%) and 78% (95% CI, 65-93%), respectively. Receipt of concurrent chemotherapy (p = 0.003) and achieving a CR (p = 0.018) were univariably associated with improved DSS. Tis component was associated with worse DSS (p = 0.015). CONCLUSION Hypo-RT had a favorable toxicity profile and encouraging cancer control outcomes in this mostly elderly and frail patient cohort.
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- Assaf Moore
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
- Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Verghote F, Van Praet C, De Maeseneer D, Berquin C, Vanneste B, De Visschere P, Verbeke SLJ, Fonteyne V. Radiotherapy Use in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: Review of the Guidelines and Impact of Increased Awareness in Patient Referral at a Tertiary Center in Belgium. Cancer Manag Res 2023; 15:511-521. [PMID: 37337479 PMCID: PMC10276995 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s407031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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Purpose Pronounced underuse of radiotherapy (RT) in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is reported. This study aims to assess the awareness about the role of RT in different MIBC settings and see whether this has increased since 2017. Materials and Methods We reviewed the bladder cancer guidelines of the EAU, ESMO, NCCN, NICE, and AUA/ASCO/ASTRO/SUO, focusing on the role of RT in MIBC. In 2017, we evaluated the use of RT in MIBC in Belgium. This raised awareness about the indications of RT in different MIBC settings. Here, we present a retrospective pattern of care analysis of the RT use for MIBC patients at our center from January 2012 until December 2021. Frequency of RT use, patient, disease and treatment characteristics were compared between two 5-year periods (2012-2016 and 2017-2021). Results Review of the guidelines suggested that RT can be used as a treatment option in most MIBC settings. However, differences between guideline recommendations existed and high-level evidence was often lacking. Overall, 221 unique MIBC patients received RT at our center. RT use for MIBC was 39% higher in the second 5-year period (Between the same periods, the number of new MIBC registrations increased with 26%). The most pronounced increase, ie, 529%, was observed in the primary setting and was in parallel with patient preference becoming the main indication for RT. Participation in clinical trials seems to have had an important impact on the frequency of RT use in the adjuvant and metastatic setting. Conclusion We provide a critical overview of the RT indications in MIBC as recommended by the international guidelines. Increased awareness about RT as a treatment option in MIBC seems to have an impact on the treatment choice in clinical practice, as was observed in our tertiary center.
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- Flor Verghote
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Cooper OAE, Ghatnekar O, Piglowska N, Smith CA, Swinburn P, Catto JWF, Niegisch G, Jakobsen JS. Elicitation of Health State Utilities Associated with Progression from Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Unresponsive Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC). PHARMACOECONOMICS - OPEN 2023; 7:469-477. [PMID: 36737511 PMCID: PMC9897878 DOI: 10.1007/s41669-023-00392-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The treatments for high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) vary between bladder preserving intravesical approaches and radical cystectomy. The impact of these treatments on health-related quality of life may vary widely. The purpose of this study was to elicit the general public's perspective on quality of life, measured as utility scores associated with treatment for Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-unresponsive NMIBC and disease progression, for supporting economic evaluation of newly developed treatments for NMIBC. MATERIALS AND METHODS Part I involved the development and testing of health states describing NMIBC, which was informed by a rapid review, expert input and a patient advisor. Part II involved elicitation of societal utility values for the different health states. Time trade-off (TTO) interviews were conducted with members of the UK general public. Five health states described different NMIBC scenarios including disease recurrence and progression. Participants ranked each health state, followed by the TTO valuation exercise. Descriptors included NMIBC symptom severity, impact and treatment characteristics. RESULTS In total, 202 members of the general public participated. The mean age was 46 (standard deviation [SD] 14.6) years. Sample mean (SD) EQ-5D-5L visual analogue scale (VAS) and index scores were 83.2 (12.3) and 0.89 (0.18), respectively. Mean utilities were 0.781 for No High-Grade Recurrence, 0.586 for High-Grade Recurrence, 0.572 for > 1-Year Post-cystectomy and 0.283 for metastatic disease. The First Year Post-cystectomy path health state had a mean utility of 0.288. Pairwise comparisons found statistically significant differences between utilities (p < 0.001), except between High-Grade Recurrence and > 1-Year Post-cystectomy (p = 0.524). There were significant differences in utility scores by age and employment status. CONCLUSION This study provides utility scores for health states describing living with NMIBC, which is associated with a significant health-related quality-of-life burden. These values address an existing gap in available data and have the potential to be used in models evaluating the cost-effectiveness of both current and newly developed treatments for bladder cancer.
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Medical Faculty and University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Grębowski R, Saluk J, Bijak M, Szemraj J, Wigner P. Variability, Expression, and Methylation of IL-6 and IL-8 Genes in Bladder Cancer Pathophysiology. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24076266. [PMID: 37047238 PMCID: PMC10093978 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24076266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Bladder cancer (BC) is the 10th most common form of cancer globally, but its complete aetiology is still unknown. Nevertheless, there is evidence that chronic inflammation plays a role in the development and progression of BC. Therefore, the presented study aimed to detect a potential association between selected single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)—rs1800797 and rs2069845 in IL-6 and rs2227307 in IL-8—and BC development, as well as to identify the impact of BC on the level of expression and methylation of IL-6 and IL-8 promoters in PBMCs with the use of the TaqMan SNP genotyping assay, TaqMan gene expression assay, and methylation-sensitive high-resolution melting techniques. We did not find any association between the genotypes and combined genotypes of all studied polymorphisms and the occurrence of BC. However, we found that BC patients were characterised by decreased IL-6 and IL-8 mRNA expression levels compared to the controls. Additionally, the methylation status of the IL-6 promoter was higher in controls than in BC patients. Our findings suggest that inflammation may be involved in the development and progression of BC.
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Shu TD, Schumacher FR, Conroy B, Ponsky L, Mahran A, Bukavina L, Calaway A, Markt SC. Disparities in cause-specific mortality by race and sex among bladder cancer patients from the SEER database. Cancer Causes Control 2023; 34:521-531. [PMID: 36882598 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-023-01679-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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PURPOSE Previous literature shows that more bladder cancer patients overall die from causes other than the primary malignancy. Given known disparities in bladder cancer outcomes by race and sex, we aimed to characterize differences in cause-specific mortality for bladder cancer patients by these demographics. METHODS We identified 215,252 bladder cancer patients diagnosed with bladder cancer from 2000 to 2017 in the SEER 18 database. We calculated cumulative incidence of death from seven causes (bladder cancer, COPD, diabetes, heart disease, external, other cancer, other) to assess differences in cause-specific mortality between race and sex subgroups. We used multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression and Fine-Gray competing risk models to compare risk of bladder cancer-specific mortality between race and sex subgroups overall and stratified by cancer stage. RESULTS 17% of patients died from bladder cancer (n = 36,923), 30% died from other causes (n = 65,076), and 53% were alive (n = 113,253). Among those who died, the most common cause of death was bladder cancer, followed by other cancer and diseases of the heart. All race-sex subgroups were more likely than white men to die from bladder cancer. Compared to white men, white women (HR: 1.20, 95% CI: 1.17-1.23) and Black women (HR: 1.57, 95% CI: 1.49-1.66) had a higher risk of dying from bladder cancer, overall and stratified by stage. CONCLUSION Among bladder cancer patients, death from other causes especially other cancer and heart disease contributed a large proportion of mortality. We found differences in cause-specific mortality by race-sex subgroups, with Black women having a particularly high risk of dying from bladder cancer.
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- Timothy D Shu
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 9501 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
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- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Urology Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Urology Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Urology Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Urology Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Urology Institute, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA.,Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Flammia RS, Tufano A, Chierigo F, Würnschimmel C, Hoeh B, Sorce G, Tian Z, Anceschi U, Leonardo C, Del Giudice F, Terrone C, Giordano A, Morrione A, Saad F, Shariat SF, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Chun FKH, Gallucci M, Karakiewicz PI. The Effect of Sex on Disease Stage and Survival after Radical Cystectomy in Non-Urothelial Variant-Histology Bladder Cancer. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12051776. [PMID: 36902562 PMCID: PMC10003431 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12051776] [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: 01/08/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Female sex in patients treated by radical cystectomy (RC) is associated with more advanced stage and worse survival. However, studies supporting these findings mostly or exclusively relied on urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder (UCUB) and did not address non-urothelial variant-histology bladder cancer (VH BCa). We hypothesized that female sex is associated with a more advanced stage and worse survival in VH BCa, similarly to that of UCUB. MATERIALS AND METHODS Within the SEER database (2004-2016), we identified patients aged ≥18 years, with histologically confirmed VH BCa, and treated with comprehensive RC. Logistic regression addressing the non-organ-confined (NOC) stage, as well as cumulative incidence plots and competing risks regression addressing CSM for females vs. males, were fitted. All analyses were repeated in stage-specific and VH-specific subgroups. RESULTS Overall, 1623 VH BCa patients treated with RC were identified. Of those, 38% were female. Adenocarcinoma (n = 331, 33%), neuroendocrine tumor (n = 304, 18%), and other VH (n = 317, 37%) were less frequent in females but not squamous cell carcinoma (n = 671, 51%). Across all VH subgroups, female patients had higher NOC rates than males did (68 vs. 58%, p < 0.001), and female sex was an independent predictor of NOC VH BCa (OR = 1.55, p = 0.0001). Overall, five-year cancer-specific mortality (CSM) were 43% for females vs. 34% for males (HR = 1.25, p = 0.02). CONCLUSION In VH BC patients treated with comprehensive RC, female sex is associated with a more advanced stage. Independently of stage, female sex also predisposes to higher CSM.
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- Rocco Simone Flammia
- Department of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
- Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Martini-Klinik Prostate Cancer Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Urology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, 00144 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical and Diagnostic Integrated Sciences (DISC), University of Genova, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy
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- Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Center for Biotechnology, Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY 10065, USA
- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
- Department of Urology, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, 128 08 Prague, Czech Republic
- Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Hourani Center for Applied Scientific Research, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 11942, Jordan
- Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Division of Experimental Oncology/Unit of Urology, URI, Urological Research Institute, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Maternal-Child and Urological Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Cancer Prognostics and Health Outcomes Unit, Division of Urology, University of Montréal Health Center, Montréal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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Lemiński A, Michalski W, Masojć B, Kaczmarek K, Małkiewicz B, Kienitz J, Zawisza-Lemińska B, Falco M, Słojewski M. Combined Modality Bladder-Sparing Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: How (Should) We Do It? A Narrative Review. J Clin Med 2023; 12:1560. [PMID: 36836093 PMCID: PMC9960746 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041560] [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: 01/07/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Organ-sparing combined-modality treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer remains underutilized despite high-quality evidence regarding its efficacy, safety, and preservation of quality of life. It may be offered to patients unwilling to undergo radical cystectomy, as well as those unfit for neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery. The treatment plan should be tailored to each patient's characteristics, with more intensive protocols offered to patients who are fit for surgery but opt for organ-sparing. After a thorough, debulking transurethral resection of the tumor and neoadjuvant chemotherapy, the response evaluation should trigger further management with either chemoradiation or early cystectomy in non-responders. A hypofractionated, continuous radiotherapy regimen of 55 Gy in 20 fractions with concurrent radiosensitizing chemotherapy with gemcitabine, cisplatin, or 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin C is currently preferred based on clinical trials. The response should be evaluated with repeated transurethral resections of the tumor bed and abdominopelvic-computed tomography after chemoradiation, with quarterly assessments during the first year. Salvage cystectomy should be offered to patients fit for surgery who failed to respond to treatment or developed a muscle-invasive recurrence. Non-muscle-invasive bladder recurrences and upper tract tumors should be treated in line with guidelines for respective primary tumors. Multiparametric magnetic resonance can be used for tumor staging and response monitoring, as it may distinguish disease recurrence from treatment-induced inflammation and fibrosis.
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- Artur Lemiński
- Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Urological Cancer, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology (MSCNRIO), Roentgena 5, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West-Pomeranian Oncology Center, 71-730 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Urology, University Center of Excellence in Urology, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 213, 50-556 Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Radiotherapy, West-Pomeranian Oncology Center, 71-730 Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Pomeranian Medical University, 70-111 Szczecin, Poland
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Mignot F, Fabiano E, Xylinas E, Alati A, Méjean A, Masson-Lecomte A, Hermieu JF, Desgrandchamps F, Hennequin C, Durdux C, Quéro L. Clinical outcomes of adapted hypofractionated radiotherapy for bladder cancer in elderly patients. BJU Int 2023. [PMID: 36745012 DOI: 10.1111/bju.15983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of trimodal therapy (TMT) using a bifractionated split-course hypofractionated radiotherapy (RT) for non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) in elderly patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the characteristics and outcomes of patients aged >75 years with non-metastatic MIBC suitable or not for radical cystectomy (RC) and treated with transurethral resection of bladder tumour followed by concomitant radio-chemotherapy (platinum salt and 5-fluorouracil) at two institutions (Saint Louis Hospital, Paris, France and European Georges Pompidou Hospital, Paris, France) between 1990 and 2021. RT consisted of an adapted bifractionated split-course hypofractionated RT. Acute toxicities were reported according to Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 and late toxicities were reported according to the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group/European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer late radiation morbidity scoring schema. The primary end-point was overall survival (OS). Secondary end-points included other survivals outcomes and safety. RESULTS A total of 122 patients were identified, with a median (range) follow-up of 51.1 (0.5-210.8) months. In all, 83.5% of patients completed radio-chemotherapy. The OS rate was 61.7% at 3 years and 51.2% at 5 years. In multivariate analysis, the completion of RT and concomitant chemotherapy were significantly associated with better OS and cancer-specific survival. For patients fit for RC, a complete histological response was achieved for 77 patients (91.7%) with radio-chemotherapy and the bladder conservation rate was 90.5%. Acute and late Grade ≥3 toxicities were <5%. CONCLUSION Bifractionated split-course hypofractionated RT with concomitant chemotherapy regimen appears to be well-tolerated and effective. Trimodal treatment seems to be a curative option for elderly patients unfit for radical surgery compared with palliative care and may contribute to improved survival in these patients.
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- Fabien Mignot
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Saint Louis Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, European George Pompidou Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, Bichat-Claude Bernard Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, European George Pompidou Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Urology, European George Pompidou Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, European George Pompidou Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Saint Louis Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France.,INSERM U1160, Alloimmunity-Autoimmunity-Transplantation Research Unit, University of Paris, Paris, France
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Tempo J, Yiu TW, Ischia J, Bolton D, O'Callaghan M. Global changes in bladder cancer mortality in the elderly. Cancer Epidemiol 2023; 82:102294. [PMID: 36470068 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2022.102294] [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: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bladder cancer is the 14th most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide and has a mean age of diagnosis of 73 years. Elderly people have fewer curative treatment options for muscle invasive bladder cancer. The aim of this study is to investigate how bladder cancer mortality has changed over the past forty years in different world regions to assess discrepancies between elderly and younger patients with bladder cancer. METHODS Bladder cancer mortality data were extracted from the World Health Organisation's GLOBOCAN database. Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMR) for bladder cancer were computed by year, sex, region and Human Development Index (HDI) using the world standard population. RESULTS Overall ASMR in all available countries with data between 1986 and 2014 for men aged ≥ 75 has decreased from 101.2 to 89.9 per 100,000 (-11.2%). The decrease in ASMR for men < 75 has been 0.3-2.0 per 100,000 (-39.4%). In women aged ≥ 75 ASMR has decreased from 26.9 to 22.5 per 100,000 (-16.4%) and in women < 75 the ASMR has decreased from 0.76 to 0.56 per 100,000 (-26.4%). Correlation analysis showed a positive linear relationship between Human Development Index (HDI) and improvement in age-standardised mortality rate in all ages. Pearson's coefficient showed that correlation was strongest in the 60-74 age group (r = -0.61, p < 0.001) and weakest in those aged ≥ 75 (r = -0.39, p = 0.01). CONCLUSION Bladder cancer mortality is not improving in the elderly at the same rate as the rest of the population. Particular focus should be applied in future research to enhance and expand treatment options for bladder cancer that are appropriate for elderly patients.
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- Jake Tempo
- Department of Surgery, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia; Department of Urology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Department of Urology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Department of Urology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Department of Urology, Austin Health, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Urology Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia; Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia; Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
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Conroy S, Pang K, Jubber I, Hussain SA, Rosario DJ, Cumberbatch MG, Catto JWF, Noon AP. Hyperthermic intravesical chemotherapy with mitomycin‐C for the treatment of high‐risk non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer patients. BJUI COMPASS 2022; 4:314-321. [PMID: 37025474 PMCID: PMC10071075 DOI: 10.1002/bco2.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Objectives The objectives of the study are to explore tolerability, acceptability and oncological outcomes for patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) treated with hyperthermic intravesical chemotherapy (HIVEC) and mitomycin-C (MMC) at our institution. Patients and Methods Our single-institution, observational study consists of consecutive high-risk NMIBC patients treated with HIVEC and MMC. Our HIVEC protocol included six weekly instillations (induction), followed by two further cycles of three instillations (maintenance) (6 + 3 + 3) if there was cystoscopic response. Patient demographics, instillation dates and adverse events (AEs) were collected prospectively in our dedicated HIVEC clinic. Retrospective case-note review was performed to evaluate oncological outcomes. Primary outcomes were tolerability and acceptability of HIVEC protocol; secondary outcomes were 12-month recurrence-free, progression-free and overall survival. Results In total, 57 patients (median age 80.3 years) received HIVEC and MMC, with a median follow-up of 18 months. Of these, 40 (70.2%) had recurrent tumours, and 29 (50.9%) had received prior Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). HIVEC induction was completed by 47 (82.5%) patients, but only 19 (33.3%) completed the full protocol. Disease recurrence (28.9%) and AEs (28.9%) were the most common reasons for incompletion of protocol; five (13.2%) patients stopped treatment due to logistical challenges. AEs occurred in 20 (35.1%) patients; the most frequently documented were rash (10.5%), urinary tract infection (8.8%) and bladder spasm (8.8%). Progression during treatment occurred in 11 (19.3%) patients, 4 (7.0%) of whom had muscle invasion and 5 (8.8%) subsequently required radical treatment. Patients who had received prior BCG were significantly more likely to progress (p = 0.04). 12-month recurrence-free, progression-free and overall survival rates were 67.5%, 82.2%, and 94.7%, respectively. Conclusions Our single-institution experience suggests that HIVEC and MMC are tolerable and acceptable. Oncological outcomes in this predominantly elderly, pretreated cohort are promising; however, disease progression was higher in patients pretreated with BCG. Further randomised noninferiority trials comparing HIVEC versus BCG in high-risk NMIBC are required.
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- Samantha Conroy
- Academic Urology Unit, Department of Oncology and Metabolism University of Sheffield Sheffield UK
- Department of Urology Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK
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- Academic Urology Unit, Department of Oncology and Metabolism University of Sheffield Sheffield UK
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- Academic Urology Unit, Department of Oncology and Metabolism University of Sheffield Sheffield UK
- Department of Urology Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK
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- Academic Oncology Unit, Department of Oncology and Metabolism University of Sheffield Sheffield UK
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- Department of Urology Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK
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- Academic Urology Unit, Department of Oncology and Metabolism University of Sheffield Sheffield UK
- Department of Urology Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK
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- Academic Urology Unit, Department of Oncology and Metabolism University of Sheffield Sheffield UK
- Department of Urology Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK
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- Department of Urology Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Sheffield UK
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van Hoogstraten LM, Witjes JA, Meijer RP, Ripping TM, Kiemeney LA, Aben KK, de Reijke TM, Goossens‐Laan CA, Hulshof MC, van Leenders GJ, Leliveld AM, Mulder SF, Noteboom JL, Oddens JR, Smilde TJ, Venderbosch GW, van der Heijden AG, van der Heijden MS, van Moorselaar RJ, van Rhijn BW, van Roermund JG, Wijsman BP. Non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer: the role of age in receiving treatment with curative intent. BJU Int 2022; 130:764-775. [PMID: 35064953 PMCID: PMC9790563 DOI: 10.1111/bju.15697] [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] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate which patient and tumour characteristics are associated with remaining untreated in patients with potentially curable, non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), and to compare survival of untreated vs treated patients with similar characteristics. PATIENTS AND METHODS For this cohort study, 15 047 patients diagnosed with cT2-T4aN0/xM0/x urothelial MIBC between 2005 and 2019 were identified in the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Factors associated with remaining untreated were identified using logistic regression analyses. Interhospital variation was assessed using multilevel analysis. Using a propensity score, the median overall survival (mOS) of untreated and treated patients was evaluated. Analyses were stratified by age (<75 vs ≥75 years). RESULTS One-third of patients aged ≥75 years remained untreated; increasing age, worse performance status, worse renal function, cT4a stage and previous radiotherapy in the abdomen/pelvic area increased the odds of remaining untreated. One in 10 patients aged <75 years remained untreated; significant associations were only found for performance status, renal function and cT4a stage. Interhospital variation for remaining untreated was largest for patients aged ≥75 years, ranging from 37% to 69% (case-mix-adjusted). Irrespective of age, mOS was significantly worse for untreated patients: 6.4 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 5.1-7.3) vs 16.0 months (95% CI 13.5-19.1) for treated patients. CONCLUSION On average, one in five patients with non-metastatic MIBC remained untreated. Untreated patients were generally older and had a more unfavourable prognostic profile. Untreated patients had significantly worse overall survival, regardless of age. Age alone should therefore not affect treatment decision-making. Considering the large interhospital variation, a proportion of untreated patients might be wrongfully denied life-prolonging treatment.
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- Lisa M.C. van Hoogstraten
- Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer OrganizationUtrechtthe Netherlands,Radboud Institute for Health SciencesRadboud University Medical CentreNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of UrologyRadboud University Medical CentreNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Oncological UrologyUniversity Medical Centre UtrechtUtrechtthe Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health SciencesRadboud University Medical CentreNijmegenthe Netherlands,Department of UrologyRadboud University Medical CentreNijmegenthe Netherlands
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- Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer OrganizationUtrechtthe Netherlands,Radboud Institute for Health SciencesRadboud University Medical CentreNijmegenthe Netherlands
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Lyu Q, Nie Y, Yuan J, Wang D. Causes of death in female patients with bladder cancer after local tumor excision and radical cystectomy: a contemporary, US population-based analysis. Eur J Med Res 2022; 27:230. [PMID: 36329537 PMCID: PMC9635151 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-022-00873-y] [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: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Surgery is one of the most important treatments for bladder cancer, including local tumor excision and radical cystectomy. At present, studies on the causes of death for contemporary survivors, especially women, who have received different surgical treatments are limited. Therefore, the study used a population-based cohort study in the United States from 2000 to 2017 to analyze causes of death for women who underwent local tumor excision or radical cystectomy stratified by demographics and tumor stage. standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) were calculated based on general population data. In total, 24,040 female patients who underwent surgical treatments were assessed. Of those 20,780 patients undergoing local tumor excision, 36.6% died of bladder cancer, while 63.4% died of other causes. The risk of death from all causes increased in comparation with the general population (SMR 1.85; 95% CI 1.82-1.87), and the most common non-tumor cause of death was from heart diseases (16.2%; SMR 1.13; 95% CI 1.09-1.16). Among women who receive radical cystectomy, 82.3% of deaths occurred within 5 years after surgery. 66.9% deaths resulted from bladder cancer, and the risk of death from all causes significantly higher than that in the general people (SMR 4.67; 95% CI 4.51-4.84). Moreover, the risk of death from non- bladder cancer causes also increased, in particular, such as septicemia (SMR 3.09; 95% CI 2.13-4.34). Causes of death during bladder cancer survivorship after surgery vary by patient and tumor characteristics, and these data provide information regarding primary care for women during postoperative cancer survivorship.
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- Qian Lyu
- Robot Minimally Invasive Center, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, 610072, China
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- Robot Minimally Invasive Center, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, 610072, China
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- Robot Minimally Invasive Center, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, 610072, China
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- Robot Minimally Invasive Center, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, 610072, China.
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Pietzak EJ, Whiting K, Srinivasan P, Bandlamudi C, Khurram A, Joseph V, Walasek A, Bochner E, Clinton T, Almassi N, Truong H, de Jesus Escano MR, Wiseman M, Mandelker D, Kemel Y, Zhang L, Walsh MF, Cadoo KA, Coleman JA, Al-Ahmadie H, Rosenberg JE, Iyer GV, Solit DB, Ostrovnaya I, Offit K, Robson ME, Stadler ZK, Berger MF, Bajorin DF, Carlo M, Bochner BH. Inherited Germline Cancer Susceptibility Gene Variants in Individuals with Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2022; 28:4267-4277. [PMID: 35833951 PMCID: PMC9527498 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-1006] [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: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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PURPOSE Identification of inherited germline variants can guide personalized cancer screening, prevention, and treatment. Pathogenic and likely pathogenic (P/LP) germline variants in cancer predisposition genes are frequent among patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, but their prevalence and significance in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), the most common form of urothelial carcinoma, is understudied. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Germline analysis was conducted on paired tumor/normal sequencing results from two distinct cohorts of patients initially diagnosed with NMIBC. Associations between clinicopathologic features and clinical outcomes with the presence of P/LP germline variants in ≥76 hereditary cancer predisposition genes were analyzed. RESULTS A similar frequency of P/LP germline variants were seen in our two NMIBC cohorts [12% (12/99) vs. 8.7% (10/115), P = 0.4]. In the combined analysis, P/LP germline variants were found only in patients with high-grade NMIBC (22/163), but none of the 46 patients with low-grade NMIBC (13.5% vs. 0%, P = 0.005). Fifteen (9.2%) patients with high-grade NMIBC had P/LP variants in DNA damage response genes, most within the nucleotide excision repair (ERCC2/3) and homologous recombination repair (BRCA1, NBN, RAD50) pathways. Contrary to prior reports in patients with NMIBC not receiving Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), P/LP germline variants were not associated with worse recurrence-free or progression-free survival in patients treated with BCG or with risk of developing upper tract urothelial carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS Our results support offering germline counseling and testing for all patients with high-grade bladder cancer, regardless of initial tumor stage. Therapeutic strategies that target impaired DNA repair may benefit patients with high-grade NMIBC.
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- Eugene J. Pietzak
- Urologic Oncology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.,Corresponding Author: Eugene J. Pietzak, Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 353 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065. Phone: 646-422-4781; Fax: 212-988-0759. E-mail:
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- Biostatistics Service, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Marie-Josée & Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Marie-Josée & Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Clinical Genetics Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Clinical Genetics Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Urologic Oncology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Urologic Oncology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Urologic Oncology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Urologic Oncology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Urologic Oncology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Urologic Oncology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Urologic Oncology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Niehaus Center for Inherited Cancer Genomics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Clinical Genetics Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Clinical Genetics Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.,St. James's Hospital Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity St. James's Cancer Institute, Dublin, Ireland
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- Urologic Oncology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Genitourinary Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Genitourinary Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Genitourinary Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Marie-Josée & Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.,Genitourinary Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.,Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Biostatistics Service, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Clinical Genetics Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Clinical Genetics Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Clinical Genetics Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Marie-Josée & Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.,Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Service, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.,Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Genitourinary Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Clinical Genetics Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.,Genitourinary Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Urologic Oncology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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Guan T, Su M, Luo Z, Peng W, Zhou R, Lu Z, Feng M, Li W, Teng Y, Jiang Y, Ou C, Chen M. Long-Term Cardiovascular Mortality among 80,042 Older Patients with Bladder Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14194572. [PMID: 36230496 PMCID: PMC9559628 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14194572] [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] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Simple Summary We conducted a large-scale population-based study with long-term follow-up to obtain a comprehensive assessment of death causes, especially cardiovascular disease death, among 80,042 older bladder cancer patients from a national cancer registry containing 44 years of data. To our knowledge, this was the first study to report the importance of CVD-related death as a competing risk among older patients with bladder cancer. CVD-related death surpassed BC as the leading cause of death 5–10 years after diagnosis among older BC patients, especially for patients with localized-stage and low-grade tumors. Furthermore, older BC patients had a higher risk of CVD-related death than the general population. Although BC management should be the primary focus of older BC patients, our results emphasized the importance of competing risks, the most prominent being CVD. Individual follow-up and management should focus not only on primary cancer but also on CVD-related death to minimize the risk of death in older patients with bladder cancer. Abstract Background: To identify the risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older patients with bladder cancer (BC). Methods: This population-based study included 80,042 older BC patients (≥65 years) diagnosed between 1975 and 2018, with a mean follow-up of 17.2 years. The proportion of deaths, competing risk models, standardized mortality ratio (SMR), and absolute excess risk (AER) per 10,000 person-years were applied to identify the risk of CVD-related deaths among older BC patients. Results: For older patients with BC, CVD-related death was the chief cause of death, and cumulative CVD-related mortality also exceeded primary BC as the leading cause of death mostly 5–10 years after BC diagnosis, especially in localized-stage and low-grade subgroups. The risk of short- and long-term CVD-related death in older BC patients was higher than in the general older adult population (SMR = 1.30, 95% CI 1.28–1.32; AER = 105.68). The risk of sex-specific CVD-related deaths also increased compared to the general population of older adults, including heart disease, cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension without heart disease, atherosclerosis, aortic aneurysm and dissection, and other diseases of the arteries, arterioles, and capillaries. Conclusions: CVD-related death is an important competing risk among older BC patients and has surpassed primary BC as the chief cause of death, mainly 5–10 years after BC diagnosis. The risk of CVD-related death in older patients with BC was greater than in the general population. The management of older patients with BC should focus not only on the primary cancer but also on CVD-related death.
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- Tianwang Guan
- Laboratory of Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou 510280, China
- Sino-Japanese Cooperation Platform for Translational Research in Heart Failure, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, China
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- Laboratory of Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou 510280, China
- Sino-Japanese Cooperation Platform for Translational Research in Heart Failure, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, China
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- Laboratory of Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou 510280, China
- Sino-Japanese Cooperation Platform for Translational Research in Heart Failure, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Laboratory of Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou 510280, China
- Sino-Japanese Cooperation Platform for Translational Research in Heart Failure, Guangzhou 510280, China
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510180, China
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- Laboratory of Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
- Dongguan Hospital of Southern Medical University, Southern Medical University, Dongguan 523059, China
- Correspondence: (C.O.); (M.C.)
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- Laboratory of Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510280, China
- Guangdong Provincial Biomedical Engineering Technology Research Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Guangzhou 510280, China
- Sino-Japanese Cooperation Platform for Translational Research in Heart Failure, Guangzhou 510280, China
- Correspondence: (C.O.); (M.C.)
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Friedrich V, Choi HW. The Urinary Microbiome: Role in Bladder Cancer and Treatment. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12092068. [PMID: 36140470 PMCID: PMC9497549 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12092068] [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] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Commensal microbes have increasingly been found to be involved in the development and progression of cancer. The recent discovery of the urinary microbiome bolstered the notion that microbes might play a role in bladder cancer. Although microbial involvement in bladder neoplastic transformation and metastatic progression, except schisto somiasis, has not been established, accumulating research suggests that dysbiosis of the urinary microbiome can produce a chronically inflammatory urothelial microenvironment and lead to bladder cancer. In this review, we describe how the urinary microbiome might facilitate the development of bladder cancer by altering the host immune system and the kind of cytokines that are directly involved in these responses. We investigated the therapeutic possibilities of modulating the urinary microbiome, including immune checkpoint therapy. The responsiveness of patients to intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin therapy was evaluated with respect to microbiome composition. We conclude by noting that the application of microbes to orchestrate the inflammatory response in the bladder may facilitate the development of treatments for bladder cancer.
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Logan K, Pearson F, Kenny RP, Pandanaboyana S, Sharp L. Are older patients less likely to be treated for pancreatic cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiol 2022; 80:102215. [PMID: 35901624 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2022.102215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pancreatic cancer is the seventh commonest cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Although prognosis is poor, both surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy improve survival. However, it has been suggested that not all pancreatic cancer patients who may benefit from treatment receive it. This systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the existence of age-related inequalities in receipt of first-line pancreatic cancer treatment. Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library and grey literature were searched for population-based studies investigating treatment receipt, reported by age, for patients with primary pancreatic cancer from inception until 4th June 2020, and updated 5th August 2021. Studies from countries with universal healthcare were included, to minimise influence of health system-related economic factors. A modified version of the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess risk of bias. Random-effects meta-analysis was undertaken comparing likelihood of treatment receipt in older versus younger patients. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses were conducted. Eighteen papers were included; 12 independent populations were eligible for meta-analysis. In most studies, < 10% of older patients were treated. Older age (generally ≥65) was significantly associated with reduced receipt of any treatment (OR=0.14, 95% CI 0.10-0.21, n = 12 studies), surgery (OR=0.15, 95% CI 0.09-0.24, n = 9 studies) and chemotherapy as a primary treatment (OR=0.13, 95% CI 0.07-0.24, n = 5 studies). The effect of age was independent of methodological quality, patient population or time-period of patient diagnosis and remained in studies with confounder adjustment. The mean quality score of included studies was 6/8. Inequalities in receipt of healthcare interventions across social groups is a recognised concern internationally. This review shows that older age is significantly, and consistently, associated with non-receipt of treatment in pancreatic cancer. However, there are risks and side-effects associated with pancreatic cancer treatment. Further research on what influences patient and professional treatment decision-making is required to better understand these apparent inequalities.
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- Kirsty Logan
- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom; HPB and Transplant Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom.
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Zheng Y, Ye Y, Chen J, Wei Z, Liu Z, Yu K, Zhang X. Prevalence and outcomes of transurethral resection versus radical cystectomy for muscle-infiltrating bladder cancer in the United States: A population-based cohort study. Int J Surg 2022; 103:106693. [PMID: 35690361 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2022.106693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Although radical cystectomy is considered as the first choice for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), there are also concerns regarding the cost of long-term morbidity, loss of body image, and compromised quality of life. Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) is a candidate for bladder sparing treatments, but its viability as a substitute for radical cystectomy is questionable. Therefore, we conducted this population-based study to investigate the prevalence of TURBT in the treatments of T2-stage MIBC in the United States, and to compare its therapeutic efficiency with that of radical cystectomy. METHODS Information on patients with T2-stage bladder cancer (BC) between 2000 and 2017 was extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program. The overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) of patients with different interventions were fitted. RESULTS A total of 22,074 patients with T2-stage MIBC were enrolled, of whom 14,021 reached the main endpoint. Only 28% of the patients with T2-stage MIBC chose radical cystectomy as the initial surgical treatment, while TURBT was applied as the primary surgical treatment in 66.6% of the patients. The TURBT rate increased significantly with age at cancer diagnosis (40-44 years, 45.5% to > 85 years, 90.9%). The survival rate of patients undergoing TURBT was significantly lower than for those undergoing radical cystectomy (median OS: 1.5 versus 9.7 years; median DSS: 2.7 years versus not reached). Upon multivariable Cox analyses, the OS (HR: 2.34; p < 0.001) and DSS (HR: 2.68; p < 0.001) of TURBT were found to be significantly worse than those of radical cystectomy. CONCLUSION Two-thirds of the patients with T2-stage MIBC were treated by TURBT in the United States. However, the long-term follow-up data indicate that the therapeutic efficiency of current TURBT techniques is far less effective than that of radical cystectomy. Further studies are urgently needed to devise the best management strategy for T2 stage bladder cancer.
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- Yongqiang Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- Department of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- Department of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
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- Department of Urology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
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Catto JWF, Khetrapal P, Ricciardi F, Ambler G, Williams NR, Al-Hammouri T, Khan MS, Thurairaja R, Nair R, Feber A, Dixon S, Nathan S, Briggs T, Sridhar A, Ahmad I, Bhatt J, Charlesworth P, Blick C, Cumberbatch MG, Hussain SA, Kotwal S, Koupparis A, McGrath J, Noon AP, Rowe E, Vasdev N, Hanchanale V, Hagan D, Brew-Graves C, Kelly JD. Effect of Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy With Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion vs Open Radical Cystectomy on 90-Day Morbidity and Mortality Among Patients With Bladder Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2022; 327:2092-2103. [PMID: 35569079 PMCID: PMC9109000 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.7393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Importance Robot-assisted radical cystectomy is being performed with increasing frequency, but it is unclear whether total intracorporeal surgery improves recovery compared with open radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. Objectives To compare recovery and morbidity after robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal reconstruction vs open radical cystectomy. Design, Setting, and Participants Randomized clinical trial of patients with nonmetastatic bladder cancer recruited at 9 sites in the UK, from March 2017-March 2020. Follow-up was conducted at 90 days, 6 months, and 12 months, with final follow-up on September 23, 2021. Interventions Participants were randomized to receive robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal reconstruction (n = 169) or open radical cystectomy (n = 169). Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was the number of days alive and out of the hospital within 90 days of surgery. There were 20 secondary outcomes, including complications, quality of life, disability, stamina, activity levels, and survival. Analyses were adjusted for the type of diversion and center. Results Among 338 randomized participants, 317 underwent radical cystectomy (mean age, 69 years; 67 women [21%]; 107 [34%] received neoadjuvant chemotherapy; 282 [89%] underwent ileal conduit reconstruction); the primary outcome was analyzed in 305 (96%). The median number of days alive and out of the hospital within 90 days of surgery was 82 (IQR, 76-84) for patients undergoing robotic surgery vs 80 (IQR, 72-83) for open surgery (adjusted difference, 2.2 days [95% CI, 0.50-3.85]; P = .01). Thromboembolic complications (1.9% vs 8.3%; difference, -6.5% [95% CI, -11.4% to -1.4%]) and wound complications (5.6% vs 16.0%; difference, -11.7% [95% CI, -18.6% to -4.6%]) were less common with robotic surgery than open surgery. Participants undergoing open surgery reported worse quality of life vs robotic surgery at 5 weeks (difference in mean European Quality of Life 5-Dimension, 5-Level instrument scores, -0.07 [95% CI, -0.11 to -0.03]; P = .003) and greater disability at 5 weeks (difference in World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 scores, 0.48 [95% CI, 0.15-0.73]; P = .003) and at 12 weeks (difference in WHODAS 2.0 scores, 0.38 [95% CI, 0.09-0.68]; P = .01); the differences were not significant after 12 weeks. There were no statistically significant differences in cancer recurrence (29/161 [18%] vs 25/156 [16%] after robotic and open surgery, respectively) and overall mortality (23/161 [14.3%] vs 23/156 [14.7%]), respectively) at median follow-up of 18.4 months (IQR, 12.8-21.1). Conclusions and Relevance Among patients with nonmetastatic bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy, treatment with robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion vs open radical cystectomy resulted in a statistically significant increase in days alive and out of the hospital over 90 days. However, the clinical importance of these findings remains uncertain. Trial Registration ISRCTN Identifier: ISRCTN13680280; ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03049410.
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- James W. F. Catto
- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
- Department of Urology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, England
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, England
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, England
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- Department of Statistical Science, University College London, London, England
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- Surgical and Interventional Trials Unit (SITU), Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, England
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, England
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- Department of Urology, Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, England
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- Department of Urology, Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, England
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- Department of Urology, Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, England
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, England
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- Health Economics and Decision Science, NIHR Research Design Service Yorkshire and the Humber, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, England
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, England
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, England
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- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland
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- The Harold Hopkins Department of Urology, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, England
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- The Harold Hopkins Department of Urology, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, England
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
- Department of Urology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, England
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- Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
- Department of Medical Oncology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, England
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- Pyrah Department of Urology, St James University Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, England
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- Department of Urology, Royal Devon University Hospitals Foundation Trust and University of Exeter, Exeter, England
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- Department of Urology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, England
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- Department of Urology, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, England
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- Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Urological Cancer Centre, Lister Hospital, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, England
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- Department of Statistical Science, University College London, London, England
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- Department of Statistical Science, University College London, London, England
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, England
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Alghafees MA, Alqahtani MA, Musalli ZF, Alasker A. Bladder cancer in Saudi Arabia: a registry-based nationwide descriptive epidemiological and survival analysis. Ann Saudi Med 2022; 42:17-28. [PMID: 35112590 PMCID: PMC8812161 DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2022.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Our understanding of the risk factors, prevalence, incidence rate, and age distribution of bladder cancer (BC) in Saudi Arabia is insufficient due to limited data. OBJECTIVE Describe the epidemiology and analyze factors associated with survival in patients with BC in Saudi Arabia. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review. SETTINGS Registry-based nationwide study. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included all records in the Saudi Cancer Registry of patients diagnosed with a primary BC from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2017. Collected data included year of diagnosis, gender, age, marital status, region and nationality, tumor site of origin, tumor histological subtype, tumor behavior, tumor grade, tumor extent, tumor laterality, the basis of the diagnosis, and survival status. Factors predicting survival were tested by a Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards regression analysis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Mortality status on last contact. SAMPLE SIZE 3750 patients. RESULTS The overall incidence of BC was 1.4 per 100 000 persons. Significant differences in the distribution of survival were observed by age, gender, nationality, place of residency, tumor morphology, tumor grade and extension. The adjusted predictors of decreased survival were age, squamous cell carcinoma, Grade III and IV bladder tumors, regional direct extension, regional lymph node extension, combined regional lymph node and direct extension, and distant metastasis. Male gender and being widowed were predictors of improved survival in the unadjusted analysis. CONCLUSION This study provides further understanding of BC in a region with a high prevalence of risk factorsuch as smoking. Highlighting these factors, specifically in Saudi Arabia, improves evidence-based practice in this region and may facilitate appropriate care to optimize outcomes. LIMITATIONS Retrospective study and underreporting. CONFLICT OF INTEREST None.
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- From the College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
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- From the College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
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- From the College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences.,From the Department of Urology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.,From the Department of Medicine, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Hatakeyama S, Narita S, Okita K, Narita T, Iwamura H, Fujita N, Inokuchi J, Matsui Y, Kitamura H, Ohyama C. Management of bladder cancer in older patients. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2021; 52:203-213. [PMID: 34905776 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyab187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Evidence has shown that patients with bladder cancer are diagnosed at a much older age compared with those with other cancers. Given that co-morbidities and frailty are prevalent in older patients with advanced bladder cancer, they are easily excluded from randomized controlled trials. As little evidence has been available regarding assessment tools for frailty, the management of those patients remains challenging. This weakness is strongly manifested in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Despite radical cystectomy is the standard of care for bladder cancer, there is an extensive undertreatment of older adult patients with potentially curative muscle-invasive bladder cancer. However, it is also true that radical cystectomy is often unsuitable for vulnerable or frail patients. Bladder preservation using trimodality therapy has been utilized as an alternative option, but the appropriate selection criteria for trimodality therapy remain unclear. Cisplatin-based regimens have been the first choice for advanced disease among eligible patients. Moreover, immunotherapy appears to have similar benefits and tolerability in both older and younger patients. Furthermore, palliative or supportive interventions need to be initiated earlier in patients with metastatic disease. Accumulating evidence suggests that frailty may play a key role in the selection of treatment modalities. Older patients should be considered for standard treatment based on frailty and not chronological age. Moreover, older patients with bladder cancer need to undergo geriatric assessment for proper decision-making.
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- Shingo Hatakeyama
- Department of Advanced Blood Purification Therapy, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan
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- Department of Advanced Blood Purification Therapy, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.,Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Complications and Discharge after Radical Cystectomy for Older Patients with Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: The ELCAPA-27 Cohort Study. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13236010. [PMID: 34885120 PMCID: PMC8656698 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13236010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Radical cystectomy is associated in older patients with an increased risk of post-operative complications. However, these studies did not take into account geriatric variables. In our study, all patients had a standardized geriatric assessment prior to radical cystectomy. Although geriatric variables were not associated with 30-day complications, our study found that frailty (measured as a G8 score ≤ 14), a loss of autonomy, anemia, and severe comorbidities were associated with a higher risk of not being discharged home at one month after the surgery. Abstract Radical cystectomy is the standard of care for localized bladder cancer but is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates—especially among older patients with comorbidities. The association between geriatric assessment parameters on post-operative complications and discharge has not previously been investigated. The present analysis of the Elderly Cancer Patient (ELCAPA) prospective cohort included all patients aged ≥70 having undergone a geriatric assessment and then radical cystectomy for localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer between 2007 and 2018. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with one or more complications in the first 30 days after cystectomy. The secondary endpoints were the length of hospital stay (LOS), the 30-day mortality, and discharge rates. Sixty-two patients (median age: 81; range: 79–83.8) were included. The 30-day complication rate was 73%, and 49% of the patients had experienced a major complication, according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. The 30-day mortality rate was 4%. None of the geriatric, oncological, or laboratory parameters were significantly associated with the occurrence or severity of complications. The median (interquartile range) LOS was 18 days (15–23) overall and was longer in patients with complications (19 days vs. 15 days in those without complications; p = 0.013). Thirty days after cystectomy, 25 patients (53%) had been discharged to home and 22 (47%) were still in a rehabilitation unit. In a univariate analysis, a Geriatric-8 score ≤ 14, a loss of one point on the Activities of Daily Living Scale, anemia, at least one grade ≥ 3 comorbidity on the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale-Geriatric, and an inpatient geriatric assessment were associated with a risk of not being discharged to home. In older patients having undergone a geriatric assessment, radical cystectomy is associated with a high complication rate, a longer LOS, and functional decline at 30 days.
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Rehme C, Fritsch B, Thomas L, Istin S, Burchert C, Hummel B, Baleanu-Curaj B, Reis H, Szarvas T, Ruebben H, Hadaschik B, Niedworok C. Clinical outcome and quality of life in octogenarian patients with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder treated with radical cystectomy or transurethral resection of the bladder tumor: a retrospective analysis of 143 patients. Int Urol Nephrol 2021; 54:71-79. [PMID: 34817753 PMCID: PMC8732805 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-021-03073-5] [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] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare clinical outcome and quality of life (QoL) in octogenarian patients with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIBC) either treated by radical cystectomy (RC) or transurethral resection of the tumor (TURBT). METHODS We identified octogenarian patients with MIBC in our institutions since 2005. Clinical treatment outcomes and QoL were analyzed. Uni- and multivariable Cox regression analyses, two-tailed Wilcoxon test, Mann-Whitney test and Fisher's exact test were assessed as appropriate. QoL was evaluated using FACT-G (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General) questionnaire. RESULTS 143 patients were identified (RC: 51 cases, TURBT: 92 cases). Mean follow-up was 14 months (0-100 months). Median overall survival (OS) was 12 months in the RC group and 7 months in the TURBT group. TURBT and low preoperative hemoglobin were independent risk factors for reduced cancer-specific survival (CSS) (TURBT: p = 0.019, Hb: p = 0.008) and OS (TURBT: p = 0.026, Hb: p = 0.013) in multivariable analyses. Baseline QoL was low throughout the whole cohort. There was no difference in baseline FACT-G scoring comparing RC and TURBT (FACT-G total score (median): RC 43.7/108 vs. TURBT 44.0/108, p = 0.7144). Increased FACT-G questionnaire scoring was assessed for RC patients (median percentage score change RC 22.9%, TURBT 2.3%, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSION RC and TURBT are feasible treatment options for MIBC in octogenarian patients. In our cohort, RC was associated with increased CSS, OS and QoL. QoL in general was low throughout the whole cohort. Interdisciplinary decision-making has to be improved for these critically ill patients.
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- Christian Rehme
- Department of Urology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 52, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 52, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 52, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Hermann-Josef-Hospital, Erkelenz, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Hermann-Josef-Hospital, Erkelenz, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Hermann-Josef-Hospital, Erkelenz, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 52, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 52, 45147, Essen, Germany.,Department of Urology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Urology, Helios Hospital Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 52, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstr. 52, 45147, Essen, Germany. .,Department of Urology, Hermann-Josef-Hospital, Erkelenz, Germany.
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Tan WS, Leow JJ, Marchese M, Sridhar A, Hellawell G, Mossanen M, Teoh JYC, Fowler S, Colquhoun AJ, Cresswell J, Catto JWF, Trinh QD, Kelly JD. Defining Factors Associated with High-quality Surgery Following Radical Cystectomy: Analysis of the British Association of Urological Surgeons Cystectomy Audit. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021; 33:1-10. [PMID: 34723215 PMCID: PMC8546928 DOI: 10.1016/j.euros.2021.08.005] [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] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Radical cystectomy (RC) is associated with high morbidity. Objective To evaluate healthcare and surgical factors associated with high-quality RC surgery. Design setting and participants Patients within the prospective British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) registry between 2014 and 2017 were included in this study. Outcome measurements and statistical analysis High-quality surgery was defined using pathological (absence of positive surgical margins and a minimum of a level I lymph node dissection template with a minimum yield of ten or more lymph nodes), recovery (length of stay ≤10 d), and technical (intraoperative blood loss <500 ml for open and <300 ml for minimally invasive RC) variables. A multilevel hierarchical mixed-effect logistic regression model was utilised to determine the factors associated with the receipt of high-quality surgery and index admission mortality. Results and limitations A total of 4654 patients with a median age of 70.0 yr underwent RC by 152 surgeons at 78 UK hospitals. The median surgeon and hospital operating volumes were 23.0 and 47.0 cases, respectively. A total of 914 patients (19.6%) received high-quality surgery. The minimum annual surgeon volume and hospital volume of ≥20 RCs/surgeon/yr and ≥68 RCs/hospital/yr, respectively, were the thresholds determined to achieve better rates of high-quality RC. The mixed-effect logistic regression model found that recent surgery (odds ratio [OR]: 1.22, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.11-1.34, p < 0.001), laparoscopic/robotic RC (OR: 1.85, 95% CI: 1.45-2.37, p < 0.001), and higher annual surgeon operating volume (23.1-33.0 cases [OR: 1.54, 95% CI: 1.16-2.05, p = 0.003]; ≥33.1 cases [OR: 1.64, 95% CI: 1.18-2.29, p = 0.003]) were independently associated with high-quality surgery. High-quality surgery was an independent predictor of lower index admission mortality (OR: 0.38, 95% CI: 0.16-0.87, p = 0.021). Conclusions We report that annual surgeon operating volume and use of minimally invasive RC were predictors of high-quality surgery. Patients receiving high-quality surgery were independently associated with lower index admission mortality. Our results support the role of centralisation of complex oncology and implementation of a quality assurance programme to improve the delivery of care. Patient summary In this registry study of patients treated with surgical excision of the urinary bladder for bladder cancer, we report that patients treated by a surgeon with a higher annual operative volume and a minimally invasive approach were associated with the receipt of high-quality surgery. Patients treated with high-quality surgery were more likely to be discharged alive following surgery.
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- Wei Shen Tan
- Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK.,Department of Urology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Urology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.,Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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- Center for Surgery and Public Health, Division of Urological Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK.,Department of Urology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Urology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- The S H Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- British Association of Urological Surgeons, London, UK
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- Department of Urology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Urology, James Cook University Hospital, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Academic Urology Unit, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Lank Center for Genitourinary Oncology, Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK.,Department of Urology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Sargos P, Baumann BC, Faye MD, Fonteyne V, Eccles CL. A Tailored Radiation Therapy Strategy for Older Patients With Localized Bladder Cancer Not Eligible for Curative Treatment. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2021; 110:425-428. [PMID: 33989576 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Paul Sargos
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Association of age with response to preoperative chemotherapy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. World J Urol 2021; 39:4345-4354. [PMID: 34370078 PMCID: PMC8602146 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-021-03793-4] [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: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Purpose To assess the association of patient age with response to preoperative chemotherapy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Materials and methods We analyzed data from 1105 patients with MIBC. Patients age was evaluated as continuous variable and stratified in quartiles. Pathologic objective response (pOR; ypT0-Ta-Tis-T1N0) and pathologic complete response (pCR; ypT0N0), as well survival outcomes were assessed. We used data of 395 patients from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) to investigate the prevalence of TCGA molecular subtypes and DNA damage repair (DDR) gene alterations according to patient age. Results pOR was achieved in 40% of patients. There was no difference in distribution of pOR or pCR between age quartiles. On univariable logistic regression analysis, patient age was not associated with pOR or pCR when evaluated as continuous variables or stratified in quartiles (all p > 0.3). Median follow-up was 18 months (IQR 6–37). On Cox regression and competing risk regression analyses, age was not associated with survival outcomes (all p > 0.05). In the TCGA cohort, patient with age ≤ 60 years has 7% less DDR gene mutations (p = 0.59). We found higher age distribution in patients with luminal (p < 0.001) and luminal infiltrated (p = 0.002) compared to those with luminal papillary subtype. Conclusions While younger patients may have less mutational tumor burden, our analysis failed to show an association of age with response to preoperative chemotherapy or survival outcomes. Therefore, the use of preoperative chemotherapy should be considered regardless of patient age. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00345-021-03793-4.
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Hoffman-Censits J, Kanesvaran R, Bangs R, Fashoyin-Aje L, Weinstock C. Breaking Barriers: Addressing Issues of Inequality in Trial Enrollment and Clinical Outcomes for Patients With Kidney and Bladder Cancer. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 2021; 41:e174-e181. [PMID: 34061566 DOI: 10.1200/edbk_320273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Despite recent treatment advances, kidney and bladder cancer cases have continued to rise in both incidence and mortality over the last few decades. Not every demographic subgroup of patients diagnosed with these cancers has an equivalent outcome. Women diagnosed with bladder cancer have worse overall survival than men diagnosed with bladder cancer. Older adults with muscle-invasive bladder cancer have worse cancer-specific outcomes than do younger patients. Black patients diagnosed with kidney and bladder cancers appear to have worse overall survival than White patients diagnosed with these cancers. Although these differences in outcomes are likely multifactorial, in many cases they may be based on modifiable approaches to screening, diagnosing, and treating patients. We explore various causes of these differences in outcomes between patients and address patient engagement strategies and avenues to effect change. In 2021, equity in cancer and cancer care delivery has a more prominent place in the hierarchy of the continuum of medicine. Continued focus on this topic is critical, with clear accountabilities established and barriers to best care for patients eliminated.
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- Office of Oncologic Diseases, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, White Oak, MD
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- Office of Oncologic Diseases, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, White Oak, MD
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Briggs LG, Reitblat C, Bain PA, Parke S, Lam NY, Wright J, Catto JWF, Copeland RJ, Psutka SP. Prehabilitation Exercise Before Urologic Cancer Surgery: A Systematic and Interdisciplinary Review. Eur Urol 2021; 81:157-167. [PMID: 34074558 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2021.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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CONTEXT The Consensus on Therapeutic Exercise Training (CONTENT) scale assesses the therapeutic validity of exercise programs. To date, prehabilitation exercise programs for heath optimization before urologic cancer surgeries have not been assessed for therapeutic validity or efficacy. OBJECTIVE To systematically assess prehabilitation exercise programs before urologic cancer surgery for therapeutic validity and efficacy, informing discussion of best practices for future intervention. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A systematic review was performed using Ovid, Embase, Web of Science, and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) databases through June 2020. The review included prospective (randomized controlled and uncontrolled) trials where patients were enrolled in prehabilitation exercise programs before urologic cancer surgery. The primary outcomes of interest included therapeutic validity and efficacy (measures of cardiorespiratory fitness and postsurgical outcomes). Studies were evaluated for the risk of bias. A narrative synthesis was carried out given heterogeneity in populations, interventions, and outcomes across studies. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS Ten unique studies and two associated post hoc analyses met the inclusion criteria. Seven studies demonstrated therapeutic validity. Eight demonstrated a high risk of bias. All demonstrated significant improvement in cardiorespiratory fitness. Four of five studies evaluating quality of life observed significant improvements. To date, zero trials have demonstrated reduction in postsurgical complications, mortality, length of stay, or readmission rates following prehabilitation exercise interventions. CONCLUSIONS While prehabilitation exercise may result in improved cardiorespiratory fitness and quality of life, current studies have yet to demonstrate impact on surgical outcomes. When designing prehabilitation exercise programs for use before urologic cancer surgery, the therapeutic validity of the intervention should be considered. Future prehabilitation studies should employ standardized content rubrics to ensure therapeutic validity. Consensus is needed regarding the appropriate outcomes to adjudicate prehabilitation efficacy. PATIENT SUMMARY In this report, we looked at the effectiveness and quality of prehabilitation exercise programs before urologic cancer surgery. We found that these programs effectively improve presurgical fitness, but may benefit from the use of structured methodology and outcome assessment to understand their potential to improve surgical outcomes.
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- Countway Library, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Academic Urology Unit, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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Varughese M. Overcoming the Chasm Between Evidence and Routine Practice for Bladder Cancer; Just a Quixotic Notion? Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2021; 33:e274-e284. [PMID: 33840534 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2021.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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There has been a failure to improve outcomes in bladder cancer over the last 30 years. This is despite clinical trial evidence showing a benefit of interventions such as neoadjuvant chemotherapy or concurrent radiosensitisation for non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer. The bladder cancer population is characteristically elderly, who typically suffer from multiple comorbidities. Historically, radical cystectomy has been heralded as the treatment of choice, with radiotherapy being reserved for those with inoperable tumours or those unfit for major pelvic surgery, despite a lack of robust comparative or quality of life data to support one treatment recommendation over the other. Although patients with non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer have potentially curable disease, a growing body of population-based analyses persistently highlights that most patients do not undergo curative-intent treatments - a trend that remains static. The causes for the disparity between evidence and routine practice is not clearly understood. Here, the facets of patient-centred evidence-based care, with respect to bladder conservation therapy, are examined, with proposals to reverse this unacceptable status quo.
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- M Varughese
- Department of Oncology, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK.
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Gavriel CG, Dimitriou N, Brieu N, Nearchou IP, Arandjelović O, Schmidt G, Harrison DJ, Caie PD. Assessment of Immunological Features in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Prognosis Using Ensemble Learning. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13071624. [PMID: 33915698 PMCID: PMC8036815 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13071624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The clinical staging and prognosis of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) routinely includes the assessment of patient tissue samples by a pathologist. Recent studies corroborate the importance of image analysis in identifying and quantifying immunological markers from tissue samples that can provide further insight into patient prognosis. In this paper, we apply multiplex immunofluorescence to MIBC tissue sections to capture whole-slide images and quantify potential prognostic markers related to lymphocytes, macrophages, tumour buds, and PD-L1. We propose a machine-learning-based approach for the prediction of 5 year prognosis with different combinations of image, clinical, and spatial features. An ensemble model comprising several functionally different models successfully stratifies MIBC patients into two risk groups with high statistical significance (p value < 1×10-5). Critical to improving MIBC survival rates, our method correctly classifies 71.4% of the patients who succumb to MIBC, which is significantly more than the 28.6% of the current clinical gold standard, the TNM staging system.
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- Christos G. Gavriel
- School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9TF, UK; (I.P.N.); (D.J.H.); (P.D.C.)
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- School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SX, UK; (N.D.); (O.A.)
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- Definiens GmbH, 80636 Munich, Germany; (N.B.); (G.S.)
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- School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9TF, UK; (I.P.N.); (D.J.H.); (P.D.C.)
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- School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9SX, UK; (N.D.); (O.A.)
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- School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9TF, UK; (I.P.N.); (D.J.H.); (P.D.C.)
- NHS Lothian, University Hospitals Division, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9TF, UK; (I.P.N.); (D.J.H.); (P.D.C.)
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Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer in the Elderly Patient With a Focus on Hypofractionated Radiotherapy. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2021; 33:369-375. [PMID: 33612421 DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2021.02.002] [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: 01/06/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Muscle-invasive bladder cancer is most frequently diagnosed in older patients and the presence of multimorbidity and frailty is common. This means that many patients are unsuitable for definitive treatment with radical cystectomy/(chemo)radiotherapy and are at risk of poor survival outcomes and considerable disease-related morbidity. Screening tools for functional status may be useful to determine the most appropriate treatment for an older person and to identify patients most likely to benefit from comprehensive geriatric assessment and its targeted prehabilitation interventions. For patients unsuitable for definitive treatment, ultrahypofractionated radiotherapy schedules may provide good local control with acceptable toxicity. Short fractionated palliative radiotherapy schedules can provide effective symptom control for patients unsuitable for longer courses of treatment.
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Effect of Age on Cancer-specific Mortality in Patients With Urothelial Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder: A Population-based Competing-risks Analysis Across Disease Stages. Am J Clin Oncol 2021; 43:880-888. [PMID: 32976177 DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of the study is to test the effect of age on cancer-specific mortality (CSM) in patients with urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder (UCUB), across all disease stages. MATERIALS AND METHODS Within the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registry (2004-2016), we identified 207,714 patients. Age was categorized as: below 60 versus 60 to 69 versus 70 to 79 versus 80 years and above. Multivariable competing-risks regression (CRR) models were used according to disease stage (low-risk nonmuscle invasive: TaN0M0 low grade, high-risk nonmuscle invasive: Ta high grade or Tis-1N0M0, muscle invasive: T2-3N0M0, regional: T4N0M0/TanyN1-3M0, and metastatic: TanyNanyM1). RESULTS Overall, 33,970 (16.4%) versus 52,173 (25.1%) versus 64,537 (31.1%) versus 57,034 (27.4%) patients were below 60 versus 60 to 69 versus 70 to 79 versus 80 years and above, respectively. In multivariable CRR models that focused on low-risk nonmuscle invasive UCUB, advanced age was associated with higher CSM rates (hazard ratio [HR]: 7.04 in patients aged 80 y and above, relative to below 60 y; P<0.001). Moreover, advanced age was also associated with higher CSM rates in high-risk nonmuscle invasive UCUB (HR: 2.77 in patients aged 80 y and above, relative to below 60 y; P<0.001) and in muscle invasive UCUB patients (HR: 1.38 in patients aged 80 y and above, relative to below 60 y; P<0.001). Conversely, lower CSM rates with advanced age were observed in multivariable CRR that focused on regional (HR: 0.91 for patients aged 80 y and above, relative to below 60 y; P=0.02) or metastatic UCUB (HR: 0.75 for patients aged 80 y and above, relative to below 60 y; P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The direction and the magnitude of the association between advanced age and CSM in UCUB patients changes according to tumor stage. In low-risk nonmuscle invasive, high-risk nonmuscle invasive, and muscle invasive UCUB, more advanced age is associated with higher CSM rates. Conversely, in regional and metastatic UCUB patients, more advanced age is associated with lower CSM rates.
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Bitiņa-Barlote Ē, Plonis J, Cauce V, Vjaters E, Gardovskis J, Miklaševičs E, Nakazawa-Miklaševiča M. Bladder cancer trends in Latvia during 1990-2017: incidence, mortality, and survival rates. Cent European J Urol 2021; 74:14-23. [PMID: 33976911 PMCID: PMC8097650 DOI: 10.5173/ceju.2021.0266.r2] [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] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction The aim of this article was to evaluate bladder cancer (BC) incidence, mortality and survival trends in Latvia over the past 28 years. Material and methods Our study included patients diagnosed with BC between 1990 and 2017. The data were obtained from the national population-based cancer registry. Joinpoint regression analysis was used to identify points where a significant change in incidence and mortality trends occurred, accordingly with the patient’s gender and age. Relative survival (RS) was estimated by Ederer I and II methods. Results Altogether, 9589 patients with initial BC diagnosis were included in the study. The age-standardised (ASR) incidence rates (per 100,000) increased from 6.8 in 1990 to 12.5 in 2014 followed by a statistically insignificant decrease continuing up to 2017. The ASR BC mortality rates (per 100,000) also rose from 3.9 in 1990 to 4.4 in 2017. However, there was a decline in BC mortality trends in the age-group 40–59 with annual percentage change (APC) -1.1%. RS rates increased from 55.0 % in 1990–2000 to 59.0% in years 2013–2017. Conclusions This study revealed that the incidence and mortality rates have been gradually increasing over the past 28 years. The exception being cancer-specific mortality in the age group 40–59, which tends to decrease. Although the 5-year RS rates improved over the reviewed period, there is still plenty of room for improvement.
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- Ērika Bitiņa-Barlote
- Rīga Stradiņš University, Institute of Oncology, Riga, Latvia.,Center of Urology, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Rīga Stradiņš University, Institute of Oncology, Riga, Latvia.,Center of Urology, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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- Rīga Stradiņš University, Statistics Unit, Riga, Latvia
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- Rīga Stradiņš University, Institute of Oncology, Riga, Latvia.,Center of Urology, Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
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Catto JWF, Downing A, Mason S, Wright P, Absolom K, Bottomley S, Hounsome L, Hussain S, Varughese M, Raw C, Kelly P, Glaser AW. Quality of Life After Bladder Cancer: A Cross-sectional Survey of Patient-reported Outcomes. Eur Urol 2021; 79:621-632. [PMID: 33581875 PMCID: PMC8082273 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2021.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following treatment for bladder cancer (BC). OBJECTIVE To determine this, we undertook a cross-sectional survey covering 10% of the English population. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Participants 1-10 yr from diagnosis were identified through national cancer registration data. INTERVENTION A postal survey was administered containing generic HRQOL and BC-specific outcome measures. Findings were compared with those of the general population and other pelvic cancer patients. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Generic HRQOL was measured using five-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer quality of life questionnaire (EORTC QLQ)-C30. BC-specific outcomes were derived from EORTC QLQ-BLM30 and EORTC QLQ-NMIBC24. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS A total of 1796 surveys were completed (response rate 55%), including 868 (48%) patients with non-muscle-invasive BC, 893 (50%) patients who received radiotherapy or radical cystectomy, and 35 (1.9%) patients for whom treatment was unknown. Most (69%) of the participants reported at least one problem in any EQ-5D dimension. Age/sex-adjusted generic HRQOL outcomes were similar across all stages and treatment groups, whilst problems increased with age (problems in one or more EQ-5D dimensions: <65 yr [67% {95% confidence interval or CI: 61-74}] vs 85+ yr [84% {95% CI: 81-89}], p = 0.016) and long-term conditions (no conditions [53% {95% CI: 48-58}] vs more than four conditions [94% {95% CI: 90-97}], p < 0.001). Sexual problems were reported commonly in men, increasing with younger age and radical treatment. Younger participants (under 65 yr) reported more financial difficulties (mean score 20 [95% CI: 16-25]) than those aged 85+ yr (6.8 [4.5-9.2], p < 0.001). HRQOL for BC patients (for comparison, males with problems in one or more EQ-5D dimensions 69% [95% CI: 66-72]) was significantly worse than what has been found after colorectal and prostate cancers and in the general population (51% [95% CI: 48-53], all p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS HRQOL following BC appears to be relatively independent of disease stage, treatment, and multimodal care. Issues are reported with sexual function and financial toxicity. HRQOL after BC is worse than that after other pelvic cancers. PATIENT SUMMARY Patients living with bladder cancer often have reduced quality of life, which may be worse than that for other common pelvic cancer patients. Age and other illnesses appear to be more important in determining this quality of life than the treatments received. Many men complain of sexual problems. Younger patients have financial worries.
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- James W F Catto
- Academic Urology Unit, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; Department of Urology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK.
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's and Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's and Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's and Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's and Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Academic Urology Unit, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, Public Health England, Bristol, UK
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- Academic Oncology Unit, Weston Park Hospital, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Beacon Oncology Centre, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust, Somerset, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's and Leeds Institute for Data Analytics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
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Swinton M, Choudhury A, Kiltie AE, Chung P, Billfalk-Kelly A, James N, Kamran SC, Efstathiou JA. Trimodal Therapy. Bladder Cancer 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70646-3_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Maccagnano C, Rocchini L, Montanari E, Conti GN, Petralia G, Dehò F, Bryan KA, Contieri R, Hurle R. Overview of the italian experience in surgical management of bladder cancer during first month of COVID-19 pandemic. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 92. [PMID: 33348951 DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2020.4.275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Overview of bladder cancer (BC) management in Italy during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020) with head to head comparison of the data from March 2019, considered "usual activity" period. The aim is to analyze performance of different Italian Centers in North, Center and South, with a special eye for Lombardy (the Italian epicenter). PATIENTS AND METHODS During April 2020, a survey containing 14 multiple-choice questions focused on general staffing and surgical activity related to BC during the months of March 2019 and March 2020 was sent to 32 Italian Centers. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics (v26) software. A Medline search was performed, in order to attempt a comparative analysis with published papers. RESULTS 28 Centers answered, for a response rate of 87.5%. Most of the urology staff in the Lombardy region were employed in COVID wards (p = 0.003), with a statistically significant reduction in the number of radical cystectomies (RC) performed during that time (p = 0.036). The total amount of RC across Italy remained the same between 2019 and 2020, however there was an increase in the number of surgeries performed in the Southern region. This was most likely due to travel restrictions limiting travel the North. The number of Trans-Urethral Resection of Bladder Tumors (TURBT) (p = 0.046) was higher in Academic Centers (AC) in 2020 (p = 0.037). CONCLUSIONS The data of our survey, although limited, represents a snap shot of the management of BC during the first month of the COVD-19 pandemic, which posed a major challenge for cancer centers seeking to provide care during an extremely dynamic clinical and political situation which requires maximum flexibility to be appropriately managed.
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- Carmen Maccagnano
- Department of Surgery, Section of Urology, ASST Lariana, Nuovo Ospedale Sant'Anna, San Fermo della Battaglia (CO).
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan.
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan.
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Urology, ASST Lariana, Nuovo Ospedale Sant'Anna, San Fermo della Battaglia (CO).
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- Unit of Urology, ASST Sette Laghi-Circolo e Fondazione Macchi Hospital.
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- Department of Urology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS Clinical and Research Hospital, Rozzano (MI).
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- Department of Urology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS Clinical and Research Hospital, Rozzano (MI).
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Catto JWF, Gordon K, Collinson M, Poad H, Twiddy M, Johnson M, Jain S, Chahal R, Simms M, Dooldeniya M, Bell R, Koenig P, Conroy S, Goodwin L, Noon AP, Croft J, Brown JM. Radical Cystectomy Against Intravesical BCG for High-Risk High-Grade Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: Results From the Randomized Controlled BRAVO-Feasibility Study. J Clin Oncol 2020; 39:202-214. [PMID: 33332191 PMCID: PMC8078404 DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.01665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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High-grade nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (HRNMIBC) is a heterogeneous disease. Treatments include intravesical maintenance Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (mBCG) and radical cystectomy (RC). We wanted to understand whether a randomized trial comparing these options was possible.
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- James W F Catto
- Academic Urology Unit, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute for Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute for Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute for Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Clinical and Applied Health Research, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
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- St James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, United Kingdom
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- Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Hull, United Kingdom
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- Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Academic Urology Unit, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Academic Urology Unit, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Department of Urology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute for Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Trials Research Unit, Leeds Institute for Clinical Trials Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Vencill JA, Kacel EL, Avulova S, Ehlers SL. Barriers to sexual recovery in women with urologic cancers. Urol Oncol 2020; 40:372-378. [PMID: 33248897 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Sexual health concerns are prevalent and distressing in oncology patients and survivors. While urologic cancers are more prevalent in men, women often have more advanced disease at initial diagnosis, require more advanced surgical resection, and experience higher postoperative complication rates, as well as morbidity and mortality. Women with urologic cancers undergo treatment that is highly likely to impact their sexual function and well-being, however, attention to sexual recovery in this patient population has been limited. Barriers to sexual recovery in women with urologic cancers are biopsychosocial in nature and include complications related to treatment procedures, cancer-related distress, sexual anxiety and avoidance, partner and relational dynamics, and sexual communication skills. Healthcare providers do not adequately address sexual difficulties for these patients and their partners. Sexual minority women and transgender patients with urologic cancer have unique psychosocial and sexual health needs though, due to a lack of research, these remain poorly understood. More research is needed to pinpoint the sexual health needs of this specific oncology population and to explore how various treatment options, such as pelvic organ-sparing cystectomy, can impact sexual health outcomes. Evidence-based and multidisciplinary oncologic and survivorship care, which includes licensed mental health providers, certified sex therapists, and other sexual health experts, is essential for assisting women in their sexual recovery following urologic cancer.
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- Jennifer A Vencill
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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- Department of Psychiatry & Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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