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Nitta S, Kojima T, Gido M, Nakagawa S, Kakeya H, Kandori S, Kawahara T, Mathis BJ, Kawai K, Negoro H, Nishiyama H. A Machine Learning Model to Predict the Histology of Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection Specimens. Anticancer Res 2024; 44:2151-2157. [PMID: 38677742 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.17021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2024] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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BACKGROUND/AIM While post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (PC-RPLND) benefits patients with teratoma or viable germ cell tumors (GCT), it becomes overtreatment if necrosis is detected in PC-RPLND specimens. Serum microRNA-371a-3p correctly predicts residual viable GCT with 100% sensitivity; however, prediction of residual teratoma in PC-RPLND specimens using current modalities remains difficult. Therefore, we developed a machine learning model using CT imaging and clinical variables to predict the presence of residual teratoma in PC-RPLND specimens. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study included 58 patients who underwent PC-RPLND between 2005 and 2019 at the University of Tsukuba Hospital. On CT imaging, 155 lymph nodes were identified as regions of interest (ROIs). The ResNet50 algorithm and/or Support Vector Machine (SVM) classification were applied and a nested, 3-fold cross-validation protocol was used to determine classifier accuracy. RESULTS PC-RPLND specimen analysis revealed 35 patients with necrosis and 23 patients with residual teratoma, while histology of 155 total ROIs showed necrosis in 84 ROIs and teratoma in 71 ROIs. The ResNet50 algorithm, using CT imaging, achieved a diagnostic accuracy of 80.0%, corresponding to a sensitivity of 67.3%, a specificity of 90.5%, and an AUC of 0.84, whereas SVM classification using clinical variables achieved a diagnostic accuracy of 74.8%, corresponding to a sensitivity of 59.0%, a specificity of 88.1%, and an AUC of 0.84. CONCLUSION Our machine learning models reliably distinguish between necrosis and residual teratoma in clinical PC-RPLND specimens.
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- Satoshi Nitta
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan;
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- Department of Intelligent Functional Systems, Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Intelligent Functional Systems, Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Intelligent Functional Systems, Graduate School of Systems and Information Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, Narita, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Ikeda A, Izumi K, Katori K, Nosato H, Kobayashi K, Suzuki S, Kandori S, Sanuki M, Ochiai Y, Nishiyama H. Objective Evaluation of Gaze Location Patterns Using Eye Tracking During Cystoscopy and Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Lesion Detection. J Endourol 2024. [PMID: 38526374 DOI: 10.1089/end.2023.0699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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Background: The diagnostic accuracy of cystoscopy varies according to the knowledge and experience of the performing physician. In this study, we evaluated the difference in cystoscopic gaze location patterns between medical students and urologists and assessed the differences in their eye movements when simultaneously observing conventional cystoscopic images and images with lesions detected by artificial intelligence (AI). Methodology: Eye-tracking measurements were performed, and observation patterns of participants (24 medical students and 10 urologists) viewing images from routine cystoscopic videos were analyzed. The cystoscopic video was captured preoperatively in a case of initial-onset noninvasive bladder cancer with three low-lying papillary tumors in the posterior, anterior, and neck areas (urothelial carcinoma, high grade, and pTa). The viewpoint coordinates and stop times during observation were obtained using a noncontact type of gaze tracking and gaze measurement system for screen-based gaze tracking. In addition, observation patterns of medical students and urologists during parallel observation of conventional cystoscopic videos and AI-assisted lesion detection videos were compared. Results: Compared with medical students, urologists exhibited a significantly higher degree of stationary gaze entropy when viewing cystoscopic images (p < 0.05), suggesting that urologists with expertise in identifying lesions efficiently observed a broader range of bladder mucosal surfaces on the screen, presumably with the conscious intent of identifying pathologic changes. When the participants observed conventional and AI-assisted lesion detection images side by side, contrary to urologists, medical students showed a higher proportion of attention directed toward AI-detected lesion images. Conclusion: Eye-tracking measurements during cystoscopic image assessment revealed that experienced specialists efficiently observed a wide range of video screens during cystoscopy. In addition, this study revealed how lesion images detected by AI are viewed. Observation patterns of observers' gaze may have implications for assessing and improving proficiency and serving educational purposes. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to utilize eye tracking in cystoscopy. University of Tsukuba Hospital, clinical research reference number R02-122.
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- Atsushi Ikeda
- Department of Urology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Master's Programs in Informatics, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Master's Programs in Informatics, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Artificial Intelligence Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Research and Development Center for Digital Nature, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Kimura T, Okita Y, Nagumo Y, Chin JM, Fikry MA, Shiga M, Kandori S, Kawahara T, Suzuki H, Nishiyama H, Kato M. Glycoprotein nonmetastatic melanoma protein B impacts the malignant potential of bladder cancer cells through its hem-immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif. Pathol Int 2024. [PMID: 38501371 DOI: 10.1111/pin.13419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers among men worldwide. Although multiple genomic mutations and epigenetic alterations have been identified, an efficacious molecularly targeted therapy has yet to be established. Therefore, a novel approach is anticipated. Glycoprotein nonmetastatic melanoma protein B (GPNMB) is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein that is highly expressed in various cancers. In this study, we evaluated bladder cancer patient samples and found that GPNMB protein abundance is associated with high-grade tumors, and both univariate and multivariate analyses showed that GPNMB is a prognostic factor. Furthermore, the prognosis of patients with high GPNMB levels was significantly poorer in those with nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) than in those with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). We then demonstrated that knockdown of GPNMB in MIBC cell lines with high GPNMB inhibits cellular migration and invasion, whereas overexpression of GPNMB further enhances cellular migration and invasion in MIBC cell lines with originally low GPNMB. Therefore, we propose that GPNMB is one of multiple driver molecules in the acquisition of cellular migratory and invasive potential in bladder cancers. Moreover, we revealed that the tyrosine residue in the hemi-immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (hemITAM) is required for GPNMB-induced cellular motility.
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- Tomokazu Kimura
- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Division of Cell Dynamics, Transborder Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Department of Antibody Drug Development, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- Division of Cell Dynamics, Transborder Medical Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Suzuki S, Nagumo Y, Ikeda A, Kojo K, Nitta S, Chihara I, Shiga M, Kawahara T, Kandori S, Hoshi A, Negoro H, Mathis BJ, Nishiyama H. Patient characteristics correlate with diagnostic performance of photodynamic diagnostic assisted transurethral resection of bladder tumors: A retrospective, single-center study. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2024; 46:104052. [PMID: 38508438 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2024.104052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Identification of patient subclasses that correlate with the diagnostic performance of photodynamic diagnostic (PDD)-assisted transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) may improve outcomes. METHODS Data were extracted from patients that underwent PDD-assisted TURBT at the University of Tsukuba Hospital between 2018 and 2023. Sensitivity and specificity were evaluated based on PDD findings (excluding WL findings) and pathology results. Cluster analysis using uniform manifold approximation and projection and k-means methods was performed, focusing on patients with malignant lesions. RESULTS A total of 267 patients and 2082 specimens were extracted. Sensitivity was lowest with regard to BCG treatment (53.7 %), followed by flat lesions (57.2 %), urine cytology class ≥ III (62.9 %), and recurrent tumors (64.5 %). In the cluster analysis of 231 patients with malignant lesions, two showed lower sensitivity: Cluster 3 (62.4 %), consisting of patients with recurrent tumors and post-BCG treatment, and Cluster 4 (55.7 %), consisting of patients with primary tumors and urine cytology class ≥ III. Clusters 1 and 2, consisting of patients without BCG treatment and patients with lower urine cytology classes, exhibited higher sensitivities (94.4 % and 87.7 %). Among all clusters, Cluster 4 had the highest proportion of specimens which were negative for both PDD and white light (WL) findings but actually had malignant lesions (20.8 %). CONCLUSIONS PDD-assisted TURBT sensitivity was lower in subclasses after BCG treatment or with cytology class III or higher. Random biopsy for PDD/WL double-negative lesions may improve diagnostic accuracy in these subclasses.
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- Shuhei Suzuki
- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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Suzuki S, Nagumo Y, Kandori S, Kojo K, Nitta S, Chihara I, Shiga M, Ikeda A, Kawahara T, Hoshi A, Negoro H, Bryan MJ, Okuyama A, Higashi T, Nishiyama H. The prognostic impact of treatment centralization in patients with testicular germ cell tumors: analysis of hospital-based cancer registry data in Japan. Int J Clin Oncol 2024; 29:318-324. [PMID: 38265529 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-023-02457-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND To identify the prognostic impact of treatment centralization in patients with testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT). METHODS We used a hospital-based cancer registry data in Japan to extract seminoma and non-seminoma cases that were diagnosed in 2013, histologically confirmed, and received the first course of treatment. To compare the 5-years overall survival (OS) rates of patients stratified by institutional care volume, we performed a Cox proportional hazards regression analysis using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) method to adjust patient backgrounds. RESULTS A total of 1767 TGCT patients were identified. The 5-years OS rates for stage II and III TGCT patients treated at low-volume institutions (< 7 cases) were significantly worse than high-volume institutions (≥ 7 cases) (91.2% vs. 83.4%, p = 0.012). Histological stratification revealed that 5-year OS rates for stage II and III seminoma patients in the low-volume group were significantly worse than the high-volume group (93.5% vs. 84.5%, p = 0.041). Multivariate OS analysis using an IPTW-matched cohort showed that institutional care volume was an independent prognostic factor (hazard ratio 2.13 [95% confidence interval: 1.23-3.71], p = 0.0072). CONCLUSION Our results indicate that stage II and III TGCT patients experience lower survival rates at low-volume institutions and would benefit from treatment centralization.
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- Shuhei Suzuki
- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, 2-1-1, Amakubo, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8576, Japan
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- Center for Cancer Registries, Institute for Cancer Control, National Cancer Center, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
- Graduate School of Nursing, St Luke's International University, 10-1 Akashicho, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-0044, Japan
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- Center for Cancer Registries, Institute for Cancer Control, National Cancer Center, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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Nitta S, Kandori S, Takahashi R, Suzuki S, Hamada K, Tanuma K, Shiga M, Kojo K, Sakka S, Nagumo Y, Hoshi A, Mathis BJ, Negoro H, Okuyama A, Higashi T, Nishiyama H. Retroperitoneal sarcoma: a 10-year follow-up analysis using hospital-based cancer registry data in Japan. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2024:hyae025. [PMID: 38411262 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyae025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES We sought clinical characteristics, survival outcomes, and prognostic factors for overall survival of retroperitoneal sarcoma in Japan. METHODS A Japanese hospital-based cancer registry database with a pivotal 10-year follow-up was used to identify and enroll patients, registered from 106 institutions, diagnosed with retroperitoneal sarcoma in 2008-2009. Treating hospitals were divided by hospital care volume; high-volume hospitals and low-volume hospitals were defined as ≥ 4 and < 4 cases/year, respectively. RESULTS A total of 91 men and 97 women were included, with a median age of 64 years. The most common histological type was liposarcoma in 101 patients, followed by leiomyosarcoma in 38 patients. The 5-year and 10-year overall survival rates were 44.1 and 28.3%. The majority of patients (n = 152, 80.9%) were treated at low-volume hospitals. High-volume hospital patients had higher 10-year overall survival rates than low-volume hospital patients (51.2% vs 23.2%, P = 0.026). Multivariate analysis revealed age over 60 years, treatment in low-volume hospitals and chemotherapy were independent predictors of unfavorable survival while treatment with surgery was an independent predictor of favorable survival. CONCLUSIONS The possibility of surgical removal was suggested to be the most important prognostic factor for retroperitoneal sarcoma. Better survival was shown in patients treated at high-volume hospitals in our series.
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- Satoshi Nitta
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, Ibaraki
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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- Graduate School of Nursing, St Luke's International University, Tokyo
- Institute for Cancer Control, National Cancer Center Japan, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Cancer Control, National Cancer Center Japan, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki
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Nitta S, Kandori S, Kojo K, Suzuki S, Hamada K, Chihara I, Shiga M, Sakka S, Nagumo Y, Kimura T, Mathis BJ, Negoro H, Okuyama A, Higashi T, Nishiyama H. Adult genitourinary sarcoma: analysis using hospital-based cancer registry data in Japan. BMC Cancer 2024; 24:215. [PMID: 38360621 PMCID: PMC10870526 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-024-11952-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Genitourinary sarcomas are rare in adults and few large-scale studies on adult genitourinary sarcoma are reported. We aimed to elucidate the clinical characteristics, survival outcomes, and prognostic factors for overall survival of adult genitourinary sarcoma in Japan. METHODS A hospital-based cancer registry data in Japan was used to identify and enroll patients diagnosed with genitourinary sarcoma in 2013. The datasets were registered from 121 institutions. RESULTS A total of 116 men and 39 women were included, with a median age of 66 years. The most common primary site was the kidney in 47 patients, followed by the paratestis in 36 patients. The most common histological type was liposarcoma in 54 patients, followed by leiomyosarcoma in 25 patients. The 5-year overall survival rates were 57.6%. On univariate analysis, male gender, paratestis as primary organ, and histological subtype of liposarcoma were predictive of favorable survival while primary kidney, bladder, or prostate gland location were predictive of unfavorable survival. On multivariate analysis, primary paratestis was an independent predictor of favorable survival while primary kidney, bladder, or prostate gland were independent predictors of unfavorable survival. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report showing the clinical characteristics and survival outcomes of adult genitourinary sarcoma in Japan using a real-world large cohort database.
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- Satoshi Nitta
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, 305-8575, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, 305-8575, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, 305-8575, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, 305-8575, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, 305-8575, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, 305-8575, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, 305-8575, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, 305-8575, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, 305-8575, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, 305-8575, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, 2-1-1, Amakubo, 305-8576, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, 305-8575, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Nursing, St Luke's International University, 10-1, Akashi, Chuo-ku, 104-0044, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute for Cancer Control, National Cancer Center Japan, 5-1-1, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, 104- 0045, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1, Tennodai, 305-8575, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Horie S, Naito S, Hatakeyama S, Kandori S, Numakura K, Kato R, Koguchi T, Myoen S, Kawasaki Y, Ito A, Adachi H, Kojima Y, Obara W, Habuchi T, Nishiyama H, Ohyama C, Tsuchiya N. Preoperative prognostic model for localized and locally advanced renal cell carcinoma: Michinoku Japan Urological Cancer Study Group. Int J Clin Oncol 2023; 28:1538-1544. [PMID: 37740070 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-023-02401-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Modified International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Dataset Consortium model (mIMDC) is a preoperative prognostic model for pT3cN0M0 renal cell carcinoma (RCC). This study aimed to validate the mIMDC and to construct a new model in a localized and locally advanced RCC (LLRCC). METHODS A database was established (the Michinoku Japan Urological Cancer Study Group database) consisting of 79 patients who were clinically diagnosed with LLRCC (cT3b/c/4NanyM0) and underwent radical nephrectomy from December 2007 to May 2018. Using univariable and multivariable analyses, we retrospectively analyzed disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in this database, constructed a new prognostic model according to these results, and estimated the model fit using c-index on the new and mIMDC models. RESULTS Independent poorer prognostic factors for both DFS and OS include the following: ≥ 1 Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, 2.0 mg/dL C-reactive protein, and > upper normal limit of white blood cell count. The median DFS in the favorable (no factor), intermediate (one factor), and poor-risk group (two or three factors) was 76.1, 14.3, and 4.0 months, respectively (P < 0.001). The 3-year OS in the favorable, intermediate, and poor-risk group were 92%, 44%, and 0%, respectively (P < 0.001). The c-indices of the new and mIMDC models were 0.67 and 0.60 for DFS (P = 0.060) and 0.74 and 0.63 for OS (P = 0.012), respectively. CONCLUSION The new preoperative prognostic model in LLRCC can be used in patient care and clinical trials.
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- Shigemitsu Horie
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Iida-Nishi 2-2-2, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Iida-Nishi 2-2-2, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-chou, Hirosaki, 0368562, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Yahaba 2-1-1, Shiwa, Iwate, 028-3695, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Miyagi Cancer Center, 47-1 Nodayama, Shiote, Medeshima, Natori, Miyagi, 981-1293, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1, Seiryo-Machi, Aoba-Ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Miyagi Cancer Center, 47-1 Nodayama, Shiote, Medeshima, Natori, Miyagi, 981-1293, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Yahaba 2-1-1, Shiwa, Iwate, 028-3695, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-chou, Hirosaki, 0368562, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Iida-Nishi 2-2-2, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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Koguchi T, Naito S, Hatakeyama S, Numakura K, Muto Y, Kato R, Kojima T, Kawasaki Y, Morozumi K, Kandori S, Kawamura S, Nishiyama H, Ito A, Habuchi T, Obara W, Ohyama C, Tsuchiya N, Kojima Y. The efficacy of molecular targeted therapy and nivolumab therapy for metastatic non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma: A retrospective analysis using the Michinoku Japan urological cancer study group database. Cancer Med 2023; 12:20677-20689. [PMID: 37905674 PMCID: PMC10709721 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the efficacy of pharmacotherapy for metastatic non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (nccRCC) in Japanese population. METHODS In this retrospective analysis, we compared the time to treatment failure (TTF) for molecular-targeted agents as first-line therapy, or nivolumab therapy as sequential therapy between ccRCC and nccRCC using the data of Japanese metastatic RCC patients registered in the Michinoku Japan Urological Cancer Study Group database. RESULTS In total, 511 cases of ccRCC and 77 cases of nccRCC were treated with pharmacotherapy. After excluding the patients who received cytokine therapy, chemotherapy, or others, there were 391 ccRCC patients and 60 nccRCC patients who were treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), and 7 ccRCC patients and 7 nccRCC patients who were treated with mammalian-target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORIs). In addition, 132 ccRCC patients and 16 nccRCC patients received nivolumab. There was no significant difference in IMDC risk classification before first-line therapy between ccRCC and nccRCC groups, or in each subgroup within the nccRCC group. TTF for TKIs (161 days, 95% CI: 75-212 days) and mTORIs (21 days, 95% CI: 9-31 days) didn't differ significantly between nccRCC and ccRCC groups (205 days, 95% CI: 174-243 days and 33 days, 95% CI: 8-113 days, respectively). TTF for TKIs was significantly longer than that for mTORIs in nccRCC group (p<0.01). There was no significant difference in TTF between the different TKIs in nccRCC group. In addition, no significant difference in TTF for nivolumab was seen between ccRCC and nccRCC groups. CONCLUSIONS The results showed that the efficacy of molecular-targeted agents as first-line therapy was similar oncological outcomes between metastatic nccRCC and ccRCC in Japanese patients. TKIs may be more effective than mTORIs in metastatic nccRCC patients. Nivolumab administration might also be as effective in nccRCC patients as in ccRCC patients in Japanese population.
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- Tomoyuki Koguchi
- Department of UrologyFukushima Medical University School of MedicineFukushimaJapan
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- Department of UrologyYamagata University Faculty of MedicineYamagataJapan
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- Department of Urology and Advanced Blood Purification TherapyHirosaki University Graduate of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyAkita University Graduate School of MedicineAkitaJapan
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- Department of UrologyAkita University Graduate School of MedicineAkitaJapan
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- Department of UrologyIwate Medical University School of MedicineIwateJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human SciencesTsukubaJapan
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- Department of UrologyTohoku University School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human SciencesTsukubaJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human SciencesTsukubaJapan
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- Department of UrologyTohoku University School of MedicineSendaiJapan
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- Department of UrologyAkita University Graduate School of MedicineAkitaJapan
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- Department of UrologyIwate Medical University School of MedicineIwateJapan
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- Department of Urology and Advanced Blood Purification TherapyHirosaki University Graduate of MedicineHirosakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyYamagata University Faculty of MedicineYamagataJapan
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- Department of UrologyFukushima Medical University School of MedicineFukushimaJapan
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Kandori S. Editorial Comment on "Tolerability of immune checkpoint inhibitor doublet for advanced renal cell carcinoma patients with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease". Int J Urol 2023; 30:933. [PMID: 37431801 DOI: 10.1111/iju.15246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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- Shuya Kandori
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Hamada K, Nagumo Y, Kandori S, Tanuma K, Shiga M, Hoshi A, Negoro H, Kojima T, Mathis BJ, Nishiyama H. Variant allele frequency changes in TP53 predict pembrolizumab response in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Oncol Lett 2023; 26:389. [PMID: 37559592 PMCID: PMC10407860 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2023.13975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Prognoses for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) have improved with pembrolizumab treatment, an immune checkpoint inhibitor, but clinical benefits are limited to a subset of patients. Therefore, a non-invasive biomarker to predict pembrolizumab response is required. The present study retrospectively examined genomic alterations in 25 plasma circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) samples using targeted sequencing of 77 genes from 16 patients with mUC during pembrolizumab treatment. A total of 11 (68.8%) patients demonstrated ≥2 genomic alterations, including TP53 mutations (as defined by ctDNA-positive status). The proportion of responders to pembrolizumab in the ctDNA-positive group was higher compared with that in the ctDNA-negative group (72.7 vs. 20.0%). Furthermore, among all detected genomic alterations, variant allele frequency decreases in TP53 during pembrolizumab treatment were mainly associated with therapeutic response. Collectively, these data suggest that profiling of ctDNA in plasma, particularly TP53, may be useful for predicting and monitoring therapeutic responses to pembrolizumab in patients with mUC.
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- Kazuki Hamada
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8576, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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Kato R, Naito S, Numakura K, Hatakeyama S, Koguchi T, Kojima T, Kawasaki Y, Kandori S, Kawamura S, Arai Y, Ito A, Nishiyama H, Kojima Y, Ohyama C, Habuchi T, Tsuchiya N, Obara W. Correction to: Significance of upfront cytoreductive nephrectomy stratified by IMDC risk for metastatic renal cell carcinoma in targeted therapy era - a multi‑institutional retrospective study. Int J Clin Oncol 2023; 28:726-727. [PMID: 37010622 PMCID: PMC10119231 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-023-02331-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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- Renpei Kato
- Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Idaidori, Yahaba-cho, Shiwa, 028-3695, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Urology and Advanced Blood Purification Therapy, Hirosaki University Graduate of Medicine, 5 Zaifuchou, Hirosaki, 036-8562, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Miyagi Cancer Center, 47-1, Nodayama, Shiote, Aijima, Natori, 981-1293, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Miyagi Cancer Center, 47-1, Nodayama, Shiote, Aijima, Natori, 981-1293, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Urology and Advanced Blood Purification Therapy, Hirosaki University Graduate of Medicine, 5 Zaifuchou, Hirosaki, 036-8562, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Idaidori, Yahaba-cho, Shiwa, 028-3695, Japan
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Necchi A, Roumiguié M, Esen AA, Lebret T, De Wit R, Shore ND, Bajorin DF, Krieger LEM, Kandori S, Uchio EM, Seo HK, Boormans J, Kamat AM, Singer EA, Grivas P, Nishiyama H, Nam K, Kapadia E, Van den Sigtenhorst-Fijlstra M, Kulkarni GS. Pembrolizumab (pembro) monotherapy for patients (pts) with high-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (HR NMIBC) unresponsive to bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG): Results from cohort B of the phase 2 KEYNOTE-057 trial. J Clin Oncol 2023. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2023.41.6_suppl.lba442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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LBA442 Background: Although most pts with HR NMIBC respond to BCG, pts whose cancer does not respond or who relapse within 12 mo have poor prognosis and require radical cystectomy (RC). The single-arm, multicohort phase 2 KEYNOTE-057 trial (NCT02625961) was designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of pembro monotherapy for pts with BCG-unresponsive HR NMIBC (per FDA) who were ineligible or declined to undergo RC. Results from cohort A (carcinoma in situ [CIS] ± papillary tumors) showed a clinical complete response rate of 41% at 3 mo and led to approval of pembro monotherapy for such pts in the United States. We describe the results from cohort B (papillary tumors without CIS). Methods: Pts were aged ≥18 y with BCG-unresponsive HR NMIBC with papillary tumors only (high-grade Ta or any-grade T1) at baseline and ECOG PS 0-2. Pts received pembro 200 mg every 3 wk (Q3W) for ≤35 cycles (~2 y). Cancer was assessed at 12 wk and Q12W thereafter if no recurrent HR NMIBC or progression was observed; CT urography was done Q24W. Primary end points for cohort B were 12-mo disease-free survival (DFS) rate of HR NMIBC as assessed by central pathology/radiology review and safety, assuming a 12-mo DFS of >20% for HR NMIBC. Secondary efficacy end points were 12-mo DFS rate of any disease; progression-free survival (PFS) to worsening of grade, stage, or death; PFS to muscle invasion, metastasis, or death; and overall survival (OS). Results: Overall, 132 pts received pembro for a median of 9.5 cycles (range, 1.0-35.0). Median age was 72 y (range, 37-87); 57 pts (43.2%) had T1 stage; all pts (100%) had urothelial histology; 104 pts (78.8%) were male; pts received a median of 10 (range, 6-33) prior BCG instillations. Median follow-up was 45.4 mo (range, 14.9-77.1). Efficacy data are shown in Table. Thirty-one pts (23.5%) had RC after stopping pembro. Treatment-related AEs occurred in 97 pts (73.5%); 19 (14.4%) had a grade 3/4 treatment-related AE and 14 pts (10.6%) discontinued due to a treatment-related AE. No deaths from treatment-related AEs occurred. Conclusions: Pembro showed notable antitumor activity in pts with BCG-unresponsive non-CIS papillary HR NMIBC after ~45 mo of follow-up. Toxicity was manageable and consistent with that in cohort A, with no new safety signals. Results suggest pts with non-CIS papillary HR NMIBC unresponsive to BCG who declined or were ineligible to undergo RC may also benefit from pembro monotherapy. Clinical trial information: NCT02625961 . [Table: see text]
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- Andrea Necchi
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University; Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse Oncopole CHU, Toulouse, France
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- Hôpital Foch, Université Paris-Saclay, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Suresnes, France
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
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- University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
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- University Health Network, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Sakka S, Kandori S, Kawai K, Kojima T, Nitta S, Chihara I, Nagumo Y, Kawahara T, Mathis BJ, Ishihara M, Shinohara N, Kishida T, Ukimura O, Nishimura K, Kobayashi Y, Nishiyama H. Plasma circulating tumor DNA profiling in patients with chemo-refractory germ cell tumors. Int J Urol 2023; 30:456-462. [PMID: 36746673 DOI: 10.1111/iju.15155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Molecular analysis of tumor tissues has been extensively analyzed in germ cell tumors. However, genetic analysis of plasma circulating tumor DNA has been limited. Our objective was to analyze genetic alterations in circulating tumor DNA as well as its impact on prognosis in patients with chemo-refractory germ cell tumors. METHODS We included 13 patients with chemo-refractory germ cell tumors who relapsed after second-line or higher previous chemotherapy and performed targeted sequencing of plasma cell-free DNA using an AVENIO Expanded kit. RESULTS Tumor-specific genetic alterations were identified in all patients. The most frequently mutated gene was TP53 (53.4%), followed by PTEN (23.1%), GNAS (15.4%) and MTOR (15.4%). Moreover, EGFR amplification (38.5%) and MET amplification (15.4%) were also identified. We defined two or more single nucleotide variants detected in plasma cell-free DNA as circulating tumor DNA-positive. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that overall survival was significantly shorter in circulating tumor DNA-positive patients than circulating tumor DNA negative-patients (median overall survival 3.13 vs. 8.73 months; p = 0.042). CONCLUSION Analysis of plasma circulating tumor DNA could detect genetic alterations in patients with chemo-refractory GCT. Moreover, detectable circulating tumor DNA in plasma was associated with poor prognosis in those patients. These results suggest that liquid biopsy using analysis of plasma circulating tumor DNA may be clinically useful for germ cell tumor patients.
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- Shotaro Sakka
- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Tsukuba Clinical Research and Development Organization (T-CReDO), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Shibuki S, Saida T, Kamimaki T, Takei Y, Kandori S, Nishiyama H, Nakajima T. A case of renal involvement in juvenile xanthogranulomatosis. Radiol Case Rep 2023; 18:460-462. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.10.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Chihara I, Negoro H, Kono J, Nagumo Y, Tsuchiya H, Kojo K, Shiga M, Tanaka K, Kandori S, Mathis BJ, Nishiyama H. Glucocorticoids coordinate the bladder peripheral clock and diurnal micturition pattern in mice. Commun Biol 2023; 6:81. [PMID: 36681730 PMCID: PMC9867708 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04464-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Peripheral clocks function to regulate each organ and are synchronized though various molecular and behavioral signals. However, signals that entrain the bladder clock remain elusive. Here, we show that glucocorticoids are a key cue for the bladder clock in vitro and in vivo. A pBmal1-dLuc human urothelial cell-line showed significant shifts in gene expression after cortisol treatment. In vivo, rhythmic bladder clock gene expression was unchanged by bilateral adrenalectomy but shifted 4 h forward by corticosterone administration at the inactive phase. Moreover, the bladder clock shifted 8-12 h in mice that underwent both bilateral adrenalectomy and corticosterone administration at the inactive phase. These mice showed decreases in the diurnal rhythm of volume voided per micturition, while maintaining diurnal activity rhythms. These results indicate that the diurnal rhythm of glucocorticoid signaling is a zeitgeber that overcomes other bladder clock entrainment factors and coordinates the diurnal rhythm of volume voided per micturition.
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- Ichiro Chihara
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Isoda B, Shiga M, Kandori S, Nagumo Y, Yoshino T, Ikeda A, Kawahara T, Kimura T, Negoro H, Hoshi A, Mathis BJ, Nishiyama H. Complete Response to Enfortumab Vedotin in a Hemodialysis Patient with Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: A Case Report. Case Rep Oncol 2023; 16:414-418. [PMID: 37384209 PMCID: PMC10294212 DOI: 10.1159/000530780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023] Open
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Enfortumab vedotin (EV) is an antibody-drug conjugate and a promising agent for metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). However, evaluations in end-stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis are unreported. Here, we report such a case. A 74-year-old woman with mUC, on hemodialysis for complete urinary tract extirpation, was diagnosed with multiple pulmonary metastases after treatment with gemcitabine-carboplatin followed by pembrolizumab. As third-line therapy, she received a standard dose of EV. She achieved complete response after 2 cycles without grade 3 or higher adverse events, demonstrating the utility of EV in this setting.
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- Bunpei Isoda
- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Kandori S, Nishiyama H. [Ⅲ. The 2022 Update of Pharmacotherapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma in Clinical Guidelines]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2023; 50:50-54. [PMID: 36759987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- Shuya Kandori
- Dept. of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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Nagumo Y, Kandori S, Kojima T, Hamada K, Nitta S, Chihara I, Shiga M, Negoro H, Mathis BJ, Nishiyama H. Whole-Blood Gene Expression Profiles Correlate with Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14246207. [PMID: 36551692 PMCID: PMC9776722 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14246207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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In metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), the clinical response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is limited in a subset of patients and the need exists to identify non-invasive, blood-based, predictive biomarkers for responses. We performed RNA sequencing using whole-blood samples prospectively collected from 49 patients with mRCC prior to the administration of ipilimumab (IPI) and/or nivolumab (NIVO) to determine whether gene expression profiles were associated with responses. An analysis from 33 mRCC patients with complete responses (n = 5), partial responses (n = 14), and progressive disease (n = 14) showed 460 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to immune responses between the responder and non-responder groups with significant differences. A set of 14 genes generated from the initial 460 DEGs accurately classified responders (sensitivity 94.7% and specificity 50.0%) while consensus clustering defined clusters with significantly differing response rates (92.3% and 35.0%). These clustering results were replicated in a cohort featuring 16 additional SD patients (49 total patients): response rates were 95.8% and 48.0%. Collectively, whole-blood gene expression profiles derived from mRCC patients treated with ICIs clearly differed by response and hierarchical clustering using immune response DEGs accurately classified responder patients. These results suggest that such screening may serve as a predictor for ICI responses in mRCC patients.
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- Yoshiyuki Nagumo
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, Ibaraki 305-8576, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8577, Japan
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Chihara I, Nagumo Y, Kandori S, Kojo K, Sano K, Hamada K, Tanuma K, Tsuchiya H, Shiga M, Sakka S, Kimura T, Kawahara T, Hoshi A, Negoro H, Kojima T, Bryan MJ, Okuyama A, Higashi T, Nishiyama H. Clinicopathological features of adrenal malignancies: Analysis of hospital-based cancer registry data in Japan. Int J Urol 2022; 29:1331-1337. [PMID: 35976672 DOI: 10.1111/iju.14996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify the clinicopathological features of adrenal malignancies and analyze the prognoses of patients with adrenal cortical carcinoma (ACC) and malignant pheochromocytoma (MPCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS We used a hospital-based cancer registry data in Japan to extract cases of adrenal malignancies that were histologically confirmed, diagnosed, and initially treated from 2012-2015. For survival analysis, we used data from the 2008-2009 cohort to estimate 5-year overall survival (OS) by the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS A total of 989 adrenal malignancies were identified in the 2012-2015 cohort. The most common histologies were ACC (26.4%), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL; 25.4%), neuroblastoma (22.2%), and MPCC (11.9%). While most ACC and MPCC patients were in their 60s, DLBCL patients accounted for 61.5% of adrenal malignancies in the over-70 cohort. Among ACC patients with clinical staging data, 46.3% of patients were stage IV. Although surgery was a chief strategy for all stages, younger patients tended to receive combination therapy, including surgery and chemotherapy or hormone therapy. In the 2008-2009 cohort, the 5-year OS rates of ACC (n = 49) and MPCC (n = 23) patients were 56.2% and 86.4% while ACC patients without surgery had 1- and 2-year OS rates of 25.0% and 12.5%. CONCLUSION In Japan, DLBCL accounted for the majority of adrenal malignancies in older patients. Despite advanced staging, ACC patients were mainly treated with surgery and their prognosis was not satisfactory. Such epidemiological data may be useful in considering initial management strategies.
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- Ichiro Chihara
- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Center for Cancer Registries, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Chuo-ku, Japan
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- Center for Cancer Registries, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Chuo-ku, Japan
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Hoshi A, Chihara I, Shiga M, Nitta S, Nagumo Y, Sakka S, Kojo K, Ikeda A, Yoshino T, Kimura T, Kawahara T, Kandori S, Negoro H, Nishiyama H. Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery for urachal remnant with extraperitoneal approach through a suprapubic port. Asian J Endosc Surg 2022; 15:569-576. [PMID: 35307970 PMCID: PMC9313573 DOI: 10.1111/ases.13056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION No standard procedure has been established for laparoendoscopic single-site surgery for urachal remnants (LESS-U). This study aimed to report the novel surgical techniques and initial outcomes of laparoendoscopic single-site surgery with an extraperitoneal approach through a suprapubic port for urachal remnants (spLESS). METHODS Fifty-five patients (median age, 27 years; range, 15-69 years) who underwent LESS-U were analyzed. To overcome the limitations inherent in the conventional procedure (LESS-U through an umbilical port: uLESS), we modified the port placement and approached via the extraperitoneal space. spLESS is a novel procedure which reduces intestinal damage caused by the extraperitoneal approach and overcomes incomplete resection of the urachal remnant, especially in the bladder dome. Three trocars are inserted into the extraperitoneal space through a suprapubic port in spLESS, and complete resection of the urachal remnant from the umbilicus to the bladder is performed with an appropriate incision line. Patient characteristics and perioperative results were retrospectively collected. Cosmetic outcomes were prospectively evaluated using self-administered questionnaires (body image and photo-series questionnaire). RESULTS spLESS and uLESS were performed in 43 and 12 patients, respectively. No differences were observed between the perioperative results. The cosmetic outcomes were compared between the groups using body image and photo-series questionnaires. No patient developed major complications; there was no recurrence in either group. CONCLUSIONS spLESS is a novel procedure which can completely resect the urachal remnant and reduce the risk of intestinal damage. spLESS is a safe, effective, and feasible procedure with high postoperative cosmesis.
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- Akio Hoshi
- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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Nitta S, Kandori S, Tanaka K, Sakka S, Siga M, Nagumo Y, Negoro H, Kojima T, Mathis BJ, Shimazui T, Miyamoto T, Matsuzaka T, Shimano H, Nishiyama H. ELOVL5-mediated fatty acid elongation promotes cellular proliferation and invasion in renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Sci 2022; 113:2738-2752. [PMID: 35670054 PMCID: PMC9357625 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) features altered lipid metabolism and accumulated polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Elongation of very long–chain fatty acid (ELOVL) family enzymes catalyze fatty acid elongation, and ELOVL5 is indispensable for PUFAs elongation, but its role in RCC progression remains unclear. Here, we show that higher levels of ELOVL5 correlate with poor RCC clinical prognosis. Liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization‐tandem mass spectrometry analysis showed decreases in ELOVL5 end products (arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid) under CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated knockout of ELOVL5 while supplementation with these fatty acids partially reversed the cellular proliferation and invasion effects of ELOVL5 knockout. Regarding cellular proliferation and invasion, CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated knockout of ELOVL5 suppressed the formation of lipid droplets and induced apoptosis via endoplasmic reticulum stress while suppressing renal cancer cell proliferation and in vivo tumor growth. Furthermore, CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated knockout of ELOVL5 inhibited AKT Ser473 phosphorylation and suppressed renal cancer cell invasion through chemokine (C‐C motif) ligand‐2 downregulation by AKT‐mTOR‐STAT3 signaling. Collectively, these results suggest that ELOVL5‐mediated fatty acid elongation promotes not only cellular proliferation but also invasion in RCC.
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- Satoshi Nitta
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, Kasama, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Suetomi T, Ichioka D, Iimura T, Kojo K, Ikeda A, Kimura T, Kawahara T, Hoshi A, Kandori S, Negoro H, Nishiyama H. Characteristics of testicular atrophy during testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). J Sex Med 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.03.398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kawahara T, Kawai K, Kojima T, Nagumo Y, Sakka S, Kandori S, Negoro H, Mathis BJ, Maruo K, Miura K, Sakamoto N, Shinohara N, Yamashita S, Yonemori K, Kishida T, Ukimura O, Nishimura K, Kobayashi Y, Nishiyama H. Phase II trial of nivolumab monotherapy and biomarker screening in patients with chemo‐refractory germ cell tumors. Int J Urol 2022; 29:741-747. [PMID: 35462438 PMCID: PMC9545636 DOI: 10.1111/iju.14885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Objectives Germ cell tumors are highly susceptible to chemotherapy; however, there is a lack of established treatments for consistently relapsing germ cell tumor. Therefore, in this phase II study, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of nivolumab for relapsed germ cell tumor. Methods Seventeen adult patients (median age 34 years) with refractory primary germ cell tumor after second‐line or higher chemotherapy were enrolled. Nivolumab was administered over 30 min at 240 mg/body every 2 weeks until disease progression or intolerable adverse event occurrence. The primary endpoint was the overall response rate. Result We performed a biomarker analysis of programmed death ligand‐1 expression and genomic sequencing. Tumor histology revealed nonseminoma and seminoma in 14 and three patients, respectively. Patients were pretreated with a median of three chemotherapy lines, and three patients received high‐dose chemotherapy. The median number of nivolumab doses was 3 (range 2–46). One patient showed a partial response and three showed stable disease. Responses were durable in one patient with a partial response and one patient with stable disease (median 90 and 68 weeks, respectively). Nivolumab was well‐tolerated, with only two Grade 3 adverse events observed. Programmed death ligand‐1 expression was not associated with objective responses. Genomic sequencing revealed a high tumor mutation burden in a patient with a durable partial response. While a small subset of chemorefractory germ cell tumors may respond to nivolumab, programmed death ligand‐1 is unreliable to measure response. Conclusions Tumor mutation burden is a potential biomarker for future testing of germ cell tumor response.
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- Takashi Kawahara
- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Department of Urology International University of Health and Welfare Narita Chiba Japan
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- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- International Medical Center University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Department of Clinical Trial and Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Tsukuba Clinical Research and Development Organization (T‐CReDO), Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine University of Tsukuba Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Department of Urology Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine Sapporo Hokkaido Japan
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- Department of Urology Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Sendai Miyagi Japan
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology National Cancer Center Hospital Chuo‐ku Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Urology Kanagawa Cancer Center Yokohama Kanagawa Japan
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- Department of Urology Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine Kyoto Kyoto Japan
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- Department of Urology Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Osaka Japan
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- Department of Urology Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences Okayama Okayama Japan
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Yanagihashi R, Nitta S, Tanaka T, Nonaka H, Suzuki S, Chihara I, Kojo K, Ikeda A, Kimura T, Kandori S, Kawahara T, Hoshi A, Negoro H, Kojima T, Nishiyama H. [Adrenocortical Oncocytic Tumor : A Report of Two Cases]. Hinyokika Kiyo 2022; 68:41-45. [PMID: 35259862 DOI: 10.14989/actauroljap_68_2_41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Adrenocortical oncocytic tumors are rare. As the Weiss criteria overestimate the malignancy of oncocytic tumor due to histological hallmarks, the Lin-Weiss-Bisceglia system (LWB system) is required for an accurate diagnosis of the malignant potential of an oncocytic tumor. We report two cases diagnosed as an oncocytic tumor with uncertain malignant potential (borderline) and an oncocytic tumor (benign) based on the LWB system, both of which were diagnosed as malignant based on the Weiss criteria. Case 1 : A man in his 20s was referred to our hospital for treatment of a left adrenal tumor. A non-functional pheochromocytoma or adrenal cancer was suspected. He underwent surgical resection of the left adrenal tumor and left kidney. The specimen was positive for 3 of the 9 Weiss criteria, but met one minor criterion in the LWB system. He was diagnosed with an oncocytic tumor with uncertain malignant potential (borderline). Case 2 : A woman in her 40s was referred to our hospital for treatment of a left adrenal tumor. Under the possibility of adrenal cancer, she underwent surgical resection of the left adrenal tumor. The specimen was positive for 3 of the 9 Weiss criteria, but the specimen met no criteria in the LWB system. She was diagnosed with an oncocytic tumor (benign). There has been no recurrence of the oncocytic tumor as of 2 years of follow-up in the two patients.
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- Ryota Yanagihashi
- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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- The Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
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Nonaka H, Kandori S, Nitta S, Shiga M, Nagumo Y, Kimura T, Kawahara T, Negoro H, Hoshi A, Kojima T, Kawai K, Mathis BJ, Tamura T, Sato TA, Yamato M, Noguchi M, Nishiyama H. Case Report: Molecular Characterization of Aggressive Malignant Retroperitoneal Solitary Fibrous Tumor: A Case Study. Front Oncol 2022; 11:736969. [PMID: 35004271 PMCID: PMC8727594 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.736969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Solitary fibrous tumors (SFT) are mesenchymal neoplasms with a favorable prognosis usually originating from the visceral pleura. Rarely, they may occur at various extrapleural sites and show malignant behavior coupled with dedifferentiation. NAB2-STAT6 fusion gene and STAT6 nuclear expression are biomarkers for diagnosis of SFT in addition to CD34, Bcl-2, and CD99. Furthermore, several reports have shown specific NAB2-STAT6 fusion variants and loss of STAT6 protein expression are associated with malignancy. We report a rare case of retroperitoneal SFT which rapidly progressed to death within 35 days after admission. Autopsy found a primary tumor containing both benign and malignant histologies, with multiple metastatic sites similar to the malignant, dedifferentiated tumor. STAT6 was detected in the primary differentiated tumor but not in the primary dedifferentiated tumor or lung/liver metastases. However, the NAB2-STAT6 fusion gene (NAB2ex6/STAT6ex16 variant) was detected in the primary tumor and lung/liver metastases. Intriguingly, fusion gene expression at the transcriptional level was downregulated in the dedifferentiated tumors compared to the differentiated tumor. We further performed target DNA sequencing and found gene mutations in TP53, FLT3, and AR in the dedifferentiated tumors, with TP53 mutations especially found among them. We demonstrate that downregulation of NAB2-STAT6 fusion gene at the transcriptional level is associated with malignant SFT for the first time. Moreover, the present study supports the idea that TP53 mutations promote malignancy in SFTs.
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- Haruna Nonaka
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Research and Development Centre for Precision Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Research and Development Centre for Precision Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Akamatsu S, Terada N, Takata R, Kinoshita H, Shimatani K, Momozawa Y, Yamamoto M, Tada H, Kawamorita N, Narita S, Kato T, Nitta M, Kandori S, Koike Y, Inazawa J, Kimura T, Kimura H, Kojima T, Terachi T, Sugimoto M, Habuchi T, Arai Y, Yamamoto S, Matsuda T, Obara W, Kamoto T, Inoue T, Nakagawa H, Ogawa O. Clinical Utility of Germline Genetic Testing in Japanese Men Undergoing Prostate Biopsy. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2022; 6:pkac001. [PMID: 35118230 PMCID: PMC8807580 DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkac001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Multiple common variants and also rare variants in monogenic risk genes such as BRCA2 and HOXB13 have been reported to be associated with risk of prostate cancer (PCa); however, the clinical setting in which germline genetic testing could be used for PCa diagnosis remains obscure. Herein, we tested the clinical utility of a 16 common variant–based polygenic risk score (PRS) that has been developed previously for Japanese men and also evaluated the frequency of PCa-associated rare variants in a prospective cohort of Japanese men undergoing prostate biopsy. Methods A total of 1336 patients undergoing first prostate biopsy were included. PRS was calculated based on the genotype of 16 common variants, and sequencing of 8 prostate cancer–associated genes was performed by multiplex polymerase chain reaction based target sequencing. PRS was combined with clinical factors in logistic regression models to assess whether addition of PRS improves the prediction of biopsy positivity. Results The top PRS decile was associated with an odds ratio of 4.10 (95% confidence interval = 2.46 to 6.86) with reference to the patients at average risk, and the estimated lifetime absolute risk approached 20%. Among the patients with prostate specific antigen 2-10 ng/mL who had prebiopsy magnetic resonance imaging, high PRS had an equivalent impact on biopsy positivity as a positive magnetic resonance imaging finding. Rare variants were detected in 19 (2.37%) and 7 (1.31%) patients with positive and negative biopsies, respectively, with BRCA2 variants being the most prevalent. There was no association between PRS and high-risk rare variants. Conclusions Germline genetic testing could be clinically useful in both pre- and post-PSA screening settings.
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- Shusuke Akamatsu
- Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Laboratory for Cancer Genomics, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Laboratory for Cancer Genomics, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory for Genotyping Development, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science (iACT), Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
- Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
- RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Institute for Advancement of Clinical and Translational Science (iACT), Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Cytogenetics, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Urology and Andrology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Nephro-Urologic Surgery and Andrology, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Mie, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Laboratory for Cancer Genomics, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Nitta S, Tanaka T, Yanagihashi R, Nonaka H, Suzuki S, Kimura T, Kandori S, Hoshi A, Negoro H, Nishiyama H. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor associated arteritis in a patient with castration-resistant prostate cancer. IJU Case Rep 2022; 5:29-31. [PMID: 35005466 PMCID: PMC8720713 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-associated arteritis is a rare adverse event of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, with an incidence of 0.47% among all patients who receive granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. We herein present a case of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-associated arteritis. CASE PRESENTATION A 72-year-old man with castration-resistant prostate cancer and multiple bone metastases was treated with docetaxel and pegfilgrastim. He developed a high fever on day 12 without other symptoms. His white blood cell count and C-reactive protein levels were high. Antibiotic therapy was ineffective, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed thickened subclavian and brachiocephalic artery walls. He was diagnosed with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor-associated arteritis. CONCLUSION When patients receiving chemotherapy with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor develop an unexplained fever, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor associated arteritis should be considered.
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- Satoshi Nitta
- Department of UrologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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Tanaka K, Kandori S, Sakka S, Nitta S, Tanuma K, Shiga M, Nagumo Y, Negoro H, Kojima T, Mathis BJ, Shimazui T, Watanabe M, Sato TA, Miyamoto T, Matsuzaka T, Shimano H, Nishiyama H. ELOVL2 promotes cancer progression by inhibiting cell apoptosis in renal cell carcinoma. Oncol Rep 2021; 47:23. [PMID: 34841437 PMCID: PMC8674704 DOI: 10.3892/or.2021.8234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an aggressive genitourinary malignancy which has been associated with a poor prognosis, particularly in patients with metastasis, its major subtypes being clear cell RCC (ccRCC), papillary PCC (pRCC) and chromophobe RCC (chRCC). The presence of intracellular lipid droplets (LDs) is considered to be a hallmark of ccRCC. The importance of an altered lipid metabolism in ccRCC has been widely recognized. The elongation of very-long-chain fatty acid (ELOVL) catalyzes the elongation of fatty acids (FAs), modulating lipid composition, and is required for normal bodily functions. However, the involvement of elongases in RCC remains unclear. In the present study, the expression of ELOVL2 in ccRCC was examined; in particular, high levels of seven ELOVL isozymes were observed in primary tumors. Of note, elevated ELOVL2 expression levels were observed in ccRCC, as well as in pRCC and chRCC. Furthermore, a higher level of ELOVL2 was significantly associated with the increased incidence of a poor prognosis of patients with ccRCC and pRCC. The CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockdown of ELOVL2 resulted in the suppression of the elongation of long-chain polyunsaturated FAs and increased LD production in renal cancer cells. Moreover, ELOVL2 ablation resulted in the suppression of cellular proliferation via the induction of apoptosis in vitro and the attenuation of tumor growth in vivo. On the whole, the present study provides new insight into the tumor proliferation mechanisms involving lipid metabolism, and suggests that ELOVL2 may be an attractive novel target for RCC therapy.
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- Ken Tanaka
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8577, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8577, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8576, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, Kasama, Ibaraki 309‑1793, Japan
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- Life Science Research Center, Technology Research Laboratory, Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto 604‑8511, Japan
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- Life Science Research Center, Technology Research Laboratory, Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto 604‑8511, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8575, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8575, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305‑8577, Japan
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Okita K, Hatakeyama S, Naito S, Numakura K, Kato R, Koguchi T, Kojima T, Kawasaki Y, Kandori S, Kawamura S, Nishiyama H, Ito A, Kojima Y, Habuchi T, Obara W, Tsuchiya N, Ohyama C. External validation of the REMARCC model for the selection of cytoreductive nephrectomy in patients with primary metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A multicenter retrospective study. Urol Oncol 2021; 39:836.e11-836.e17. [PMID: 34544649 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to evaluate the utility of the scoring system of the Registry for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (REMARCC) model on the overall survival (OS) of patients undergoing cytoreductive nephrectomy (CN). METHODS A total of 278 patients with primary metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) treated with first-line tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) between January 2008 and November 2019 were identified. The c-index and net benefit between the REMARCC score were compared with the International mRCC Database Consortium (IMDC) score in patients with CN (CN group, n = 146). The effect of the REMARCC score on OS was compared between the CN group and patients without CN (non-CN group, n = 132) using Cox regression analysis under the propensity score-based inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) method to adjust for group imbalances. RESULTS Of the 146 patients with CN, the c-index of the REMARCC model (0.60) was higher than the IMDC model (0.54). The decision curve analysis showed the advantage of REMARCC model predicting OS compared with the IMDC model. OS was significantly longer in the REMARCC low-score (0-2) than that in the high-score (3-6) among the patients with CN. IPTW-adjusted Cox regression analyses showed that OS was significantly longer in the CN group than that in the non-CN group among the patients with REMARCC low-score but was not significantly different between the groups among the patients with REMARCC high-score. CONCLUSIONS The REMARCC score may be active for selecting the CN candidate in patients treated with TKIs.
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- Kazutaka Okita
- 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, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima
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- Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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Naito S, Kato T, Numakura K, Hatakeyama S, Koguchi T, Kandori S, Kawasaki Y, Adachi H, Kato R, Narita S, Yamamoto H, Ogawa S, Kawamura S, Obara W, Ito A, Nishiyama H, Kojima Y, Ohyama C, Habuchi T, Tsuchiya N. Prognosis of Japanese metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients in the targeted therapy era. Int J Clin Oncol 2021; 26:1947-1954. [PMID: 34191191 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-021-01979-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The aims of this study were to investigate prognosis and validate prognostic models [Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Data Consortium (IMDC), and Japanese metastatic renal cancer (JMRC) models] in the targeted therapy era in Japanese patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 692 patients who were diagnosed with mRCC from January 2008 to August 2018 in the Michinoku Japan Urological Cancer Study Group database. Nivolumab as sequential therapy was widely used. Other immune checkpoint inhibitors were excluded from this study. RESULTS The median overall survival (95% confident interval) in all, MSKCC favorable, intermediate, and poor risk patients was 41.0 months (33.9-46.8), not reached (63.5 to not estimable), 46.8 months (37.1-52.9), and 10.4 months (8.9-14.4), respectively. The median overall survival (95% confident interval) in IMDC favorable, intermediate, and poor risk patients was not reached (61.6 to not estimable), 47.4 months (41.4-56.5), and 11.5 (9.9-16.3), respectively. The c-index of the MSKCC, IMDC, and JMRC models calculated at mRCC diagnosis was 0.680, 0.689, and 0.700, respectively. No statistical differences were found in the c-index among the models. CONCLUSION While the real-world overall survival in Japanese patients with mRCC in the targeted therapy era improved compared to that previously reported in the cytokine era, there was no clear difference in the survival of poor risk patients between these eras. There were no differences in the superiority among the models.
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- Sei Naito
- Department of Urology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Iida-Nishi 2-2-2, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Iida-Nishi 2-2-2, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1, Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-chou, Hirosaki, 0368562, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Miyagi Cancer Center, 47-1, Nodayama, Shiote, Medeshima, Natori, Miyagi, 981-1293, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Yahaba 2-1-1, Shiwa, Iwate, 028-3695, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1, Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-chou, Hirosaki, 0368562, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Miyagi Cancer Center, 47-1, Nodayama, Shiote, Medeshima, Natori, Miyagi, 981-1293, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Yahaba 2-1-1, Shiwa, Iwate, 028-3695, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1, Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1 hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-chou, Hirosaki, 0368562, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1, Hondo, Akita, 010-8543, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Iida-Nishi 2-2-2, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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Nitta S, Kawai K, Kimura T, Kandori S, Kawahara T, Kojima T, Nishiyama H. Advanced germ cell tumor patients undergoing post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection: Impact of residual teratoma on prognosis. Int J Urol 2021; 28:840-847. [PMID: 34085325 DOI: 10.1111/iju.14587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the histologic findings and clinical outcomes of post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for advanced germ cell tumor. METHODS We analyzed the medical records of 66 patients who underwent post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection between 2005 and 2019 at Tsukuba University Hospital. RESULTS The proportions of necrosis, teratoma, and viable germ cell tumor in the specimens were 62.1%, 36.4%, and 1.5%, respectively. The 5-year progression-free and overall survival rates were 82.3% and 91.3%, respectively. The 5-year overall survival rate of patients with residual teratoma was significantly worse than that of patients with necrosis only (74.1% vs 100%). Overall, three patients died: one from cancer and two from teratoma with somatic-type malignancy. Of these, two patients relapsed after incomplete resection of residual teratoma. When limited to patients with completely resected teratoma, the 5-year overall survival rate was 91.7%, which did not differ from that for patients with necrosis only. Multivariate analysis showed that presence of teratoma in the primary site and decrease in retroperitoneal lymph node mass to less than 50% of the initial tumor size were independent factors for residual teratoma. However, the absence of these factors could not reliably predict necrosis only in retroperitoneal lymph node dissection specimens. CONCLUSIONS In our series, 98% of post-chemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection pathology was either necrosis or teratoma, with viable germ cell tumor only found in 2% of patients. Residual teratoma was associated with poorer prognosis, especially in cases of incomplete resection.
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- Satoshi Nitta
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.,Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, Narita, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Shiga M, Nagumo Y, Chihara I, Nitta S, Kojo K, Kimura T, Kandori S, Kojima T, Okuyama A, Higashi T, Nishiyama H. Discrepancy between clinical and pathological T stages in upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: Analysis of the Hospital-Based Cancer Registry data in Japan. Int J Urol 2021; 28:814-819. [PMID: 34013614 DOI: 10.1111/iju.14583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the discrepancy between clinical and pathological T stages in patients with urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract treated with radical surgery, and to compare them with the corresponding discrepancy in urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. METHODS We used the Hospital-Based Cancer Registry data in Japan to extract urothelial carcinoma of the bladder cases (n = 3747) and urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract cases (n = 6831), including urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis (n = 3295) and urothelial carcinoma of the ureter (n = 3536) with cT1-4N0M0 diagnosed in 2012-2015, histologically confirmed, and treated with radical surgery without chemotherapy or radiotherapy. We compared the T-stage discrepancy among different tumor locations. RESULTS The proportions of overall T-stage discrepancy in the urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis (40.8%) and urothelial carcinoma of the ureter (42.9%) groups tended to be higher compared with that in the urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (38.8%) group. The upstaging rate from clinical non-muscle-invasive cancer (≤cT1) to pathological muscle-invasive cancer (≥pT2) was significantly higher in the urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis and urothelial carcinoma of the ureter groups compared with the urothelial carcinoma of the bladder group (P = 0.002, P < 0.0001, respectively). Upstaging from clinical organ-confined disease (≤cT2) to pathological non-organ-confined disease (≥pT3) was significantly more frequent in the urothelial carcinoma of the renal pelvis (27.8%, P < 0.0001) and urothelial carcinoma of the ureter (22.3%, P < 0.0001) groups compared with the urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (17.8%) group. CONCLUSION Discrepancy in T staging is significantly higher in patients with urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract compared with those with urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, especially in those with organ-confined disease. As T-stage discrepancy might lead to missed opportunities to carry out perioperative treatment, more accurate diagnostic techniques are required to identify the appropriate urothelial carcinoma candidates for preoperative treatment.
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- Masanobu Shiga
- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Center for Cancer Registries, Center for Cancer Control and Information Service, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Cancer Registries, Center for Cancer Control and Information Service, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Nagumo Y, Kandori S, Tanuma K, Nitta S, Chihara I, Shiga M, Hoshi A, Negoro H, Kojima T, Mathis BJ, Funakoshi Y, Nishiyama H. PLD1 promotes tumor invasion by regulation of MMP-13 expression via NF-κB signaling in bladder cancer. Cancer Lett 2021; 511:15-25. [PMID: 33945837 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2021.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Invasion of bladder cancer (BC) cells from the mucosa into the muscle layer is canonical for BC progression while phospholipase D isoform 1 (PLD1) is known to mediate development of cancer through phosphatidic acid (PA) production. We therefore used in silico, in vitro and in vivo approaches to detail the effect of PLD1 on BC invasion. In BC patients, higher levels of PLD1 expression were associated with poor prognoses. PLD1 knockdown significantly suppressed cellular invasion by human BC cells and matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13) was observed to mediate this effect. In our mouse bladder carcinogenesis model, the development of invasive BCs was suppressed by PLD1 knockout and a global transcriptomic analysis in this model indicated MMP-13 as a potential tumor invasion gene with NF-κB (nuclear factor-kB) as its transcriptional regulator. Furthermore, PA administration increased MMP-13 expression in line with NF-κB p65 phosphorylation levels. Collectively, we demonstrate that PLD1 promotes tumor invasion of BC by regulation of MMP-13 expression through the NF-κB signaling pathway and that PLD1 might be a potential therapeutic target to prevent clinical progression in BC patients.
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- Yoshiyuki Nagumo
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- International Medical Center, University of Tsukuba Affiliated Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Yamaguchi A, Negoro H, Kojo K, Ikeda A, Kimura T, Kandori S, Hoshi A, Kojima T, Kawai K, Nishiyama H. Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for testicular cancer in a patient with a double inferior vena cava. IJU Case Rep 2021; 4:86-88. [PMID: 33718812 PMCID: PMC7924090 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION A double inferior vena cava is a rare anomaly with an incidence ranging from 0.3% to 3.0%. In patients with a double inferior vena cava, it is important to understand the precise anatomy and possible irregular lymph node flow when performing surgery for malignancies. CASE PRESENTATION A 60-year-old man with a non-seminoma was referred to our hospital after left high orchiectomy. Computed tomography revealed a double inferior vena cava and swollen masses in the para-aortic region. After four cycles of chemotherapy with etoposide and cisplatin, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection was safely performed with a modified template extended to the right side of the paracaval region by referring to three-dimensional images created by SYNAPSE VINCENT® software. CONCLUSION Preoperative three-dimensional images were useful to understand this patient's unusual and complicated anatomical positions.
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- Akane Yamaguchi
- Department of UrologyUniversity of Tsukuba HospitalTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Tsukuba HospitalTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Tsukuba HospitalTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Tsukuba HospitalTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Tsukuba HospitalTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Tsukuba HospitalTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Tsukuba HospitalTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Tsukuba HospitalTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of UrologyUniversity of Tsukuba HospitalTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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Shiga M, Miyazaki J, Tanuma K, Nagumo Y, Yoshino T, Kandori S, Negoro H, Kojima T, Tanaka R, Okiyama N, Fujisawa Y, Watanabe M, Yamasaki S, Kiyohara H, Watanabe M, Sato TA, Tahara H, Nishiyama H, Yano I. The liposome of trehalose dimycolate extracted from M. bovis BCG induces antitumor immunity via the activation of dendritic cells and CD8 + T cells. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2021; 70:2529-2543. [PMID: 33570675 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-021-02870-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Intravesical Bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy is the most effective immunotherapy for bladder cancer, but it sometime causes serious side effects because of its inclusion of live bacteria. It is necessary to develop a more active but less toxic immunotherapeutic agent. Trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate (TDM), the most abundant hydrophobic glycolipid of the BCG cell wall, has been reported to show various immunostimulatory activities such as granulomagenesis and adjuvant activity. Here, we developed cationic liposomes incorporating TDM purified from Mycobacterium bovis BCG Connaught, and we investigated the antitumor effect of the cationic liposome TDM (Lip-TDM). Lip-TDM exerted an antitumor effect in bladder cancer, colon cancer, and melanoma-bearing mouse models that was comparable or even superior to that of BCG, with no body weight loss or granuloma formation. The antitumor effect of Lip-TDM disappeared in two types of mice: those with depletion of CD8+ T cells, and those with knockout of macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (Mincle) which recognize TDM. Lip-TDM treatment enhanced the maturation and migration of dendritic cells in the tumor microenvironment in a Mincle-dependent manner. Our results elucidate mechanisms that underlie Lip-TDM treatment and suggest that Lip-TDM has potential as a safe and effective treatment for various cancers.
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- Masanobu Shiga
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, School of Medicine, International University of Health and Welfare, 852 Hatakeda, Narita, Chiba, 286-0124, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Immunology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.,Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Immunology Frontier Research Center (WPI-IFReC), Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.,Division of Molecular Design, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan.,Division of Molecular Immunology, Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Japan
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- Life Science Research Center, Technology Research Laboratory, Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japan
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- Life Science Research Center, Technology Research Laboratory, Shimadzu, Kyoto, Japan
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- Project Division of Cancer Biomolecular Therapy, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Cancer Drug Discovery and Development, Osaka International Cancer Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Kimura T, Kojo K, Shiga M, Chihara I, Ikeda A, Kandori S, Kojima T, Haruta J, Nishiyama H. Impact of Early Exposure to Simulation Program on Undergraduate Medical Students' Interest in Urology. J Med Educ Curric Dev 2021; 8:23821205211020750. [PMID: 34159260 PMCID: PMC8186111 DOI: 10.1177/23821205211020750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Urological education is as important as surgical training for undergraduates. However, students in undergraduate medical schools have less exposure to urology as their curriculum focuses more on clinical skills, particularly community-based healthcare for a super-aging society. This study aimed to evaluate whether urology-related hands-on training could increase the interest of undergraduate medical students in urology. METHODS A 1-day elective program in urological surgery at the University of Tsukuba, particularly in robotic, laparoscopic, and endoscopic surgeries, was offered to 85 fourth-year medical students from 2018 to 2020, prior to their clinical clerkship. The average age of the participants was 22 (range: 21-25) years. We used a scoring system that comprised 1-5 Likert-type items to assess training activity, interest in surgery, and interest in urology before and after the course. RESULTS Before attending the program, the average scores of interest in urology were 3.53 in 2018, 3.15 in 2019, and 3.00 in 2020. The scores in surgery increased after the program; however, this was not significantly different from scores prior to the program. However, the average interest scores in urology were significantly increased to 3.91 ± 0.63 (P < .05), 3.88 ± 0.58 (P < .01), and 4.00 ± 0.61 (P < 0.01) in 2018, 2019, and 2020, respectively. Total likely scores of this program in 2018, 2019, and 2020 were 4.59, 4.76, and 4.88, respectively, indicating a motivation to study surgery and urology during clinical clerkship. CONCLUSIONS Urological hands-on training facilitated interest in urology in medical students prior to their clinical clerkship.
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- Tomokazu Kimura
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
- Center of Planning and Coordination for Medical Education, School of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Center of Planning and Coordination for Medical Education, School of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
- Department of Primary Care and Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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Hatakeyama S, Naito S, Numakura K, Kato R, Koguchi T, Kojima T, Kawasaki Y, Kandori S, Kawamura S, Tsushima E, Nishiyama H, Ito A, Kojima Y, Habuchi T, Obara W, Tsuchiya N, Ohyama C. Impact of cytoreductive nephrectomy in patients with primary metastatic renal cell carcinoma receiving systemic tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy: A multicenter retrospective study. Int J Urol 2020; 28:369-375. [PMID: 33314387 DOI: 10.1111/iju.14466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To compare overall survival between patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated by cytoreductive nephrectomy and those not treated by cytoreductive nephrectomy. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 278 patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma treated with first-line tyrosine kinase inhibitors between January 2008 and November 2019. Patients were divided into two groups: a cytoreductive nephrectomy group (immediate or deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy) and a group who received systemic tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapies alone without cytoreductive nephrectomy (control group). Overall survival comparisons were made in all patients in the control versus the cytoreductive nephrectomy group, the control versus the immediate cytoreductive nephrectomy group, the control versus the deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy group, and the deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy versus the immediate cytoreductive nephrectomy group. Analyses were weighted using the propensity score-based inverse probability of treatment weighting method to adjust for group imbalances. RESULTS The median (range) age of the patients was 65 (59-73) years. Of the 278 patients, 132 and 146 were in the control group and the cytoreductive nephrectomy (immediate, n = 107 and deferred, n = 39) group, respectively. A significant difference was noted between the control and cytoreductive nephrectomy groups in age, clinical stage, International Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Database Consortium risk factors, and the number of metastatic sites. Inverse probability of treatment weighting-adjusted Cox regression analysis showed a significant difference in overall survival between the control and the cytoreductive nephrectomy groups and between the control and the immediate or deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy groups. However, there was no significant difference in overall survival between the immediate and the deferred cytoreductive nephrectomy groups. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients undergoing cytoreductive nephrectomy are more likely to have longer overall survival than those who receive tyrosine kinase inhibitor therapy only.
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- Shingo Hatakeyama
- Department of Urology and Advanced Blood Purification Therapy, Hirosaki University Graduate of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Medicine, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Akita University School of Medicine, Akita, Akita, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Iwate, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Urology and Advanced Blood Purification Therapy, Hirosaki University Graduate of Medicine, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
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Nagumo Y, Kawai K, Kojima T, Shiga M, Kojo K, Tanaka K, Kandori S, Kimura T, Kawahara T, Okuyama A, Higashi T, Nishiyama H. Prognostic impact of non‐urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract: Analysis of hospital‐based cancer registry data in Japan. Int J Urol 2020; 28:54-60. [DOI: 10.1111/iju.14393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Yoshiyuki Nagumo
- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba IbarakiJapan
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- Department of Urology International University of Health and Welfare Narita ChibaJapan
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- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba IbarakiJapan
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- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba IbarakiJapan
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- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba IbarakiJapan
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- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba IbarakiJapan
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- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba IbarakiJapan
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- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba IbarakiJapan
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- Department of Urology University of Tsukuba Tsukuba IbarakiJapan
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- Center for Cancer Registries Center for Cancer Control and Information Service National Cancer Center Tokyo Japan
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- Center for Cancer Registries Center for Cancer Control and Information Service National Cancer Center Tokyo Japan
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Kimura T, Ishikawa H, Kojima T, Kandori S, Kawahara T, Sekino Y, Sakurai H, Nishiyama H. Bladder preservation therapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer: the past, present and future. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2020; 50:1097-1107. [PMID: 32895714 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyaa155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Radical cystectomy is the gold standard treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer, but some patients have medically inoperable disease or refuse cystectomy to preserve their bladder function. Bladder preservation therapy with transurethral resection of the bladder tumor and concurrent chemoradiotherapy, known as trimodal treatment, is regarded to be a curative-intent alternative to radical cystectomy for patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer during the past decade. After the development of immune checkpoint inhibitors, a world-changing breakthrough occurred in the field of metastatic urothelial carcinoma and many clinical trials have been conducted against non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Interestingly, preclinical and clinical studies against other malignancies have shown that immune checkpoint inhibitors interact with the radiation-induced immune reaction. As half of the patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer are elderly, and some have renal dysfunction, not only as comorbidity but also because of hydronephrosis caused by their tumors, immune checkpoint inhibitors are expected to become part of a new therapeutic approach for combination treatment with radiotherapy. Accordingly, clinical trials testing immune checkpoint inhibitors have been initiated to preserve bladder for muscle invasive bladder cancer patients using radiation and immune checkpoint inhibitors with/without chemotherapy. The objective of this review is to summarize the evidence of trimodal therapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer during the past decade and to discuss the future directions of bladder preservation therapy in immuno-oncology era.
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- Tomokazu Kimura
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Kojo K, Kawai K, Kawahara T, Kimura T, Kandori S, Nagumo Y, Nitta S, Kojima T, Okuyama A, Higashi T, Nishiyama H. Recent malignant testicular tumor trend in Japan, a country with an aging population: a large-scale study of 2012-2015 hospital-based cancer registry data. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2020; 50:1201-1208. [PMID: 32627833 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyaa110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Japan's national database of hospital-based cancer registries is estimated to cover ~67% of all new cancer cases. Using this database, we analyzed the characteristics of the recently diagnosed testicular malignancy. METHODS We obtained data for 6510 adult testicular malignancy patients diagnosed in 2012-2015. The distributions of patient ages, histological diagnoses and testicular germ cell tumor hospital care volumes were determined. RESULTS The most common histology was seminoma (60.3% of all testicular malignancies), followed by non-seminoma (24.1%) and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (13.1%). The median and mean ages of the testicular germ cell tumor patients were high at 38 and 39.8 years, respectively. The age distribution peaked at 30-40 years, followed by 40-50 years. Approximately 18% of testicular germ cell tumor patients were ≥50 years. The ages of the diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients peaked at 70-80 years (mean 67.7 years). When the analysis was limited to the testicular germ cell tumor patients who received first-course cancer treatment at the participating hospitals, the number of high-volume hospitals with ≥20 testicular germ cell tumor care volume was limited to 61 (10.0% of the 605 hospitals that treated ≥1 testicular germ cell tumor patient). However, when the patients who changed hospitals during treatment or relapsed after treatment completion were analyzed together, the number of high-volume hospitals increased to 104 (17.0% of 612 hospitals). CONCLUSION The testicular germ cell tumor patients' mean age was nearly 40 years. The proportions of older testicular germ cell tumor patients and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients were higher than previously thought. The reasons for this trend are unknown, but it is important to address the trend identified herein in a country with a super-aging population.
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- Kosuke Kojo
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.,Department of Urology, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, Narita, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center Japan, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center Japan, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Kandori S. Editorial Comment to Advanced adrenocortical carcinoma successfully treated with gemcitabine plus capecitabine as second-line chemotherapy. IJU Case Rep 2020; 3:274. [PMID: 33163923 PMCID: PMC7609188 DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Shuya Kandori
- Department of UrologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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Nagumo Y, Kawai K, Kojima T, Shiga M, Kojo K, Tanaka K, Kandori S, Kimura T, Kawahara T, Okuyama A, Higashi T, Nishiyama H. Prognostic significance of non-urothelial carcinoma of bladder: analysis of nationwide hospital-based cancer registry data in Japan. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2020; 50:1068-1075. [PMID: 32469066 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyaa072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To identify the prognosis of pure non-urothelial carcinoma (non-UC) of bladder and to compare them with those of pure urothelial carcinoma (UC). METHODS We used Japan's nationwide hospital-based cancer registry data to extract histologically confirmed pure non-UC and UC cases of bladder diagnosed in 2008-2009. We estimated the 5-year overall survival (OS) by a Kaplan-Meier analysis. RESULTS A total of 8094 patients with confirmed histological subtypes of bladder cancer were identified. The most common pure non-UC was squamous cell carcinoma (SQ, n = 192, 2.4%) followed by adenocarcinoma (AC, n = 138, 1.7%) and small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SmC, n = 54, 0.7%). The proportion of female patients (48%) was significantly higher in the SQ group compared with the pure UC group (P < 0.001). The 5-year OS rate of the non-UC patients was significantly worse than that of the UC patients (40 vs. 61%, P < 0.001). According to stages, the 5-year OS rates of the stage I and III non-UC patients were significantly worse than those of the UC patients (P = 0.001). Considering histologic subtypes and stages, the 5-year OS rates of the stage I SQ patients were worse than those of the AC and SmC patients (46, 68 and 64%, respectively). CONCLUSION The prognosis of pure non-UC was worse than that of pure UC, especially in the stage I and III non-UC patients. To improve these patients' oncologic outcomes, a more aggressive surgical approach may be necessary in stage I patients with non-UC, especially in pure SQ.
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- Yoshiyuki Nagumo
- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Center for Cancer Registries, Center for Cancer Control and Information Service, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Cancer Registries, Center for Cancer Control and Information Service, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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Nagumo Y, Kandori S, Nishiyama H. [Rare Cancers in the Genitourinary Tract]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho 2020; 47:1026-1030. [PMID: 32668844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Many types of rare cancers develop in the genitourinary tract. However, guidelines underlying clinical practice have not been established due to the lack of nationwide epidemiological data for many of these cancers. While epidemiological data in Western countries has been revealed by population-based study, it has been attempted to build the data using hospital-based cancer registry(HBCR)in Japan. The data from nationwide designated cancer care hospitals and other core cancer care hospitals includes the patients' demographics, tumor characteristics, and the first course of treatment. Although HBCR data does not reflect the status of clinical practice at all hospitals, it may be a useful tool for understanding the actual practice of rare cancers in Japan. We focused on the current status and prospects of penile and urachal cancer, which are relatively common in daily clinical practice. A standard of care has not been established for penile and urachal cancer patients, and the prognoses of those patients are poor. Recently, genomic analysis using a next-generation sequencer has been actively performed for many types of cancer. It is an important future task to establish a standard of care for patients with rare cancers based on molecular biological characteristics through active genomic analysis.
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Tanaka K, Kandori S, Nitta S, Chihara I, Kojo K, Nagumo Y, Kimura T, Kojima T, Kawai K, Okuyama A, Higashi T, Nishiyama H. Characteristics of penile cancer in Japan: An analysis of nationwide hospital-based cancer registry data. Int J Urol 2020; 27:538-542. [PMID: 32307745 DOI: 10.1111/iju.14247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with penile cancer in Japan using the nationwide hospital-based cancer registry database. METHODS Using hospital-based cancer registry data, we described the distribution of age, pathology, tumor-node-metastases classification, and first-course treatment in patients treated between 2012 and 2015. We compared the patterns of first-line treatment between elderly and non-elderly patients. RESULTS A total of 1012 patients were diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma among 1773 patients with penile tumors who registered under topography code C60. The median age at diagnosis was 74 years, and 85.9% of patients were aged >60 years. The most common pathology was usual-type squamous cell carcinoma (91.9%), followed by verrucous carcinoma (5.0%), sarcomatoid carcinoma (1.1%), papillary carcinoma (0.7%), basaloid carcinoma (0.6%), adenosquamous carcinoma (0.4%), warty carcinoma (0.2%) and mixed carcinoma (0.1%). A total of 61.3% of patients were diagnosed with localized disease. In contrast, the proportions of patients with lymph node and distant metastases were 27.5% and 2.1% at diagnosis, respectively. The proportion of patients who were treated with chemotherapy as the first-course treatment was significantly lower among elderly patients (≥80 years) with clinical stage III (27.6% vs 7.1%, P = 0.0312) and clinical stage IV (53.2% vs 14.3%, P = 0.0086). CONCLUSIONS Most penile cancer patients in Japan are diagnosed with usual-type squamous cell carcinoma, and those with human papilloma virus-related squamous cell carcinomas are <1%. Chemotherapy for advanced penile cancer is administered less in Japanese elderly (≥80 years) patients.
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- Ken Tanaka
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Centre for Cancer Registries, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Centre for Cancer Registries, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Nitta S, Kawai K, Kimura T, Kawahara T, Kandori S, Hoshi A, Kojima T, Nishiyama H. Predictors of venous thromboembolism development before and during chemotherapy for advanced germ cell tumor. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2020; 50:338-343. [PMID: 32037439 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyz177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We retrospectively analyzed the incidence and localization of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing chemotherapy for advanced germ cell tumor and separately evaluated the risk factors for venous thromboembolism development before and during chemotherapy. METHODS We included 121 patients treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy between 2005 and 2018. Venous thromboembolism was defined as venous thrombosis diagnosed using radiological imaging with or without thromboembolic symptoms. We analyzed the clinical parameters for identifying the possible venous thromboembolism risk factors. Khorana score was used to calculate the venous thromboembolism risk. RESULTS Thirteen patients showed prechemotherapy venous thromboembolism and 13 developed venous thromboembolism during chemotherapy. The most common venous thromboembolism was deep vein thrombosis (10 patients), followed by inferior vena cava thrombus (eight patients) and pulmonary thrombus (six patients). Compared to the group without venous thromboembolism, the group with prechemotherapy venous thromboembolism showed higher proportion of patients with tumors originating in the right testis (10 out of 13), significantly higher lactate dehydrogenase levels (828 IU/L versus 436 IU/L, P = 0.013), significantly higher proportion of patients with retroperitoneal lymph node (RPLN) metastases >5 cm in diameter (76.9% versus 33.7%, P = 0.003) and slightly higher proportion of patients with high-risk Khorana score (≥ 3; 30.8% versus 11.6%). No significant differences were observed between the clinical characteristics of patients with venous thromboembolism developed during chemotherapy and patients without venous thromboembolism. CONCLUSIONS We show that both RPLN mass > 5 cm and high lactate dehydrogenase levels are significant risk factors for prechemotherapy venous thromboembolism but not for venous thromboembolism development during chemotherapy.
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- Satoshi Nitta
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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Nagumo Y, Kojima T, Kojo K, Kimura T, Kandori S, Kawai K, Okuyama A, Higashi T, Nishiyama H. Clinicopathological features and their impacts on the prognoses of patients with nonurothelial carcinoma: A hospital-based cancer registry in Japan. J Clin Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.6_suppl.555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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555 Background: Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is the most common histology of genitourinary (GU) tract cancer. Non-UC tumors in the GU tract appear to be more aggressive than UC at that location, but the clinicopathological features and their impacts on the prognoses of the non-UC patients are not known due to the low numbers of these patients. Methods: We used Hospital-Based Cancer Registry (HBCR) data in Japan to extract non-UC cases, i.e., patients with adenocarcinoma (AC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), or small cell carcinoma (SmCC) of the GU tract who were diagnosed in 2008–2009 with histological confirmation and had received first course of treatment. We retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathological features of these patients, stratified by the bladder and the upper urinary tract (UUT) as tumor locations. We used a Cox proportional hazards regression to identify prognostic factors associated with the overall survival (OS). Results: Of the 8,095 cases at the bladder and 2,580 cases at the UUT, 384 (4.7%) and 131 (5.1%) non-UC cases were identified, respectively. The proportions of histologic subtypes in the bladder were 1.7% AC, 2.4% SCC, and 0.7% SmCC. In the UUT group, these proportions were 1.3%, 3.4%, and 0.4%, respectively. At both tumor locations, the distribution of ages was similar across all subtypes, with the age peak in the 70s. More patients with non-UC were diagnosed at an advanced clinical stage compared to the patients with UC at either location. The 5-yr OS rates of the non-UC patients with a tumor in the bladder and at the UUT were 40% and 26%, whereas the corresponding 5-yr OS rates among the UC patients were 61% and 52%, respectively. A multivariate analysis revealed that the presence of non-UC was significantly associated with increased mortality (hazard ratio 1.66, 95% confidence interval 1.48–1.87) regardless of the tumor location. Conclusions: The clinicopathological features of the non-UC patients were similar between both tumor locations. The presence of non-UC was associated with poor prognosis regardless of the tumor location. A standard of care must be established for non-UC patients, since the prognoses of these patients are not satisfactory.
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba city, Japan
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- National Cancer Center, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, Center for Cancer Registries, Chuo-Ku, Japan
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Nagumo Y, Kojima T, Kojo K, Kimura T, Kandori S, Kawai K, Okuyama A, Higashi T, Nishiyama H. Discrepancy between clinical stage and pathological stage based on the tumor location of urothelial carcinoma: A hospital-based cancer registry in Japan. J Clin Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.6_suppl.579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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579 Background: Accurate staging in patients with urothelial carcinoma (UC) of the bladder (UCB) or the upper urinary tract (UTUC) is essential for planning the appropriate treatment strategy. Although an underestimation of the pathological stage may result in missing the opportunity to perform preoperative treatment, the actual rate of the discrepancy between the clinical and pathological stages in UC is not known. Methods: We used Hospital-Based Cancer Registry (HBCR) data in Japan to extract 3,747 cases of UCB and 6,831 cases of UTUC with cT1-4N0M0 that were diagnosed in 2012–2015, histologically confirmed, and treated with radical surgery. We excluded patients who received chemotherapy or radiotherapy and those with an unknown clinical or pathological stage. Results: The proportion of UCB patients whose pathological stage was up-staged was 25%, and that of the UTUC patients was 30%. Among the patients with cT1 at each tumor location, up-staging to muscle-invasive cancer occurred in 30.9% (UCB, n=1132: pT2, 21.6%; pT3, 7.9%; pT4, 1.5%) and 37.5% (UTUC, n=2526: pT2, 16.9%; pT3, 20.2%; pT4, 0.4%), respectively. In particular, in the group of UTUC patients with cT1, the proportion of up-staging for pT3 was higher than that in the group of UCB patients with cT1. In the cases with cTis, up-staging to muscle-invasive cancer occurred in 10.5% (UCB, n=391: pT2, 6.9%; pT3, 1.8%; pT4, 1.8%) and 18.5% (UTUC, n=872: pT2, 9.7%; pT3, 8.7%). In contrast, the proportion of down-staging to non-muscle-invasive cancer in cases with cT2 or higher was 12% in the UCB group (n=2291) and 15% in the UTUC group (n=504). Conclusions: Among UC patients, up-staging from non-muscle-invasive cancer to muscle-invasive cancer is relatively common, and the frequency of this discrepancy in clinical and pathological stages tends to be especially higher in UTUC patients. More accurate diagnostic imaging techniques and biomarkers are urgently needed for the identification of the appropriate UC candidates for preoperative treatment.
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- Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba city, Japan
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- National Cancer Center, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, Center for Cancer Registries, Chuo-Ku, Japan
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Kawahara T, Kojima T, Shiga M, Tanaka K, Kandori S, Negoro H, Kawai K, Nishiyama H. Molecular mechanism of FGFR activation and resulting differences in the tumor-immune environment of bladder cancer. J Clin Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.6_suppl.432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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432 Background: Activation of FGFR signals in bladder cancer is frequently observed. Previous study reported that infiltration of tumor immune cells is suppressed in FGFR3 mutated bladder cancer. In this study, we elucidate the relationship between molecular mechanism of FGFR activation and tumor immune environment in bladder cancer. Methods: We analyzed 103 tissues of bladder cancer patients. Detection of somatic mutations were performed by target sequencing and gene expressions were analyzed by RNA-seq. Immunohistochemical staining of CD8 was performed for evaluating tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes. We compared the relationship between molecular mechanism of FGFR activation and tumor immune environment. Results: FGFR3 activated mutation or fusion was found in 37 cases (36%). FGFR1 overexpression was found in 10 cases (10%). FGFR3 activated mutation or fusion and FGFR1 overexpression were mutually exclusive. Tumors harboring FGFR3 mutation showed less infiltration of CD8 positive cells ( p = 0.01) and low PD-L1 expression ( p = 0.08) compared to those without. On the other hand, tumors with FGFR1 overexpression showed more infiltration of CD8 positive cells ( p = 0.06) and high PD-L1 expression ( p = 0.02). Conclusions: Clinicopathological features and intratumor immune environment of bladder cancer is different depending on the molecular mechanism of FGFR activation. These results suggest a possible association between molecular mechanism of FGFR activation and sensitivity of immunotherapy.
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Nitta S, Kawai K, Nagumo Y, Ikeda A, Kandori S, Kojima T, Nishiyama H. Impact of hemoglobin levels on hemoglobin-adjusted carbon monoxide diffusion capacity after chemotherapy for testicular cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2019; 49:1151-1156. [PMID: 31361805 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyz103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 06/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to compare the diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO), which was adjusted using the two equations the Cotes method and the Dinakara method, to assess bleomycin-induced lung injury in testicular cancer patients preparing for post-chemotherapy surgery. METHODS Between November 1990 and October 2018, 89 patients with advanced testicular cancer were recruited into the study. All patients received chemotherapy and underwent DLCO measurements using the single-breath technique prior to surgery for residual tumor removal. RESULTS The mean DLCO adjusted for hemoglobin using the Cotes and Dinakara methods was 69.5% and 86.0%, respectively (P < 0.001). According to the Cotes method, adjusted DLCO was severely diminished to below 65% in 40 patients (45%), whereas this proportion was only 16% according to the Dinakara method. We observed a significant correlation between hemoglobin levels and DLCO adjusted using the Cotes method (P < 0.001), but not using the Dinakara method. Four patients received a clinical diagnosis of bleomycin-induced pneumonitis (BIP), and all patients recovered after oral steroid therapy or observation. The DLCO adjusted by either methods was not well correlated with the development of BIP. No patients had major postoperative respiratory complications. CONCLUSIONS We found that Cotes-adjusted DLCO may be influenced by anemia. We recommend the addition of Dinakara-adjusted DLCO, along with chest computed tomography, for preoperative risk assessment.
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- Satoshi Nitta
- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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