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Pickl C, Engelmann S, Girtner F, Gužvić M, van Rhijn BWG, Hartmann V, Holbach S, Kälble S, Haas M, Rosenhammer B, Breyer J, Burger M, Mayr R. Body Composition as a Comorbidity-Independent Predictor of Survival following Nephroureterectomy for Urothelial Cancer of the Upper Urinary Tract. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15020450. [PMID: 36672398 PMCID: PMC9857333 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15020450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Radical nephroureterectomy (NUE) is the gold standard treatment for high-risk urothelial cancer of the upper urinary tract (UTUC). Besides sarcopenia and frailty, fat distribution is moving increasingly into focus. Components of body composition were assessed in patients undergoing NUE due to UTUC. The study cohort included 142 patients. By using CT-based measurements, the skeletal muscle index (SMI), subcutaneous adipose tissue index (SATI), and visceral adipose tissue index (VATI) were measured at the height of the third lumbar vertebra. Overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) were estimated using univariable und multivariable Cox regression models. The prevalence of sarcopenia in the study population (n = 142) was 37%. OS and CSS were significantly reduced in sarcopenic patients. In the multivariable cox regression analysis, including age, ACE-27, T-stage, R-stage, LVI and necrosis, sarcopenia remained a significant risk factor of OS (HR, 1.77; 95% CI 1.02-3.07; p = 0.042) and CSS (HR, 2.17; 95% CI 1.18-3.99; p = 0.012). High visceral adipose tissue seems to be protective, although not statistically significant. Sarcopenia is a comorbidity-independent risk factor in patients who underwent NUE due to UTUC. Visceral fat represents a potentially protective factor. These results suggest that specific factors of body composition can be used for better risk stratification.
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Affiliation(s)
- Christoph Pickl
- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
- Department of Surgical Oncology (Urology), Netherlands Cancer Institute—Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, St. Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Landshuterstr. 65, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
- Correspondence:
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Haas M, Knobloch C, Mayr R, Gierth M, Pickl C, Engelmann S, Denzinger S, Burger M, Breyer J, Holbach S. Short-Term and Long-Term Morbidity after Radical Cystectomy in Patients with NMIBC and Comparison with MIBC: Identifying Risk Factors for Severe Short-Term Complications. Urol Int 2023; 107:246-256. [PMID: 36693329 DOI: 10.1159/000528579] [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: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION RC represents a viable treatment option for certain NMIBC patients. However, studies investigating morbidity in the context of RC for NMIBC are scarce. The goal of the current study was to assess and compare morbidity after RC performed in patients with NMIBC and patients with MIBC and to identify risk factors for severe short-term complications. METHODS Medical records of 521 patients who underwent RC for bladder cancer were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were divided into patients with NMIBC and patients with MIBC. The groups were compared and risk factors for severe complications were identified. RESULTS RC for NMIBC was performed in 123 patients (23.6%). Histological upstaging was seen in 47 NMIBC patients (38.2%) and in 231 MIBC patients (58%, p < 0.001). OS was 29.8% and CSS was 15.5%. Both endpoints were higher for RC for MIBC (p < 0.001). More complications affecting the urinary diversion were seen with RC for NMIBC (p = 0.033) and more continent urinary diversions (p = 0.040) were performed in those patients. Obesity (p = 0.008), a higher ASA score (p = 0.004), and preoperative medical drug anticoagulation (p = 0.025) were risk factors for severe short-term morbidity after both, RC for NMIBC and for MIBC. CONCLUSION Patients who underwent RC for NMIBC are exposed to a comparably high perioperative risk than patients with MIBC. RC seems to be a viable treatment option for certain NMIBC patients with a significant histological upstaging in both groups. In patients with obesity, a high ASA score, and with medical drug anticoagulation, the indication for surgery should be confirmed especially strict and possible treatment alternatives should be considered particularly thorough.
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- Maximilian Haas
- Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Caritas St. Josef Hospital, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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Köther AK, Büdenbender B, Grüne B, Holbach S, Huber J, von Landenberg N, Lenk J, Martini T, Michel MS, Kriegmair MC, Alpers GW. Different patients, different preferences: A multicenter assessment of patients' personality traits and anxiety in shared decision making. Cancer Med 2022; 11:2999-3008. [PMID: 35322925 PMCID: PMC9359866 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4667] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Patient-centered care and shared decision making (SDM) are generally recognized as the gold standard for medical consultations, especially for preference-sensitive decisions. However, little is known about psychological patient characteristics that influence patient-reported preferences. We set out to explore the role of personality and anxiety for a preference-sensitive decision in bladder cancer patients (choice of urinary diversion, UD) and to determine if anxiety predicts patients' participation preferences. METHODS We recruited a sample of bladder cancer patients (N = 180, primarily male, retired) who awaited a medical consultation on radical cystectomy and their choice of UD. We asked patients to fill in a set of self-report questionnaires before this consultation, including measures of treatment preference, personality (BFI-10), anxiety (STAI), and participation preference (API and API-Uro), as well as sociodemographic characteristics. RESULTS Most patients (79%) indicated a clear preference for one of the treatment options (44% continent UD, 34% incontinent UD). Patients who reported more conscientiousness were more likely to prefer more complex methods (continent UD). The majority (62%) preferred to delegate decision making to healthcare professionals. A substantial number of patients reported elevated anxiety (32%), and more anxiety was predictive of higher participation preference, specifically for uro-oncological decisions (β = 0.207, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Our findings provide insight into the role of psychological patient characteristics for SDM. Aspects of personality such as conscientiousness influence treatment preferences. Anxiety contributes to patients' motivation to be involved in pertinent decisions. Thus, personality and negative affect should be considered to improve SDM.
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- Anja K Köther
- Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Urosurgery, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Caritas St Josef Medical Center, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,Department of Urology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Urological Hospital Munich-Planegg, Planegg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Urosurgery, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Urology and Urosurgery, University Medical Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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