scholarly journals High Androgen Receptor mRNA Expression Is Independently Associated with Prolonged Cancer-Specific and Recurrence-Free Survival in Stage T1 Bladder Cancer

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 340-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danijel Sikic ◽  
Johannes Breyer ◽  
Arndt Hartmann ◽  
Maximilian Burger ◽  
Philipp Erben ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bladder Cancer ◽  
Androgen Receptor ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Recurrence Free Survival ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Receptor Mrna ◽  
Stage T1

scholarly journals Restaging Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumours after BCG Immunotherapy Induction in Patients with T1 Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Might not Be Associated with Oncologic Benefit

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 3306
Author(s):  
Wojciech Krajewski ◽  
Marco Moschini ◽  
Łukasz Nowak ◽  
Sławomir Poletajew ◽  
Andrzej Tukiendorf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bladder Cancer ◽  
Transurethral Resection ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Progression Free Survival ◽  
Recurrence Free Survival ◽  
Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Muscle Invasive ◽  
Bladder Tumours

Background and Purpose: The European Association of Urology guidelines recommend restaging transurethral resection of bladder tumours (reTURB) 2–6 weeks after primary TURB. However, in clinical practice some patients undergo a second TURB procedure after Bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy (BCG)induction. To date, there are no studies comparing post-BCG reTURB with the classic pre-BCG approach. The aim of this study was to assess whether the performance of reTURB after BCG induction in T1HG bladder cancer is related to potential oncological benefits. Materials and Methods: Data from 645 patients with primary T1HG bladder cancer treated between 2001 and 2019 in 12 tertiary care centres were retrospectively reviewed. The study included patients who underwent reTURB before BCG induction (Pre-BCG group: 397 patients; 61.6%) and those who had reTURB performed after BCG induction (Post-BCG group: 248 patients, 38.4%). The decision to perform reTURB before or after BCG induction was according to the surgeon’s discretion, as well as a consideration of local proceedings and protocols. Due to variation in patients’ characteristics, both propensity-score-matched analysis (PSM) and inverse-probability weighting (IPW) were implemented. Results: The five-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) was 64.7% and 69.1% for the Pre- and Post-BCG groups, respectively, and progression-free survival (PFS) was 82.7% and 83.3% for the Pre- and Post-BCG groups, respectively (both: p > 0.05). Similarly, neither RFS nor PFS differed significantly for a five-year period or in the whole time of observation after the PSM and IPW matching methods were used. Conclusions: Our results suggest that there might be no difference in recurrence-free survival and progression-free survival rates, regardless of whether patients have reTURB performed before or after BCG induction.

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