Radical cystectomy versus trimodality bladder-preserving therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer among elderly (80-84 years old) patients.

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 340-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shingo Hatakeyama ◽  
Hayato Yamamoto ◽  
Akiko Okamoto ◽  
Atsushi Imai ◽  
Takahiro Yoneyama ◽  
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340 Background: Management of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) in elderly patients is issue of vital importance. The aim of the present study was to compare the oncological outcome of radical cystectomy to trimodality bladder preservation therapy. Methods: Between 1996 and 2013, we treated consecutive 419 patients with MIBC. Of these, we identified 44 patients with MIBC (cT2-4aN0M0) aged 80-84 years. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical charts of these patients. All patients received maximally safe transurethral resection of the bladder tumor before definitive therapy. The patients were categorized according to the treatment options into 2 cohorts; radical cystectomy cohort (RCx, n = 22), or radiotherapy with chemotherapy cohort (Trimodality, n = 22). All patients in trimodality cohort received at least 2 courses of gemcitabine plus carboplatin chemotherapy. Each patient was evaluated every 3-6 months by blood test, urine cytology, and computed tomography. Overall survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS) was estimated by Kaplan-Meier method. Multivariate analysis was used to identify independent factors to predict OS or PFS. Results: There were no significant differences in patient backgrounds between the groups, except for ECOG performance status (ECOG-PS), Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) and eligibility for cisplatin. The mean ECOG-PS, CCI and the number of cisplatin-unfit patients were significant higher in trimodality cohort (p = 0.001, p = 0.034, and p = 0.003, respectively). There were no significant differences in OS and PFS between the groups. On multivariate analysis, ECOG-PS >1 was the independent prognostic factors for OS and PFS. Conclusions: Trimodality bladder preservation therapy for MIBC in elderly patients is comparable to those who received radical cystectomy. For patients with MIBC who are non-cystectomy candidates, or select patients who are motivated to keep their native bladders, trimodality bladder preservation therapy should recognized as an effective alternative to radical cystectomy, and be considered.

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e79-e97 ◽  
Author(s):  
William P. Parker ◽  
Woodson Smelser ◽  
Eugene K. Lee ◽  
Elizabeth B. Habermann ◽  
Prabin Thapa ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 361-361
Author(s):  
Shingo Hatakeyama ◽  
Hayato Yamamoto ◽  
Akiko Okamoto ◽  
Atsushi Imai ◽  
Takahiro Yoneyama ◽  
...  

361 Background: Prognosis and tumor responses of carboplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) are not well documented. To assess the usefulness of carboplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy, we examined the correlation between radiological responses and pathologic down staging on radical cystectomy (RCx) specimens, disease free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS). Methods: Between March 2005 and June 2013, we performed carboplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy in 115 patients with T2-4NxM0 MIBC. After diagnostic TUR biopsy, all participants received two courses of Gemcitabine plus Carboplatin therapy. Baseline and post chemotherapy tumor size from contrast enhanced CT were reviewed. The patients were divided in two groups between responders (CR+PR), and non-responders (SD+PD). RCx and bilateral pelvic lymphadenectomy were performed approximately within a month after cessation of chemotherapy. DFS and OS distributions within radiologic response subgroups were estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using the log-rank test. To evaluate independent predictor for DFS and OS, age, gender, performance status, pathological T and N stage, down-staging, tumor grade, renal function, and radiological responses were applied by Cox-regression multivariate analysis. Results: No significant differences were observed in patient backgrounds between the groups. Radiologic responses were observed in 75 (65%) patients with 69±24% decrease in responder group, whereas tumor response was 2.8±14% in non-responders. The rate of pathological down staging to <pT2 was 37 (49%) in responders, 5 (13%) in non-responders group. Radiologic response was a strong predictor of DFS and OS. A 5-year advantages of DFS and OS in responders vs. non-responders were 88% and 86% vs. 64% and 69%, respectively (P=0.021 and P=0.013). Multivariate analysis showed radiologic response was the independent factor for DFS and OS. Conclusions: Radiological response post carboplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy is associated with OS in patients with MIBC.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 453-453
Author(s):  
Ashish M. Kamat ◽  
Mihaela V. Georgieva ◽  
Jinlin Song ◽  
Iryna Bocharova ◽  
Kun Qian ◽  
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453 Background: For patients with high-grade (HG) non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) who recur after Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy, treatment options other than radical cystectomy have been limited. This study examined real-world utilization and outcomes of current bladder preservation therapies (BPT) after BCG treatment. Methods: We analyzed the SEER-Medicare database and identified patients diagnosed with HG NMIBC between 2008 and 2015 who received at least one BCG induction course (defined as ≥5 weekly instillations). Use of BPT within six months of the last consecutive BCG instillation was identified and included BCG + interferon alpha, docetaxel, doxorubicin, epirubicin, gemcitabine, mitomycin C, nab-paclitaxel, thiotepa, valrubicin, or their combinations. Progression was identified as initiation of treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, radical cystectomy, or presence of metastases. Time to progression (TTP) was defined as time from BPT initiation to progression event. Progression-free survival (PFS) was assessed from BPT initiation and defined as the absence of progression or death due to bladder cancer. TTP and PFS were assessed using Kaplan-Meier analysis. Results: A total of 7,074 patients were diagnosed with HG NMIBC and received ≥ 5 BCG weekly induction instillations. Of these, 8.8% (620 patients) initiated BPT. The most commonly used agents were mitomycin C (66.0%), followed by BCG + interferon alpha (22.9%), valrubicin (4.0%), doxorubicin (2.9%), and gemcitabine (2.1%). Disease progression occurred in 18.7% of patients within 1 year of treatment initiation (40.5% due to metastases), 36.4% within 3 years (50.0% due to metastases), and 45.4% within 5 years (50.2% due to metastases). The rate of PFS was 80.9%, 61.8%, and 52.3% at 1, 3, and 5 years, respectively. Conclusions: High rates of metastatic disease are noted in HG NMIBC following available BPT treatments after failure of BCG therapy. A high unmet need remains for novel bladder-sparing therapies to improve outcomes in this difficult-to-treat population.


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