scholarly journals Impact of Non-synchronous Diagnostic Ureteroscopy on Intravesical Recurrence in Patients Underwent Radical Nephroureterectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Propensity-Score Matched Analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huamao Ye ◽  
Xiang Feng ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Rui Chen ◽  
Meimian Hua ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huamao Ye ◽  
Xiang Feng ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Rui Chen ◽  
Meimian Hua ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: The effect of diagnostic ureteroscopy (DURS) on intravesical recurrence (IVR) after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) were controversial. To investigate the impact of DURS, we carried out this single-center retrospective study by applying propensity-score matching (PSM) and Cox regression model. Patients and Methods: The data of 160 patients with pTa-pT3 upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) were analyzed. Eighty-six patients underwent DURS (DURS group) and 74 patients without DURS (control group). The DURS group was further sub-grouped into synchronous DURS group (DURS followed by immediate RNU, n=45) and non-synchronous DURS group (DURS followed by delayed RNU, n=41). Baseline confounders were corrected by PSM. The impact of DURS on IVR was assessed by Kaplan-Meier analysis in PSM cohort and by Cox regression model in the full data set. Results: The median follow-up time was 40.4 months. No difference of the 3-year IVRFS between DURS group and control group (72.6% vs. 65.3%, p=0.263). In subgroup analysis, the 3-year IVR-free survival of non-synchronous DURS group (51.4%) was significantly lower than that of synchronous DURS (78.3%) or control group (72.6%) (p=0.027). Further Cox regression analysis showed that non-synchronous DURS (HR 1.481, 95% CI 1.031-2.127, p=0.034) was independent risk factors for postoperative IVR. Conclusions: Non-synchronous DURS was not recommended for the diagnosis and preoperative evaluation of UTUC, because it could raise the risk of IVR after RNU. For UTUC patients in need of DURS, synchronous DURS could be a safer choice than the non-synchronous DURS in terms of lowering the IVR risk.


Author(s):  
Shicong Lai ◽  
Xingbo Long ◽  
Pengjie Wu ◽  
Jianyong Liu ◽  
Samuel Seery ◽  
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Abstract Objective To evaluate the role of Ki-67 in predicting subsequent intravesical recurrence following radical nephroureterectomy and to develop a predictive nomogram for upper tract urothelial carcinoma patients. Methods This retrospective analysis involved 489 upper tract urothelial carcinoma patients who underwent radical nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff excision. The data set was randomly split into a training cohort of 293 patients and a validation cohort of 196 patients. Immunohistochemical analysis was used to assess the immunoreactivity of the biomarker Ki-67 in the tumor tissues. A multivariable Cox regression model was utilized to identify independent intravesical recurrence predictors after radical nephroureterectomy before constructing a nomographic model. Predictive accuracy was quantified using time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curve. Decision curve analysis was performed to evaluate the clinical benefit of models. Results With a median follow-up of 54 months, intravesical recurrence developed in 28.2% of this sample (n = 137). Tumor location, multifocality, pathological T stage, surgical approach, bladder cancer history and Ki-67 expression levels were independently associated with intravesical recurrence (all P < 0.05). The full model, which intercalated Ki-67 with traditional clinicopathological parameters, outperformed both the basic model and Xylinas’ model in terms of discriminative capacity (all P < 0.05). Decision-making analysis suggests that the more comprehensive model can also improve patients’ net benefit. Conclusions This new model, which intercalates the Ki-67 biomarker with traditional clinicopathological factors, appears to be more sensitive than nomograms previously tested across mainland Chinese populations. The findings suggest that Ki-67 could be useful for determining risk-stratified surveillance protocols following radical nephroureterectomy and in generating an individualized strategy based around intravesical recurrence predictions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 114 (5) ◽  
pp. 674-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Kaag ◽  
Landon Trost ◽  
R. Houston Thompson ◽  
Ricardo Favaretto ◽  
Vanessa Elliott ◽  
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