scholarly journals Preoperative positive voided urine cytology predicts poor clinical outcomes in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma undergoing nephroureterectomy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Liu ◽  
Zhankun Wang ◽  
Shuai Liu ◽  
Yu Yao ◽  
Yong Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Performance of urinary cytology is recommended as the part of a standard diagnostic workup and base surveillance regimens in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). However, the effect of positive voided urine cytology (VUC) on UTUC prognosis, compared with negative VUC, has not been fully demonstrated. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of preoperative VUC on predicting intravesical recurrence, disease recurrence, and mortality in patients with UTUC who underwent nephroureterectomy (RNU).Methods: Clinicopathological information was collected from 315 UTUC patients treated with RNU. The association between VUC and oncological outcomes was analyzed using the Kaplan–Meier method with log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards regression models. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the influence of VUC on tumor grade.Results: Preoperative positive VUC, presenting in 101 patients (32%), was significantly associated with tumor multifocality (P=0.017) and higher tumor grade (P=0.010). On multivariate Cox regression analyses, preoperative positive VUC was an independent prognostic factor of intravesical recurrence-free survival (RFS) (hazard ratio [HR]=2.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06–4.64; P=0.035), RFS (HR=1.80, 95% CI 1.08–2.99; P=0.023), and cancer-specific survival (CSS) (HR=1.87, 95% CI 1.10–3.18; P=0.020), but not overall survival (HR=1.32, 95% CI 0.80–2.18; P=0.28). Logistic regression analysis revealed that VUC was related to high tumor grade in UTUC (odds ratio=2.23, 95%CI 1.15–4.52).Conclusion: Preoperative positive VUC significantly increases the risk of intravesical recurrence in UTUC patients undergoing RNU. In addition, positive VUC is an adverse predictor of RFS and CSS, which might be due to the association between positive VUC and high tumor grade.

BMC Cancer ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Liu ◽  
Zhankun Wang ◽  
Shuai Liu ◽  
Yu Yao ◽  
Yong Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Performance of urinary cytology is recommended as the part of a standard diagnostic workup and base surveillance regimens in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). However, the effect of positive voided urine cytology (VUC) on UTUC prognosis, compared with negative VUC, has not been fully demonstrated. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of preoperative VUC on predicting intravesical recurrence, disease recurrence, and mortality in patients with UTUC who underwent nephroureterectomy (RNU). Methods Clinicopathological information was collected from 315 UTUC patients treated with RNU. The association between VUC and oncological outcomes was analyzed using the Kaplan–Meier method with log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards regression models. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the influence of VUC on tumor grade. Results Preoperative positive VUC, presenting in 101 patients (32%), was significantly associated with tumor multifocality (P = 0.017) and higher tumor grade (P = 0.010). On multivariable Cox regression analyses, preoperative positive VUC was an independent prognostic factor of intravesical recurrence-free survival (RFS) (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06–4.64; P = 0.035), RFS (HR = 1.80, 95% CI 1.08–2.99; P = 0.023), and cancer-specific survival (CSS) (HR = 1.87, 95% CI 1.10–3.18; P = 0.020), but not overall survival (HR = 1.32, 95% CI 0.80–2.18; P = 0.28). Logistic regression analysis revealed that VUC was related to high tumor grade in UTUC (odds ratio = 2.23, 95%CI 1.15–4.52). Conclusion Preoperative positive VUC significantly increases the risk of intravesical recurrence in UTUC patients undergoing RNU. In addition, positive VUC is an adverse predictor of RFS and CSS, which might be due to the association between positive VUC and high tumor grade.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Liu ◽  
Zhankun Wang ◽  
Shuai Liu ◽  
Yu Yao ◽  
Yong Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Performance of urinary cytology is recommended as the part of a standard diagnostic workup and base surveillance regimens in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). However, the effect of positive voided urine cytology (VUC) on UTUC prognosis, compared with negative VUC, has not been fully demonstrated. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of preoperative VUC on predicting intravesical recurrence, disease recurrence, and mortality in patients with UTUC who underwent nephroureterectomy (RNU).Methods: Clinicopathological information was collected from 315 UTUC patients treated with RNU. The association between VUC and oncological outcomes was analyzed using the Kaplan–Meier method with log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards regression models. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the influence of VUC on tumor grade.Results: Preoperative positive VUC, presenting in 101 patients (32%), was significantly associated with tumor multifocality (P = 0.017) and higher tumor grade (P = 0.010). On multivariable Cox regression analyses, preoperative positive VUC was an independent prognostic factor of intravesical recurrence-free survival (RFS) (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06–4.64; P = 0.035), RFS (HR = 1.80, 95% CI 1.08–2.99; P = 0.023), and cancer-specific survival (CSS) (HR = 1.87, 95% CI 1.10–3.18; P = 0.020), but not overall survival (HR = 1.32, 95% CI 0.80–2.18; P = 0.28). Logistic regression analysis revealed that VUC was related to high tumor grade in UTUC (odds ratio = 2.23, 95%CI 1.15–4.52).Conclusion: Preoperative positive VUC significantly increases the risk of intravesical recurrence in UTUC patients undergoing RNU. In addition, positive VUC is an adverse predictor of RFS and CSS, which might be due to the association between positive VUC and high tumor grade.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Liu ◽  
Zhankun Wang ◽  
Shuai Liu ◽  
Yu Yao ◽  
Yong Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Performance of urinary cytology is recommended as the part of a standard diagnostic workup and base surveillance regimens in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). However, the effect of positive voided urine cytology (VUC) on UTUC prognosis, compared with negative VUC, has not been fully demonstrated. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of preoperative VUC on predicting intravesical recurrence, disease recurrence, and mortality in patients with UTUC who underwent nephroureterectomy (RNU).Methods: Clinicopathological information was collected from 315 UTUC patients treated with RNU. The association between VUC and oncological outcomes was analyzed using the Kaplan–Meier method with log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards regression models. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the influence of VUC on tumor grade.Results: Preoperative positive VUC, presenting in 101 patients (32%), was significantly associated with tumor multifocality (P=0.017) and higher tumor grade (P=0.010). On multivariate Cox regression analyses, preoperative positive VUC was an independent prognostic factor of intravesical recurrence-free survival (RFS) (hazard ratio [HR]=2.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06–4.64; P=0.035), RFS (HR=1.80, 95% CI 1.08–2.99; P=0.023), and cancer-specific survival (CSS) (HR=1.87, 95% CI 1.10–3.18; P=0.020), but not overall survival (HR=1.32, 95% CI 0.80–2.18; P=0.28). Logistic regression analysis revealed that VUC was related to high tumor grade in UTUC (odds ratio=2.23, 95%CI 1.15–4.52).Conclusion: Preoperative positive VUC significantly increases the risk of intravesical recurrence in UTUC patients undergoing RNU. In addition, positive VUC is an adverse predictor of RFS and CSS, which might be due to the association between positive VUC and high tumor grade.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Liu ◽  
Zhankun Wang ◽  
Shuai Liu ◽  
Yu Yao ◽  
Yong Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Performance of urinary cytology is recommended as the part of a standard diagnostic workup and base surveillance regimens in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). However, the effect of positive voided urine cytology (VUC) on UTUC prognosis, compared with negative VUC, has not been fully demonstrated. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of preoperative VUC on predicting intravesical recurrence, disease recurrence, and mortality in patients with UTUC who underwent nephroureterectomy (RNU). Methods: Clinicopathological information was collected from 315 UTUC patients treated with RNU. The association between VUC and oncological outcomes was analyzed using the Kaplan–Meier method with log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards regression models. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the influence of VUC on tumor grade. Results: Preoperative positive VUC, presenting in 101 patients (32.1%), was significantly associated with tumor multifocality (P=0.02) and higher tumor grade (P=0.01). On multivariate Cox regression analyses, preoperative positive VUC was an independent prognostic factor of intravesical recurrence-free survival (RFS) (hazard ratio [HR]=2.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06–4.64; P=0.03), RFS (HR=1.80, 95% CI 1.08–2.99; P=0.02), and cancer-specific survival (CSS) (HR=1.87, 95% CI 1.10–3.18; P=0.02), but not overall survival (HR=1.32, 95% CI 0.80–2.18; P=0.28). Logistic regression analysis revealed that VUC was related to high tumor grade in UTUC (odds ratio=2.23, 95%CI 1.15–4.52). Conclusion: Preoperative positive VUC significantly increases the risk of intravesical recurrence in UTUC patients undergoing RNU. In addition, positive VUC is an adverse predictor of RFS and CSS, which might be due to the association between positive VUC and high tumor grade.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Liu ◽  
Zhankun Wang ◽  
Shuai Liu ◽  
Yu Yao ◽  
Yong Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Performance of urinary cytology is recommended as the part of a standard diagnostic workup and base surveillance regimens in upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). However, the effect of positive voided urine cytology (VUC) on UTUC prognosis, compared with negative VUC, has not been fully demonstrated. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of preoperative VUC on predicting intravesical recurrence, disease recurrence, and mortality in patients with UTUC who underwent nephroureterectomy (RNU).Methods: Clinicopathological information was collected from 315 UTUC patients treated with RNU. The association between VUC and oncological outcomes was analyzed using the Kaplan–Meier method with log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards regression models. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify the influence of VUC on tumor grade.Results: Preoperative positive VUC, presenting in 101 patients (32%), was significantly associated with tumor multifocality (P = 0.017) and higher tumor grade (P = 0.010). On multivariable Cox regression analyses, preoperative positive VUC was an independent prognostic factor of intravesical recurrence-free survival (RFS) (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06–4.64; P = 0.035), RFS (HR = 1.80, 95% CI 1.08–2.99; P = 0.023), and cancer-specific survival (CSS) (HR = 1.87, 95% CI 1.10–3.18; P = 0.020), but not overall survival (HR = 1.32, 95% CI 0.80–2.18; P = 0.28). Logistic regression analysis revealed that VUC was related to high tumor grade in UTUC (odds ratio = 2.23, 95%CI 1.15–4.52).Conclusion: Preoperative positive VUC significantly increases the risk of intravesical recurrence in UTUC patients undergoing RNU. In addition, positive VUC is an adverse predictor of RFS and CSS, which might be due to the association between positive VUC and high tumor grade.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 117955492092766
Author(s):  
Runzhuo Ma ◽  
Haizhui Xia ◽  
Min Qiu ◽  
Liyuan Tao ◽  
Min Lu ◽  
...  

Background: To develop a novel nomogram to improve the preoperative diagnosis of pathological grade of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Methods: Retrospective study was conducted with 245 patients with UTUC treated by radical nephroureterectomy from 2002 to 2016. Of the cohort, 57.6% received ureteroscopic (URS) biopsy and 35.9% received urine cytology examination. Preoperative clinical characteristics and examination results were collected. Final pathological grade was diagnosed by postoperative pathology. Univariable and multivariable binary logistic regressions were applied to establish a preoperative predictive model for tumor grade, and significant factors were included in the nomogram. The area under curve (AUC) was used to show the predictive efficacy, and the calibration plot was drawn for validation. Results: Of the 245 patients, 72.7% were diagnosed with pathological high-grade disease. Age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.03, P = .039), sessile (OR = 3.86, P = .021), positive urinary cytology (OR = 6.87, P = .035), and biopsy high-grade result (OR = 10.85, P < .001) were independent predictors for pathological high-grade disease. The predictive nomogram containing these factors achieved an AUC of 0.78, which was significantly better than URS biopsy alone (AUC = 0.62, P = .003) in the whole cohort. In the URS biopsy subgroup, the nomogram achieved an AUC of 0.79, better than biopsy alone (AUC = 0.76), but was not statistically significant ( P = .431). When the cutoff value of the nomogram was set at 0.64, the sensitivity of detecting a high-grade lesion versus low-grade lesion was 80.3%, better than that of URS biopsy alone (sensitivity = 65.7%). Conclusions: Advanced age, sessile, positive urinary cytology, and biopsy high-grade were independent predictors of pathological high-grade disease in patients with UTUC. A nomogram containing these factors can improve diagnostic accuracy, potentially reducing the risk of “undergrading” by URS biopsy.


Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 722
Author(s):  
Yusuke Ito ◽  
Hidetaka Wakabayashi ◽  
Shinta Nishioka ◽  
Shin Nomura ◽  
Ryo Momosaki

The object of this study is to determine the impact of the rehabilitation dose on the nutritional status at discharge from a convalescent rehabilitation ward in malnourished patients with hip fracture. This retrospective case-control study involved malnourished patients with hip fracture aged 65 years or older who had been admitted to a convalescent rehabilitation ward and whose data were registered in the Japan Rehabilitation Nutrition Database. The primary outcome was nutritional status at discharge. Patients were classified according to whether nutritional status was improved or not at discharge, according to the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form® (MNA-SF) score. The association between improved nutritional status and rehabilitation dose was assessed by a logistic regression analysis. Data were available for 145 patients (27 men, 118 women; mean age 85.1 ± 7.9 years). Daily rehabilitation dose was 109.5 (median 94.6–116.2) min and the MNA-SF score at admission was 5 (median 4–6). Nutritional status was improved in 97 patients and not improved in 48. Logistic regression analysis showed the following factors to be independently associated with nutritional status at discharge: Functional Independence Measure score (OR 1.042, 95% CI 1.016–1.068), energy intake (OR 1.002 CI 1.000–1.004), daily rehabilitation dose (OR 1.023, 95% CI 1.002–1.045), and length of hospital stay (OR 1.026, 95% CI 1.003–1.049). The daily rehabilitation dose in malnourished patients with hip fracture may positively impact nutritional status at discharge.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. 2983
Author(s):  
Kun-Che Lin ◽  
Hau-Chern Jan ◽  
Che-Yuan Hu ◽  
Yin-Chien Ou ◽  
Yao-Lin Kao ◽  
...  

Objectives: This study aimed at investigating the prognostic impact of tumor necrosis and preoperative monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) in patients treated with radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Methods: A total of 521 patients with UTUC treated with RNU from January 2008 to June 2019 at our institution were enrolled. Histological tumor necrosis was defined as the presence of microscopic coagulative necrosis. The optimal value of MLR was determined as 0.4 by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis based on cancer-specific mortality. The Kaplan–Meier method with log-rank test and Cox proportional hazards regression models were performed to evaluate the impact of tumor necrosis and MLR on overall (OS), cancer-specific (CSS), and recurrence-free survival (RFS). Furthermore, ROC analysis was used to estimate the predictive ability of potential prognostic factors for oncological outcomes. Results: Tumor necrosis was present in 106 patients (20%), which was significantly associated with tumor location, high pathological tumor stage, lymph node metastasis, high tumor grade, lymphovascular invasion, tumor size, and increased monocyte counts. On multivariate analysis, the combination of tumor necrosis and preoperative MLR was an independent prognosticator of OS, CSS, and RFS (all p < 0.05). Moreover, ROC analyses revealed the predictive accuracy of a combination of tumor necrosis and preoperative MLR for OS, CSS, and RFS with the area under the ROC curve of 0.745, 0.810, and 0.782, respectively (all p < 0.001). Conclusions: The combination of tumor necrosis and preoperative MLR can be used as an independent prognosticator in patients with UTUC after RNU. The identification of this combination could help physicians to recognize high-risk patients with unfavorable outcomes and devise more appropriate postoperative treatment plans.


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