2024
Influence of lamina propria invasion extension on T1 high‐grade non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer in patients undergoing BCG or radical cystectomy
Contieri R, Tan W, Grajales V, Hensley P, Martini A, Bree K, Myers A, Nogueras‐Gonzalez G, Navai N, Dinney C, Guo C, Kamat A. Influence of lamina propria invasion extension on T1 high‐grade non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer in patients undergoing BCG or radical cystectomy. BJU International 2024, 133: 733-741. PMID: 38374533, DOI: 10.1111/bju.16293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-muscle-invasive bladder cancerImmediate radical cystectomyCancer-specific survivalMetastasis-free survivalProgression-free survivalT1 substagingOverall survivalRadical cystectomyPathology reportsBladder cancerHigh-grade non-muscle-invasive bladder cancerPatients treated with bacillus Calmette-GuerinAssociated with poor progression-free survivalInstitutional review board-approved retrospective studyPatients treated with BCGPoor progression-free survivalLamina propriaAssociated with upstagingBCG-treated patientsCalculate overall survivalTreated with BCGKaplan-Meier methodHigh-grade patientsMultivariate Cox modelInvasive characteristics
2023
Impact of age >70 years on oncological outcomes in patients with non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer treated with Bacillus Calmette–Guérin
Contieri R, Grajales V, Tan W, Martini A, Sood A, Hensley P, Bree K, Lobo N, Nogueras‐Gonzalez G, Guo C, Navai N, Dinney C, Kamat A. Impact of age >70 years on oncological outcomes in patients with non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer treated with Bacillus Calmette–Guérin. BJU International 2023, 133: 63-70. PMID: 37442564, PMCID: PMC10787034, DOI: 10.1111/bju.16127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-muscle-invasive bladder cancerBacillus Calmette-GuerinCancer-specific mortalityCompeting-risk regression analysisCohort of patientsOncological outcomesFood and Drug AdministrationHG recurrenceAssociated with adverse oncologic outcomesHigh-gradeImpact of ageInstitutional review board-approved retrospective studyBacillus Calmette-Guerin instillationsIntravesical BCGCumulative incidence of progressionAdverse oncologic outcomesIncidence of progressionAssociation of advanced ageUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationStates Food and Drug AdministrationCumulative incidence methodPredictors of progressionStudy's primary outcomeBCG instillationRegression analysis