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
Comparative Analysis of Very Reduced vs Full Dose BCG Treatment for High-Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Contemporary Experience from Chile
Grajales V, Contieri R, Tan W, Flores M, Schultz M, Pinochet R, Bustamante A, Kamat A, Fernández M. Comparative Analysis of Very Reduced vs Full Dose BCG Treatment for High-Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Contemporary Experience from Chile. Bladder Cancer 2023, 9: 327-334. PMID: 38994240, PMCID: PMC11165921, DOI: 10.3233/blc-230047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerBacillus Calmette-GuerinBacillus Calmette-Guerin treatmentHR-NMIBC patientsInvasive bladder cancerOncological outcomesHigh riskBladder cancerHigh-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancerPatients treated with bacillus Calmette-GuerinAdjuvant bacillus Calmette-GuerinBacillus Calmette-Guerin instillationsFull doseFD groupMultivariate Cox regression modelCalculate survival estimatesReduced-dose regimensMedian follow-upRecurrence free rateKaplan-Meier methodReduced toxicity profileCox regression modelsHR-NMIBCStratify patientsRetrospective study
2020
Quality of surgical care can impact survival in patients with bladder cancer after robot-assisted radical cystectomy: results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium
Ahmed Y, Hussein A, May P, Ahmad B, Khan A, Benkowski J, Durrani A, Khan S, Kozlowski J, Saar M, Wijburg C, Richstone L, Wagner A, Yuh B, Redorta J, Dasgupta P, Khan M, Menon M, Peabody J, Hosseini A, Gaboardi F, Pini G, Schanne F, Mottrie A, Rha K, Hemal A, Stockle M, Kelly J, Tan W, Maatman T, Poulakis V, Kaouk J, Canda A, Balbay M, Wiklund P, Guru K. Quality of surgical care can impact survival in patients with bladder cancer after robot-assisted radical cystectomy: results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium. African Journal Of Urology 2020, 26: 22. DOI: 10.1186/s12301-020-00031-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrgan-confined diseaseLocally advanced diseaseDisease-specific survivalRecurrence-free survivalRobot-assisted radical cystectomyOverall survivalQuality of surgical careRadical cystectomyBladder cancerSurgical carePositive lymph node statusMultivariate stepwise logistic regressionImpact of surgical factorsPositive surgical marginsLymph node statusKaplan-Meier methodPredictors of survivalStepwise logistic regressionCompare surgical performanceOS ratesSurgical marginsPT stageAdjuvant chemotherapyNode statusAdvanced disease
2016
Early Oncologic Failure after Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy: Results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium
Hussein A, Saar M, May P, Wijburg C, Richstone L, Wagner A, Wilson T, Yuh B, Redorta J, Dasgupta P, Khan M, Menon M, Peabody J, Hosseini A, Gaboardi F, Mottrie A, Rha K, Hemal A, Stockle M, Kelly J, Maatman T, Canda A, Wiklund P, Guru K, Collaborators, Balbay M, Poulakis V, Woods M, Tan W, Kawa O, Pini G, Badani K, Ahmed Y. Early Oncologic Failure after Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy: Results from the International Robotic Cystectomy Consortium. Journal Of Urology 2016, 197: 1427-1436. PMID: 27993668, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2016.12.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRobot-assisted radical cystectomyOncological failureRadical cystectomyOverall survivalDisease relapseEvaluate predictorsInternational Robotic Cystectomy ConsortiumCox proportional regression analysisPort site recurrenceKaplan-Meier methodLymph node removalOncologic surgical principlesPeritoneal carcinomatosisNodal involvementPredictors of diseaseLocal recurrenceSite recurrencePneumoperitoneum pressureCystectomyMultivariate analysisSurgical principlesPatientsMultivariate modelDiseaseRelapse