Markus Angerer, Henrik Zecha, Christian Wülfing, Klaus Peter Dieckmann
{"title":"Incidence and Clinical Features of Inguinal Metastases of Testicular Germ-Cell Tumors.","authors":"Markus Angerer, Henrik Zecha, Christian Wülfing, Klaus Peter Dieckmann","doi":"10.1159/000542431","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542431","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Half of all patients with testicular germ cell tumors (GCTs) present with metastases to retroperitoneal lymph nodes or visceral organs. Inguinal metastases (I/Ms) are very rare. We aimed to evaluate the relative frequency and clinical features of I/Ms and look for predisposing factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cohort of 740 GCT patients treated between 2010 and 2022 was analyzed. The frequency of I/M and their clinical features were statistically compared among the subgroups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eight patients had I/M, with a median age of 55 years, all of whom had primary seminoma and six had previous groin surgery. The relative frequency of I/M is 1.1% and 8.3% in the GCT patient cohort and the metastasized seminoma subgroup, respectively. All patients were cured, six underwent surgery and additional chemotherapy, and two received cisplatin-based chemotherapy alone.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>I/Ms occur in approximately 1% of GCT patients. Prior groin surgery, bulky retroperitoneal metastases, and possibly histology of seminoma represent risk factors for I/M. The presence of I/M does not adversely affect prognosis, and all cases can be cured with standard therapeutic measures. Lymph node excision may be required to establish the diagnosis. In patients with risk factors, follow-up examinations should include the groins.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"299-306"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143081170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angelika Mattigk, Cristina Cano Garcia, Niklas Klümper, Alexander Cox, Oliver Hahn, Kerstin Junker, Kati Erdmann, Philipp Schmucker, Luka Flegar, Friedemann Zengerling, Severine Banek, Jörg Ellinger, Bjoern Thorben Buerk, Johannes Huber, Charis Kalogirou, Philip Zeuschner, Benedikt Hoeh
{"title":"Adjuvant Therapy with Pembrolizumab in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Real-World Experiences from a Retrospective, Multi-Institutional Cohort.","authors":"Angelika Mattigk, Cristina Cano Garcia, Niklas Klümper, Alexander Cox, Oliver Hahn, Kerstin Junker, Kati Erdmann, Philipp Schmucker, Luka Flegar, Friedemann Zengerling, Severine Banek, Jörg Ellinger, Bjoern Thorben Buerk, Johannes Huber, Charis Kalogirou, Philip Zeuschner, Benedikt Hoeh","doi":"10.1159/000543278","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000543278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Adjuvant pembrolizumab versus placebo significantly improved disease-free survival (DFS) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) patients at high risk (HR) of recurrence following nephrectomy in KEYNOTE-564 trial (NCT03142334). The objective of this study was to evaluate efficacy and safety of adjuvant pembrolizumab in a real-world setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this multicenter retrospective study, RCC patients receiving adjuvant pembrolizumab between 01/22 and 10/23 at seven tertiary referral centers were included. DFS and treatment safety were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-two patients with RCC were included. 24 (46%), 5 (9.6%), 22 (42%), and 1 (1.9%) patients were classified as intermediate to high risk (IR to HR), HR, M1 with no evidence of disease (M1NED), and unknown. At a median follow-up of 6 months, DFS rates at 6 months were 64.2% in the overall cohort. In subgroup analyses, M1NED patients demonstrated significantly lower DFS compared to non-metastatic (combined: IR to HR/HR) patients (log-rank: p = 0.025). Regarding toxicity, grade 3 or higher adverse events occurred in 26% of patients. Treatment discontinuations were reported in 20% of the patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Recurrence rates in the M1NED group remained high and occurred earlier in our real-world compared to KEYNOTE-564. Long-term toxicities were comparable to clinical trials data.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"291-298"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142886135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Moustafa Elleisy, Desiree Louise Dräger, Heike Zettl, Oliver W Hakenberg
{"title":"COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Uro-Oncological Disease Outcomes at a German Referral Center.","authors":"Moustafa Elleisy, Desiree Louise Dräger, Heike Zettl, Oliver W Hakenberg","doi":"10.1159/000541932","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000541932","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>To assess differences in referral and pathologic outcomes for uro-oncology cases prior to, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing clinical and pathological data from cancer surgeries performed at a university medical center between 2018 and 2023.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We collected data of 212 patients with radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer, 157 patients with radical cystectomies (RCs) for bladder cancer, 36 patients with radical nephroureterectomies (RNUs) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma, 133 patients with partial nephrectomies (PNs), and 160 patients with radical nephrectomies (RNs) for renal cancer, 93 patients with orchifunicolectomy for testicular cancer, 39 patients with newly diagnosed penile cancer. Data from patients treated between 2018 and February 2020 (before the COVID-19 pandemic) were compared with data from patients treated between March 2020 and March 2022 (during the COVID-19 pandemic) and between April 2022 and February 2023 (after the COVID-19 pandemic).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No differences in terms of main pathologic features were observed in patients undergoing RP, RNU, orchifunicolectomy, or circumcision and/or penectomy. Further, a lower pathological tumor stage was diagnosed for RN after the COVID-19 pandemic (p < 0.05). A higher age at diagnosis for penile cancer was observed during the pandemic cohort in comparison to the pre-COVID-19 pandemic cohort (p < 0.05), but this did not translate into a worse pathological stage or lymph node involvement. Another notable change was the shortening of the length of stay (LOS) for orchifunicolectomy over the pandemic (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Neither decline in uro-oncologic activity nor pathological features were observed at our institution before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic. A significantly lower pathological tumor stage for RN after the COVID-19 pandemic was seen. Penile cancer was diagnosed at a significantly higher age during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a decrease in LOS for orchifunicolectomy was observed.</p><p><strong>Introduction: </strong>To assess differences in referral and pathologic outcomes for uro-oncology cases prior to, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, comparing clinical and pathological data from cancer surgeries performed at a university medical center between 2018 and 2023.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We collected data of 212 patients with radical prostatectomy (RP) for prostate cancer, 157 patients with radical cystectomies (RCs) for bladder cancer, 36 patients with radical nephroureterectomies (RNUs) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma, 133 patients with partial nephrectomies (PNs), and 160 patients with radical nephrectomies (RNs) for renal cancer, 93 patients with orchifunicolectomy for testicular cancer, 39 patients with newly diagnosed penile cancer. Data from patients treated between 2018 and February 2020 (before the COVID-19 ","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"135-145"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11965829/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142393721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preliminary Efficacy, Tolerability, and Safety Analysis of Darolutamide for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Single-Center, Open-Label Study.","authors":"JunJie Yu, KaiChen Zhou, JunQi Wang, LiJun Mao","doi":"10.1159/000541929","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000541929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Darolutamide is a structurally unique second-generation androgen receptor antagonist that has been approved for indications in patients with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC) and metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). The aim was to assess the efficacy and safety of Darolutamide for mCRPC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this single-center, open-label study, patients with previously untreated mCRPC were enrolled and received androgen deprivation therapy (goserelin acetate 3.6 mg every 28 days) and docetaxel (75 mg per square meter of body surface area every 21 days) with Denosumab (120 mg every 28 days) for bone metastases, Darolutamide (300 mg orally twice daily) in the experimental group, and the control group received the corresponding of placebo. Serum PSA changes were detected and recorded, and imaging changes and adverse events (AEs) were evaluated. The primary endpoints were safety, tolerability, and antitumor efficacy, and the second endpoint was radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-seven patients with mCRPC were enrolled. The median time to PSA50 in the Darolutamide group was 1.5 months (95% CI: 0.2619-0.9545), significantly lower than that in the placebo group (3.0 months [95% CI: 1.048-3.818], p = 0.0259). The median time to PSA90 in the experimental group was 4 months (95% CI: 0.3094-1.437), 2 months shorter than that in the placebo group (6.0 months [95% CI: 0.6961-3.232]). With the median follow-up of 6 months, the median decrease in serum PSA was -81.8% (range -60.4 to -99.9%) in the Darolutamide group and -69.4% (range -50.3 to -89.6%) in the placebo group. Tumor-related pain and AEs were not increased, and the median rPFS was not reached.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The combination of Darolutamide and docetaxel was well tolerated with more clinically beneficial than docetaxel alone in previously untreated mCRPC. Darolutamide rapidly reduced PSA levels and prolonged rPFS and did not increase the incidence of AEs.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"167-174"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142475896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Klaus-Peter Dieckmann, Alexander Harms, Gazanfer Belge, Christian Wülfing
{"title":"A Unique Case of Bilateral Testicular Tumours: Nonseminomatous Germ Cell Tumour and Contralateral Spermatocytic Tumour 27 Years Apart.","authors":"Klaus-Peter Dieckmann, Alexander Harms, Gazanfer Belge, Christian Wülfing","doi":"10.1159/000542748","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542748","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Bilateral testicular tumours occur in 3-5% of all cases with testicular neoplasms. In the majority of cases, histology of the two new growths is identical. The time interval between the two neoplastic events rarely exceeds 10 years.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 29-year-old man of Caucasian descent underwent right-sided orchiectomy for a nonseminomatous germ cell tumour (GCT). Postoperatively, he received adjuvant chemotherapy with 2 cycles of a cisplatin based regimen for clinical stage 1 disease. Twenty-seven years later when aged 56 years, he developed a lump in the left testis. Serum tumour markers including microRNA-371a-3p were within normal limits. Orchiectomy was performed. Histology revealed a spermatocytic tumour with positive stainings of SALL4, NUT, and CD117. No germ cell neoplasia in situ (GCNis) was detected in the tumour-surrounding tissue.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Histogenetically, testicular GCTs are thought to derive from the precursor GCNis, while spermatocytic tumours directly derive from adult spermatogonia. This case is exceptional, firstly because of the very long interval of 27 years between the two neoplastic events, and secondly because of the unprecedented occurrence of two testicular neoplasms with different pathogenetic origins in 1 individual patient.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"307-310"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142689042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katharina Raude, Claudia Röbel, Stefan Schmidt, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Henrike Beverungen
{"title":"Gender-Specific Differences in Urethral Swabs: A Retrospective Single-Centre Analysis.","authors":"Katharina Raude, Claudia Röbel, Stefan Schmidt, Jens-Uwe Stolzenburg, Henrike Beverungen","doi":"10.1159/000542457","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000542457","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise globally, yet accurate data regarding infection rates remain scarce. There is the assumption that STIs among women with chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) have been underestimated. This may arise from the reliance on specialised cultivation or nucleic acid amplification techniques for detection, which are more costly than standard urine culture and are typically only conducted by specialists like urologists.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective, observational, single-centre study using medical records of patients who received a urethral swab in a German urological practice in the past 5 years has been conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>55% of patients had a STI requiring treatment. People with recurrent UTIs had a STI in 35% of the cases. Younger age is associated with the detection of STIs. The female gender is significantly associated with a positive swab result.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Distinguishing between cystitis and urethritis, particularly in women with recurrent UTIs experiencing dysuria, presents a clinical challenge. The prevalence of asymptomatic infections suggests that the true burden of urethritis, particularly STIs, may be substantially higher in the general population than currently reported. This underscores the urgency of establishing guidelines for referral and diagnostic evaluation as delayed or inadequate treatment may contribute to escalating infection rates and antibiotic resistance.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"236-243"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142629177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuanshan Guo, Caipeng Qin, Chao Li, Xin Xu, Heran Cao, Lei Guo, Jin Zhang, Shen Li, Tao Xu
{"title":"Comparison of Eliminating Artificial Hydronephrosis and Creating Artificial Hydronephrosis in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy in Oblique Supine Position.","authors":"Yuanshan Guo, Caipeng Qin, Chao Li, Xin Xu, Heran Cao, Lei Guo, Jin Zhang, Shen Li, Tao Xu","doi":"10.1159/000541407","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000541407","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The safety and effectiveness of percutaneous nephroscopic surgery without artificial hydronephrosis remain controversial, and there are few relevant studies. This retrospective study aimed to compare the efficacy of two different methods of eliminating and creating artificial hydronephrosis in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in the oblique supine position.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a retrospective study. A total of 162 patients who underwent PCNL in an oblique supine position at our hospital were divided into two groups according to the surgical method: the free artificial hydronephrosis group (group A) and the artificial hydronephrosis group (group B). Group A was directly treated with PCNL under ultrasound guidance, and group B was treated with artificial hydronephrosis before PCNL. Several outcomes were measured, including procedure time, stone clearance rate, and incidence of complications.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The procedure time in group A lower than that in group B, and the incidence of sepsis was significantly lower in group A than in group B (p < 0.05). There was no statistical difference in stone clearance rate, success rate of primary establishment of puncture channel, unilateral change in perioperative red blood cell count, change in perioperative renal function, and perioperative complications (except sepsis) between the two groups (p > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>For experienced physicians, PCNL without artificial hydronephrosis in an oblique supine position can be attempted to reduce the number of surgical steps without affecting the stone clearance rate and increasing the occurrence of complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"112-119"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142296561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prognostic Significance of Albumin-Globulin Ratio in Urachal Carcinoma.","authors":"Hengxin Chen, Menghai Wu, Minfeng Chen","doi":"10.1159/000540665","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000540665","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Although albumin-globulin ratio (AGR) has been used in the prognostic assessment of multiple solid malignancies, so far no research has confirmed the prognostic significance of AGR as a biomarker for urachal carcinoma. We analyzed the relationship between AGR and prognosis in urachal carcinoma, aiming to identify a promising prognostic biomarker for urachal carcinoma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We reviewed the clinical data of 25 patients diagnosed with urachal carcinoma in the Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, from January 2008 to October 2021. The best cut-off value of preoperative AGR was determined according to the receiver operator characteristic curve. The Kaplan-Meier curve was used to analyze the effect of preoperative AGR on the overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) of patients. Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze prognostic factors including preoperative AGR.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The best cut-off value of preoperative AGR in urachal carcinoma patients is 1.45. Low preoperative AGR is significantly associated with worse OS and RFS. Univariate analysis and multivariate analysis indicated that low preoperative AGR is an independent and reliable factor to predict poor prognosis, OS, and RFS in urachal carcinoma patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Urachal carcinoma patients with low preoperative AGR have worse prognosis, and preoperative AGR is a valuable prognostic indicator for urachal carcinoma research.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"8-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142354723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Baozhu Yi, Xiaowei Xu, Zhendong Lin, Youhua He, Shuaibin Wang
{"title":"Optimizing Antibiotic Treatment for Urinary Tract Infections Secondary to Escherichia coli in Elderly Diabetic Patients: Considering Age and Blood Glucose Control.","authors":"Baozhu Yi, Xiaowei Xu, Zhendong Lin, Youhua He, Shuaibin Wang","doi":"10.1159/000541435","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000541435","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study aimed to examine the susceptibility profile of Escherichia coli in urinary tract infections (UTIs) among elderly diabetic patients to support judicious and evidence-based antibiotic use.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From January 2021 to December 2022, urine culture results were analyzed to determine the distribution of pathogens, especially E. coli, and their drug susceptibility.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>E. coli infection was the most prevalent infection in elderly diabetic patients with UTIs, accounting for 32.6% of cases. Moreover, this bacterium's multiple resistance rate (38.3%) was significantly higher than other bacteria's multiple resistance rate (χ2 = 81.644, p < 0.05). Compared to older diabetic patients with optimal glucose control (HbA1c ≤7.0%), patients with poor glycemic control (HbA1c >7.0%) had lower resistance rates to lactams, and urine pH values were higher (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The most common cause of UTIs is E. coli, with advanced age and diabetes being the main risk factors. To optimize UTI treatment safety and efficacy, antibiotics should be administered based on the patient's age and blood glucose control.</p>","PeriodicalId":23414,"journal":{"name":"Urologia Internationalis","volume":" ","pages":"103-111"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142296563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}