Nikita Shrivastava, Gautam Ram Chaudhary, P. Bhargava, Rahul Jena
{"title":"Re: Sharma AP, Singh PP, Chauhan R, Panda I, Devana SK, Bora GS, et al. Clinical study of steroid receptors in nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: A domain worth revisiting. Indian J Urol 2024;40:127-32","authors":"Nikita Shrivastava, Gautam Ram Chaudhary, P. Bhargava, Rahul Jena","doi":"10.4103/iju.iju_150_24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/iju.iju_150_24","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47352,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Urology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141706761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lifestyle medicine and prostate cancer: Time to look at the bigger picture?","authors":"Gagan Gautam","doi":"10.4103/iju.iju_226_24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/iju.iju_226_24","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47352,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Urology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141708098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Erratum: Survival outcomes of postchemotherapy retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for nonseminomatous germ cell tumors: A retrospective cohort study from a single tertiary center in South India","authors":"","doi":"10.4103/iju.iju_251_24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/iju.iju_251_24","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47352,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Urology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141707956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Sankarapillai, S. Krishnan, T. Ramamoorthy, K. Sudarshan, Prashant Mathur
{"title":"Descriptive epidemiology of prostate cancer in India, 2012–2019: Insights from the National Cancer Registry Programme","authors":"J. Sankarapillai, S. Krishnan, T. Ramamoorthy, K. Sudarshan, Prashant Mathur","doi":"10.4103/iju.iju_27_24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/iju.iju_27_24","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 This study describes the epidemiology, clinical extent at diagnosis, and treatment modalities for prostate cancer in India.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 This study is a secondary analysis of primary prostate cancer data sourced from the National Cancer Registry Programme. Data from population-based cancer registry for the period 2012–2016 were used to estimate the incidence rates, including crude incidence rate (CR), age-adjusted incidence rate (AAR), age-specific rate, and cumulative risk. Trends in the AAR were assessed using join-point regression. Hospital-Based Cancer Registry data from 2012 to 2019 were used to describe the clinical extent of the cancer at diagnosis and the treatment modalities.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The incidence of prostate cancers was higher in urban registries such as Delhi, Kamrup Urban, and Mumbai (AAR of 11.8 per 100,000, 10.9 per 100,000, and 9.7 per 100,000, respectively). Prostate cancer incidence showed a rise after the age of 50, with a notable acceleration after age 64. The overall annual percentage change for prostate cancer incidence from 1982 to 2016 was 2.6. Around 43.0% of all prostate cancers were diagnosed at the distant metastatic stage. Surgery and radiotherapy, either as standalone treatments or in combination with other modalities, contributed to the treatment of 78.5% of localized cancer, 74.2% of locoregional cancer, and 57.2% of distant metastatic stage of prostate cancer.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 There is heterogeneity in the incidence of prostate cancer, as evidenced by urban registries. Additionally, there is a need for downstaging the disease, without risking overdiagnosis.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47352,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Urology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141708759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Mandal, Vivek Tarigopula, S. Kumaraswamy, M. Das, Sambit Tripathy, Kalandi Barik, P. Nayak
{"title":"Do Indian men have similar oncological outcomes with abiraterone plus androgen deprivation therapy in the setting of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer? A prospective observational study","authors":"S. Mandal, Vivek Tarigopula, S. Kumaraswamy, M. Das, Sambit Tripathy, Kalandi Barik, P. Nayak","doi":"10.4103/iju.iju_459_23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/iju.iju_459_23","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Combination of abiraterone with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has better survival outcomes than ADT alone in metastatic Hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) in the Western population. In this prospective (Clinical Trials Registry-India [CTRI] registered) observational study, we present the comparative oncological outcomes of ADT alone and ADT + abiraterone in Indian patients, which is not available currently.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 This study (CTRI-number-CTRI/2020/07/026545) included newly diagnosed mHSPC patients from January 2020 to June 2023 in a tertiary care hospital, urology department. Patients fulfilling inclusion criteria were advised ADT with abiraterone (A + ADT), and those not affording received ADT monotherapy (ADT). The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Secondary outcomes included prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decline >90%, radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS), and PSA progression-free survival (pPFS).\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Out of 278 patients with mHSPC, 163 patients were excluded and 115 were analyzed (ADT = 40 vs. A + ADT = 75). After a median follow-up of 20.3 months, 11 of 40 (27.5%) in ADT-only arm and 15 of 75 (20%) in ADT + abiraterone arm had died (Hazard-ratio of death 0.72; 95% confidence interval 0.68–0.88; P < 0.001). A PSA decline of >90% was seen in 85% in the ADT alone group and 93.3% in the ADT + abiraterone group. Significantly better outcomes of the ADT + abiraterone were seen in the secondary endpoints of rPFS (P < 0.001) and pPFS (P < 0.001). The OS benefit was 28% reduction in risk of death in our study versus 37% and 38% in STAMPEDE and LATITUDE, respectively. pPFS and rPFS were also poorer in Indian subsets.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Abiraterone with ADT improves OS, PSA response, rPFS, and pPFS in the Indian population akin to the Western data but with poorer OS, rPFS, and PSA progression-free survival on comparison.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47352,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Urology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141706498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antibiotic prophylaxis in infants with Grade III, IV, or V vesicoureteral reflux","authors":"Sudhindra Jayasimha","doi":"10.4103/iju.iju_31_24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/iju.iju_31_24","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47352,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Urology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141705598","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pranalee G. Khedekar, S. Viswaroop, M. Arul, Ganesh Gopalakrishnan, S. V. Kandasami
{"title":"The cost-effectiveness of reusable flexible ureteroscopes: An institutional audit","authors":"Pranalee G. Khedekar, S. Viswaroop, M. Arul, Ganesh Gopalakrishnan, S. V. Kandasami","doi":"10.4103/iju.iju_41_24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/iju.iju_41_24","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 A flexible ureteroscope (FU) is an important tool in the urologist’s armamentarium. This study aims to check the durability and cost-effectiveness of conventional FU.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The institution registry of damaged FU over the last 7 years was reviewed. A total of 17 flexible scopes were used. The data of 13 scopes (11 Storz fiberoptic and 2 Seesheen digital) are included in this study. A total of 1905 cases were performed. The cost of scope, duration of use, number of cases done by each scope, and nature of damage were evaluated. We compared the cost-effectiveness of conventional scopes with published costs on disposable scopes.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The mean number of cases done by fiberoptic scope was 159 (range 25–334). The total cases done by 2 digital scopes were 135 and 25. The mean life of fiberoptic and digital scopes was 17 (range 4–31) and 8 months, respectively. The mean cost of fiberoptic scope was Indian Rupee (INR) 338,951 ($4082.7221) and INR 525,000 ($6323.7138) for digital scope. The cost per case for reusable scope is calculated by dividing the mean cost of FU by the mean number of cases done. The reprocessing cost of INR 527 was then added. Thus, the average cost per procedure for fiberoptic and digital FU was INR 2658.76 and INR 7089.50, respectively. We compared this cost with a projected cost of disposable FUbased on today’s market data, which ranged from INR 60,000 to 107,427.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The reusable scopes are durable, cost-effective, and an excellent option for high case-load institutions.\u0000","PeriodicalId":47352,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Urology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141699886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}