{"title":"Quality of Life and Anxiety in Patients with First Diagnosed Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Who Receive Adjuvant Bladder Therapy.","authors":"Alexandros Vaioulis, Konstantinos Bonotis, Konstantinos Perivoliotis, Yiannis Kiouvrekis, Stavros Gravas, Vasilios Tzortzis, Anastasios Karatzas","doi":"10.3233/BLC-201524","DOIUrl":"10.3233/BLC-201524","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Bladder cancer (BC) is one of the most common malignancies (4.5%of all newly diagnosed cases worldwide). Most of the new BC cases are diagnosed as non-muscle invasive BC (NMIBC), needing continuous follow up after primary endoscopic therapy. Adjuvant bladder therapy with chemo- or immuno- agents, apart from the initial diagnosis, the strict surveillance program and the risk of recurrence, may have a major impact on the patients' physical and mental health.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We evaluated anxiety and quality of life (QoL) in patients who underwent surgery for NMIBC and followed a bladder instillation programme.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a prospective analysis of patients with histopathologically confirmed NMIBCs. Eligible were all adult patients with a single or multiple NMIBCs who underwent a transurethral tumor resection and followed a therapy with either BCG or Epirubicin instillations. The SF-36 questionnaire Physical and Mental health aspects were used for QoL assessment. Similarly, the STAI-Y was introduced for the state (STAI-Y1) and trait anxiety (STAI-Y2) evaluation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>117 eligible patients were screened, with 108 entering finally the study; 9 patients were excluded due to disease recurrence. 17 patients (15.7%) received Epirubicin (Ta-T1, Low Grade tumors), whereas 91 patients (84.3%) received BCG (T1, High Grade). Regarding SF-36 Physical a 6 months decrease was followed by an improvement at 12 months (<i>p</i> = 0.008). Similarly, an increase of the SF-36 Mental health score was identified (<i>p</i> = 0.03). In contrast to STAI-Y2 scores (<i>p</i> = 0.945), a long-term reduction of the state anxiety was identified (<i>p</i> = 0.001). Preoperative SF-36 Physical was inversely correlated with age (<i>p</i> = 0.029), while absence of alcohol was associated with lower mental health (<i>p</i> = 0.003). Overall, patient characteristics, habits and the administered treatment did not affect the postoperative QoL and anxiety.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patient QoL and anxiety improved during follow up. Still, further larger scale studies are required to support our findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":54217,"journal":{"name":"Bladder Cancer","volume":"1 1","pages":"297-306"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11181705/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69809391","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}
Bladder CancerPub Date : 2021-08-31eCollection Date: 2021-01-01DOI: 10.3233/BLC-200406
Marina Rodríguez Cintas, Sara Márquez, Javier González-Gallego
{"title":"The Impact of Physical Activity on Risk and Health-Related Quality of Life in Bladder Cancer.","authors":"Marina Rodríguez Cintas, Sara Márquez, Javier González-Gallego","doi":"10.3233/BLC-200406","DOIUrl":"10.3233/BLC-200406","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sedentarism is an important modifiable risk factor in the struggle against cancer. In the last decades, the relationship between physical activity and different types of cancer has been investigated in depth.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To provide an overview of the literature on the effectiveness of physical activity in reducing the risk to develop bladder cancer and improving health-related quality of life in patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic review was conducted through a search of the Embase, Cochrane, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science (WOS) databases to seek information and PRISMA system to delimitate the research. Outcomes included in searches were physical activity, tobacco consumption, obesity, body mass index, and metabolic syndrome, associated with bladder cancer and quality of life.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Database searches identified 394 records, of which 75 were duplicated. A total of 280 articles were excluded based on abstract screening. An additional 16 full-text articles were excluded because they did not meet the eligibility criteria. Overall, 21 of the 23 studies included in the review reported beneficial effects of physical activity in bladder cancer. The majority of papers found that physical activity is a significant factor in reducing the risk of bladder cancer. Moreover, physical activity improves health-related quality of life in bladder cancer survivors, and diminishes both recurrence and mortality in those who engage in regular activity. Lastly, physical inactivity is associated with increased body mass index, obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and unfavourable energy balance, which led to a greater probability of suffering from bladder cancer.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These data reinforce the importance of promoting a healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of bladder cancer and to improve survivorship and health-related quality of life of patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":54217,"journal":{"name":"Bladder Cancer","volume":"1 1","pages":"355-364"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11181820/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69809213","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}
Bladder CancerPub Date : 2021-08-31eCollection Date: 2021-01-01DOI: 10.3233/BLC-210008
Jacob Taylor, Adam B Weiner, Binhuan Wang, Arjun V Balar, Gary D Steinberg, Richard S Matulewicz
{"title":"Lung Metastases Versus Second Primary Lung Cancers in Patients with Primary Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder: A National Population-Based Assessment.","authors":"Jacob Taylor, Adam B Weiner, Binhuan Wang, Arjun V Balar, Gary D Steinberg, Richard S Matulewicz","doi":"10.3233/BLC-210008","DOIUrl":"10.3233/BLC-210008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The work-up and diagnosis of indeterminate lung nodules at time of bladder cancer diagnosis may delay or change treatment.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To quantify the incidence of synchronous and metachronous lung cancers in adults with bladder cancer and compare these rates to the incidence of bladder cancer metastases in the lung.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed all adults diagnosed with bladder cancer in the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) registry (2010- 2015) and identified second primary lung cancers defined as being either synchronous (diagnosed within 6 months of bladder cancer diagnosis) or metachronous (more than 6 months following index bladder cancer diagnosis). The risk of second primary lung cancers were reported as a standardized incidence ratio (SIR) reflecting observed and expected case ratios.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 88,335 patients diagnosed with bladder cancer were included. Among adults with NMIBC (<i>n</i> = 66,071) and MIBC (<i>n</i> = 18,879), 0.3% and 3.9% had bladder cancer metastatic to the lungs at diagnosis. Synchronous second primary lung cancers were diagnosed in 0.4% and 0.7% of patients with NMIBC and MIBC, respectively. Compared to the general population, the SIR for synchronous lung cancers among adults with NMIBC was 2.5 (95% CI 2.3- 2.9) and was 4.7 (95% CI 4.0- 5.6) for adults with MIBC.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Bladder cancer metastatic to the lung is more common in adults with MIBC compared to NMIBC. There are similar frequencies of synchronous second primary lung cancers regardless of initial bladder cancer stage.</p>","PeriodicalId":54217,"journal":{"name":"Bladder Cancer","volume":"1 1","pages":"347-354"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11181803/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69809997","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}
Bladder CancerPub Date : 2021-08-31eCollection Date: 2021-01-01DOI: 10.3233/BLC-219607
Mark S Soloway
{"title":"Challenging Cases in Urothelial Cancer: Case 21.","authors":"Mark S Soloway","doi":"10.3233/BLC-219607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/BLC-219607","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54217,"journal":{"name":"Bladder Cancer","volume":"7 3","pages":"377-380"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11181840/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141592064","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}
Bladder CancerPub Date : 2021-05-25DOI: 10.3233/BLC-200404
Andrea Kokorovic, Mary E Westerman, Kate Krause, Mike Hernandez, Nathan Brooks, Colin P N Dinney, Ashish M Kamat, Neema Navai
{"title":"Revisiting an Old Conundrum: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Intravesical Therapy for Treatment of Urothelial Carcinoma of the Prostate.","authors":"Andrea Kokorovic, Mary E Westerman, Kate Krause, Mike Hernandez, Nathan Brooks, Colin P N Dinney, Ashish M Kamat, Neema Navai","doi":"10.3233/BLC-200404","DOIUrl":"10.3233/BLC-200404","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The optimal management of non-invasive (mucosal and/or ductal) urothelial carcinoma of the prostate remains elusive and there is a paucity of data to guide treatment.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Our objective was to systematically review and synthesize treatment responses to conservative management of non-invasive prostatic urothelial carcinoma using intravesical therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A systematic literature search using MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, SCOPUS, and Web of Science databases from inception to November 2019 was performed. Risk of bias assessment was performed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for non-randomised studies. Pooled estimates of complete response in the bladder and prostate and prostate only were performed using a random effects model. Pre-specified subgroup analyses were generated to assess differences in complete responses for: BCG therapy vs other agents, ductal vs mucosal involvement, CIS vs papillary tumors and TURP vs no TURP.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Nine studies including 175 patients were identified for inclusion in the systematic review and meta-analysis. All were retrospective case series and most evaluated response to BCG therapy. The pooled global complete response rate for intravesical therapy was 60%(95%CI: 0.48, 0.72), and for prostate 88%(95%CI: 0.81, 0.96). Pre-specified analyses did not demonstrate statistically significant differences between subgroups of interest.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Management of non-invasive prostatic urothelial carcinoma using intravesical therapy yields satisfactory results. Caution should be taken in treating patients with papillary tumors and ductal involvement, as data for these populations is limited. TURP may not improve efficacy, but is required for staging. Current recommendations are based on low quality evidence, and further research is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":54217,"journal":{"name":"Bladder Cancer","volume":"7 2","pages":"243-252"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/16/f8/blc-7-blc200404.PMC8204151.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39148548","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}
Bladder CancerPub Date : 2021-05-25eCollection Date: 2021-01-01DOI: 10.3233/BLC-201510
Erik Veskimae, Selvarani Subbarayan, Riccardo Campi, Domitille Carron, Muhammad Imran Omar, Cathy Yuan, Konstantinos Dimitropoulos, Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Richard T Bryan, James N'Dow, Marek Babjuk, J Alfred Witjes, Richard Sylvester, Steven MacLennan
{"title":"A Systematic Review of Outcome Reporting, Definition and Measurement Heterogeneity in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Effectiveness Trials of Adjuvant, Prophylactic Treatment After Transurethral Resection.","authors":"Erik Veskimae, Selvarani Subbarayan, Riccardo Campi, Domitille Carron, Muhammad Imran Omar, Cathy Yuan, Konstantinos Dimitropoulos, Mieke Van Hemelrijck, Richard T Bryan, James N'Dow, Marek Babjuk, J Alfred Witjes, Richard Sylvester, Steven MacLennan","doi":"10.3233/BLC-201510","DOIUrl":"10.3233/BLC-201510","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Heterogenous outcome reporting in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) effectiveness trials of adjuvant treatment after transurethral resection (TURBT) has been noted in systematic reviews (SRs). This hinders comparing results across trials, combining them in meta-analyses, and evidence-based decision-making for patients and clinicians.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aimed to systematically review the extent of reporting and definition heterogeneity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) identified from SRs comparing adjuvant treatments after TURBT or TURBT alone in patients with NMIBC (with or without carcinoma <i>in situ</i>) published between 2000-2020. Abstracts and full texts were screened independently by two reviewers. Data were extracted by one reviewer and checked by another.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We screened 807 abstracts; from 15 SRs, 57 RCTs were included. Verbatim outcome names were coded to standard outcome names and organised using the Williamson and Clarke taxonomy. Recurrence (98%), progression (74%), treatment response (in CIS studies) (40%), and adverse events (77%) were frequently reported across studies. However, overall (33%) and cancer-specific (33%) survival, treatment completion (17%) and treatment change (37%) were less often reported. Quality of Life (3%) and economic outcomes (2%) were rarely reported. Heterogeneity was evident throughout, particularly in the definitions of progression and recurrence, and how CIS patients were handled in the analysis of studies with predominantly papillary patients, highlighting further issues with the definition of recurrence and progression vs treatment response for CIS patients. Data reporting was also inconsistent, with some trials reporting event rates at various time-points and others reporting time-to-event with or without Hazard Ratios. Adverse events were inconsistently reported. QoL data was absent in most trials.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Heterogenous outcome reporting is evident in NMIBC effectiveness trials. This has profound implications for meta-analyses, SRs and evidence-based treatment decisions. A core outcome set is required to reduce heterogeneity.</p><p><strong>Patient summary: </strong>This systematic review found inconsistencies in outcome definitions and reporting, pointing out the urgent need for a core outcome set to help improve evidence-based treatment decisions.</p>","PeriodicalId":54217,"journal":{"name":"Bladder Cancer","volume":"7 2","pages":"221-241"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11181687/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141592634","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}
Bladder CancerPub Date : 2021-03-19DOI: 10.3233/BLC-219501
{"title":"Erratum: Outcomes of Trimodal Therapy for cT2-3 Urothelial Carcinoma in a Racially Diverse Population: A Single Institution Experience in the Bronx.","authors":"","doi":"10.3233/BLC-219501","DOIUrl":"10.3233/BLC-219501","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3233/BLC-200332.].</p>","PeriodicalId":54217,"journal":{"name":"Bladder Cancer","volume":"7 1","pages":"111-112"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/16/45/blc-7-blc219501.PMC8080894.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38908688","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}