Postoperative nomogram for invasive bladder cancer: does it really work? A multicenter cohort study.

2011

Objectives: Nomograms are statistical models designed to maximize predictive accuracy. We have tested the statistical correlation between the predictions of International Bladder Cancer Nomogram Consortium and the clinical outcomes in a multicenter Italian cohort of patients treated with radical cystectomy (RC) and pelvic lymph-nodes dissection. Methods and materials: Two hundred four patients who underwent RC were selected for multiple variable and then enrolled in the study. Patients were tested by the "online tool" based on the nomogram, then stratified and risk grouped for 5-year predicted disease-free survival (pDFS): low risk (67%-100%), intermediate risk (34%-66%), and high risk grou…

Fattori di rischio ambientale nel carcinoma vescicale superficiale. Risultati su 577 pazienti sottoposti a chemioterapia endovescicale adiuvante

2006

Serenoa repens, lycopene and selenium versus tamsulosin for the treatment of LUTS/BPH. An Italian multicenter double-blinded randomized study between…

2014

SMOKING STATUS, RECURRENCE RISK AND INTRAVESICAL CHEMOTHERAPY IN NONMUSCLE- INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER

2011

Background and Aim: The influence of smoking status on the diagnosis of carcinoma of the bladder, on recurrence risk Abstracts of the 21st Annual Meeting of the Italian Society of Uro-Oncology (SIUrO), 22-24 June, 2011, Naples, Italy and response to intravesical treatment has been scarcely studied. Available studies suggest a reduction in recurrence risk with cessation of smoking, however, most studies lack sufficient statistical power. The aim of the present analysis was to study the recurrence risk and the response to intravesical chemotherapy in terms of recurrence-free rate (RFR) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) in relation to smoking status at diagnosis in patients affected by interm…

Is the efficacy of intravescical chemotherapy influenced by cigarette smoking? Data obtained in intermediate risk non muscle invasive bladder carcino…

2011

Aim of the study To study recurrence-free rate (RFR) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) according to the smoking status in patients affected by non-muscle invasive carcinoma of the bladder (NMI-BC) treated by intravesical chemotherapy. Materials and methods Smoking status was recorded at study entry. Intravesical epirubicin was administered within 6 hours from TUR at the dose of 80 mg diluted in 50 ml of saline solution. Further adjuvant treatment in low-risk and high-risk patients was given according to physicians’ choice. The remaining patients, at intermediate risk for recurrence, were randomized between two different schemes of intravesical chemotherapy: 5 more weekly instillations (tot…

Validation of the 2009 TNM Version in a Large Multi-Institutional Cohort of Patients Treated for Renal Cell Carcinoma: Are Further Improvements Neede…

2010

Background: A new edition of the TNM was recently released that includes modifications for the staging system of kidney cancers. Specifically, T2 cancers were subclassified into T2a and T2b ( 10 cm), tumors with renal vein involvement or perinephric fat involvement were classified as T3a cancers, and those with adrenal involvement were classified as T4 cancers. Objective: Our aim was to validate the recently released edition of the TNM staging system for primary tumor classification in kidney cancer. Design, setting, and participants: Our multicenter retrospective study consisted of 5339 patients treated in 16 academic Italian centers. Intervention: Patients underwent either radical or part…