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To investigate the impact of socioeconomic status-related parameters on competing (non-bladder cancer) mortality after radical cystectomy. A total of 1,268 consecutive patients who underwent radical cystectomy for urothelial or undifferentiated bladder cancer at our institution between 1993 and 2016 with a mean age of 69 years (median 70 years) were studied. The mean -follow-up of […]

Fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR)3 and phosphatidylinositol‑4,5‑bisphosphate 3‑kinase, catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA) mutations are found in various types of cancer, such as urinary bladder cancer, human papillomavirus‑positive tonsillar and base of the tongue squamous cell carcinoma, breast cancer and some childhood sarcomas. Several drugs can target these genes, some of which have been used for […]

San Francisco, California (UroToday.com) Dr. Mark Ehlers reviewed how bladder cancer is a common cancer leading to >1,000,000 cystoscopies in the US yearly. Anxiety and discomfort have a significant impact on diagnosis and treatment. Their objective was to evaluate the degree of anxiety and discomfort associated with bladder cancer patients’ most recent cystoscopy and alleviating […]

San Francisco, California (UroToday.com) Jeremiah Dallmer discussed how CT urography (CTU) is used to evaluate patients with gross (GH) or microscopic hematuria (MH). CTU is a high radiation dose scan and thus confers a higher risk of secondary malignancy. A CTU “Split-Bolus” (SB) protocol reduces radiation exposure; however, it may reduce sensitivity.   This study uses a […]

San Francisco, California (UroToday.com) Dr. Hayden M. Hill presented work regarding radical cystectomy in the elderly and corresponding outcomes. Due to an aging general population, patients older than 80 years of age with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) will increasingly undergo a radical cystectomy (RC). Discharge destination for elderly patients has been shown to be predictive […]

San Francisco, California (UroToday.com) Nicholas B. Drury discussed how inconsistent cutoff values to define sarcopenia have been utilized throughout the literature. Their aim was to evaluate sarcopenia as a predictor of perioperative outcomes and survival following radical cystectomy with urinary diversion (RCUD) using the international consensus definition, Martin criteria, and Mayr criteria, as a standardized […]