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To evaluate the American Urological Association (AUA)/Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) risk model to predict NMIBC recurrence and progression prior to death. Retrospective analysis using electronic medical records and cancer registry data of patients with NMIBC within a multicenter U.S. We evaluated recurrence-free survival and progression-free survival according to the […]

Studies report molecular subtypes within muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) predict clinical outcome. We evaluated whether subtyping by a simplified method and established classifications could predict clinical outcome. Institutional cohort-1 (n=52; MIBC: 39), Oncomine-dataset (MIBC: 151) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)-dataset (MIBC: 402) were subtyped by simplified panels (MCG-1; MCG-Ext) that included only transcripts […]

There are few data on outcomes for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (MUC) who receive chemotherapy (CT) after progression on immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). We carried out a retrospective single-centre analysis of MUC patients who progressed after ICI and then received CT. Patients fell into two groups: CT-naive (no prior-CT) and CT-pretreated (platinum-based CT followed […]

MicroRNAs are a class of small noncoding RNAs that play an important role in progression and drug resistance in cancer. Several reports have shown that miR-130b modulates cell growth and drug resistance in some cancers. However, the expression and biological role of miR-130b in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remain poorly understood. This study aimed to […]

The treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has evolved tremendously over the past decades. Localized disease is often curative with surgical resection of the malignancy. However, in cases where the primary tumor has metastasized, immunotherapy is becoming a more prevalent means to combat metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Cytokine and checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy have been […]

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) shows variable chromosomal abnormalities. The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic role of ccRCC chromosomal abnormalities in a single-center cohort with an extended follow-up. A systematic cytogenetic analysis was performed in 283 consecutive surgically-treated patients for renal masses between 1997 and 2002. Kaplan-Meier and multivariable Cox […]

Chronic inflammation is thought to influence the risk of prostate cancer. The purpose of this population-based case-control study was to evaluate the association of 48 circulating inflammation markers with prostate cancer, to identify candidate markers for further investigation. Serum samples collected from 235 prostate cancer patients and 198 population-based controls recruited in Örebro County, Sweden, […]

Recent studies suggested that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) followed by targeted biopsy (“MRI-stratified pathway”) detects more clinically significant prostate cancers (csPCa) than the systematic transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUS-Bx) pathway, but controversy persists. Several randomized clinical trials (RCTs) were recently published, enabling generation of higher-level evidence to evaluate this hypothesis. To perform a systematic review […]

Clinical and preclinical studies have revealed that alterations in DNA damage response (DDR) pathways may play an important role in prostate cancer (PCa) etiology and progression. These alterations can influence PCa responses to radiotherapy and anti-androgen treatment. The identification of DNA repair gene aberrations in PCa has driven the interest for further evaluation whether these […]

Cabazitaxel (CBZ) chemotherapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is believed to be palliative because the radiological response rate is low and a durable response is rare. Here, we describe a rare case of a patient with mCRPC who was treated with CBZ chemotherapy and showed a durable radiological response and a complete biochemical response. […]