A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Chemoablation for Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Chemoablation for Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer. / Yanagisawa, Takafumi; Quhal, Fahad; Kawada, Tatsushi; Mostafaei, Hadi; Sari Motlagh, Reza; Laukthina, Ekaterina; Rajwa, Pawel; von Deimling, Markus; Bianchi, Alberto; Pallauf, Maximilian; Majdoub, Muhammad; Pradere, Benjamin; Moschini, Marco; Karakiewicz, Pierre I; Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun; Miki, Jun; Kimura, Takahiro; Shariat, Shahrokh F.
in: EUR UROL FOCUS, Jahrgang 9, Nr. 3, 05.2023, S. 463-479.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Review › Forschung
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T1 - A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Chemoablation for Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
AU - Yanagisawa, Takafumi
AU - Quhal, Fahad
AU - Kawada, Tatsushi
AU - Mostafaei, Hadi
AU - Sari Motlagh, Reza
AU - Laukthina, Ekaterina
AU - Rajwa, Pawel
AU - von Deimling, Markus
AU - Bianchi, Alberto
AU - Pallauf, Maximilian
AU - Majdoub, Muhammad
AU - Pradere, Benjamin
AU - Moschini, Marco
AU - Karakiewicz, Pierre I
AU - Teoh, Jeremy Yuen-Chun
AU - Miki, Jun
AU - Kimura, Takahiro
AU - Shariat, Shahrokh F
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - ContextThe ablative effect of intravesical therapy is known for decades. However, the clinical feasibility and efficacy of chemoablation for non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) have not become accepted.ObjectiveTo assess the treatment outcomes of chemoablation for NMIBC and to compare its safety with that of the standard treatment, transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) followed by intravesical therapy.Evidence acquisitionMultiple databases were queried in July 2022 for studies investigating the complete response (CR) rates and adverse events in NMIBC patients treated with chemoablation using mitomycin C (MMC), gemcitabine, epirubicin, or bacillus Calmette-Guérin.Evidence synthesisOverall, 23 studies comprising 1199 patients were eligible for this meta-analysis. Among these studies, 20 assessed the efficacy of chemoablation and three compared the treatment outcomes of MMC chemoablation versus standard treatment. Among patients treated with weekly administration of any agent, the pooled CR rates at initial assessment were 50.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 45.9–55.9) for the marker lesion and 47.5% (95% CI: 36.5–58.7) for well-selected NMIBC (ie, small tumors and/or a small number of tumors). Novel regimens for chemoablation such as MMC-gel (70.6%, 95% CI: 60.1–79.3) and an intensive MMC regimen (64.7%, 95% CI: 56.2–72.3) provided better CR rates in well-selected NMIBC patients. Comparable CR rates were noted irrespective of tumor multiplicity, whereas tumor size <5 mm was associated with a higher CR rate than tumor size ≥5 mm (odds ratio: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.17–0.79). The novel intensive MMC regimen resulted in lower rates of dysuria and urinary frequency than standard treatment.ConclusionsDespite the lack of long-term outcomes, chemoablation appears to be a promising treatment option for well-selected NMIBC patients and can potentially help avoid unnecessary TURBT, specifically in some elderly patients with intermediate-risk NMIBC. Further well-designed studies with larger cohorts are necessary to address the differential tolerability and long-term anticancer efficacy of this resurging approach.
AB - ContextThe ablative effect of intravesical therapy is known for decades. However, the clinical feasibility and efficacy of chemoablation for non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) have not become accepted.ObjectiveTo assess the treatment outcomes of chemoablation for NMIBC and to compare its safety with that of the standard treatment, transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) followed by intravesical therapy.Evidence acquisitionMultiple databases were queried in July 2022 for studies investigating the complete response (CR) rates and adverse events in NMIBC patients treated with chemoablation using mitomycin C (MMC), gemcitabine, epirubicin, or bacillus Calmette-Guérin.Evidence synthesisOverall, 23 studies comprising 1199 patients were eligible for this meta-analysis. Among these studies, 20 assessed the efficacy of chemoablation and three compared the treatment outcomes of MMC chemoablation versus standard treatment. Among patients treated with weekly administration of any agent, the pooled CR rates at initial assessment were 50.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 45.9–55.9) for the marker lesion and 47.5% (95% CI: 36.5–58.7) for well-selected NMIBC (ie, small tumors and/or a small number of tumors). Novel regimens for chemoablation such as MMC-gel (70.6%, 95% CI: 60.1–79.3) and an intensive MMC regimen (64.7%, 95% CI: 56.2–72.3) provided better CR rates in well-selected NMIBC patients. Comparable CR rates were noted irrespective of tumor multiplicity, whereas tumor size <5 mm was associated with a higher CR rate than tumor size ≥5 mm (odds ratio: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.17–0.79). The novel intensive MMC regimen resulted in lower rates of dysuria and urinary frequency than standard treatment.ConclusionsDespite the lack of long-term outcomes, chemoablation appears to be a promising treatment option for well-selected NMIBC patients and can potentially help avoid unnecessary TURBT, specifically in some elderly patients with intermediate-risk NMIBC. Further well-designed studies with larger cohorts are necessary to address the differential tolerability and long-term anticancer efficacy of this resurging approach.
U2 - 10.1016/j.euf.2022.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.euf.2022.12.003
M3 - SCORING: Review article
VL - 9
SP - 463
EP - 479
JO - EUR UROL FOCUS
JF - EUR UROL FOCUS
SN - 2405-4569
IS - 3
ER -