Tammer Hemdan1, Robert Johansson2, Staffan Jahnson3, Pekka Hellström4, Ilker Tasdemir5, Per-Uno Malmström6. 1. Departments of Urology and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: tammer.hemdan@surgsci.uu.se. 2. Oncological Center, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden. 3. Department of Urology, University Hospital Linköping, Linköping, Sweden. 4. Department of Urology, University Central Hospital, Oulu, Finland. 5. Department of Urology, Central Hospital of Rogaland, Stavanger, Norway. 6. Departments of Urology and Surgical Sciences, University Hospital Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden.
Abstract
PURPOSE: In a multicenter, prospectively randomized study we evaluated the 5-year outcomes of bacillus Calmette-Guérin alone compared to a combination of epirubicin and interferon-α2b in the treatment of patients with T1 bladder cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Transurethral resection was followed by a second resection and bladder mapping. Stratification was for grade and carcinoma in situ. Followup entailed regular cystoscopy and cytology during the first 5 years. The end points assessed in this analysis were recurrence-free survival, time to treatment failure and progression, cancer specific survival and prognostic factors. RESULTS: The study recruited 250 eligible patients. The 5-year recurrence-free survival rate was 38% in the combination arm and 59% in the bacillus Calmette-Guérin arm (p = 0.001). The corresponding rates for the other end points were not significantly different, as free of progression 78% and 77%, treatment failure 75% and 75%, and cancer specific survival 90% and 92%, respectively. The type of treatment, tumor size and tumor status at second resection were independent variables associated with recurrence. Concomitant carcinoma in situ was not predictive of failure of bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy. An independent factor for treatment failure was remaining T1 stage at second resection. CONCLUSIONS: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin was more effective than the tested combination therapy. The currently recommended management with second resection and 3-week maintenance bacillus Calmette-Guérin entails a low risk of cancer specific death. More aggressive treatment in patients with infiltrative tumors at second resection might improve these results. In particular, concomitant carcinoma in situ was not a predictive factor for poor outcome after bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy.
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PURPOSE: In a multicenter, prospectively randomized study we evaluated the 5-year outcomes of bacillus Calmette-Guérin alone compared to a combination of epirubicin and interferon-α2b in the treatment of patients with T1 bladder cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Transurethral resection was followed by a second resection and bladder mapping. Stratification was for grade and carcinoma in situ. Followup entailed regular cystoscopy and cytology during the first 5 years. The end points assessed in this analysis were recurrence-free survival, time to treatment failure and progression, cancer specific survival and prognostic factors. RESULTS: The study recruited 250 eligible patients. The 5-year recurrence-free survival rate was 38% in the combination arm and 59% in the bacillus Calmette-Guérin arm (p = 0.001). The corresponding rates for the other end points were not significantly different, as free of progression 78% and 77%, treatment failure 75% and 75%, and cancer specific survival 90% and 92%, respectively. The type of treatment, tumor size and tumor status at second resection were independent variables associated with recurrence. Concomitant carcinoma in situ was not predictive of failure of bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy. An independent factor for treatment failure was remaining T1 stage at second resection. CONCLUSIONS: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin was more effective than the tested combination therapy. The currently recommended management with second resection and 3-week maintenance bacillus Calmette-Guérin entails a low risk of cancer specific death. More aggressive treatment in patients with infiltrative tumors at second resection might improve these results. In particular, concomitant carcinoma in situ was not a predictive factor for poor outcome after bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy.
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