David D'Andrea1, Francesco Soria2, Mohammad Abufaraj3, Mario Pones1, Paolo Gontero4, André T Machado5, Ricardo Waksman5, Dmitry V Enikeev6, Petr V Glybochko6, Sanarelly Pires Adonias5, William Carlos Nahas5, Shahrokh F Shariat7, Daher C Chade5. 1. Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. 2. Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Division of Urology, Department of Surgical Sciences, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy. 3. Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Division of Urology, Department of Special Surgery, Jordan University Hospital, The 2 University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan. 4. Division of Urology, Department of Surgical Sciences, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Molinette Hospital, Turin, Italy. 5. Department of Urology, University of São Paulo Medical School and Institute of Cancer, São Paulo, Brazil. 6. Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia. 7. Department of Urology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia; Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY; Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Electronic address: shahrokh.shariat@meduniwien.ac.at.
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of 2 bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) strains, BCG-Tice and BCG-Moreau, in the treatment of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed clinical data from patients treated with BCG for NMIBC at 3 academic centers. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW)-adjusted Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to compare recurrence-free (RFS) and progression-free survival (PFS) of patients in the 2 treatment groups. In addition, we performed exploratory analyses of treatment effect according to the receipt of adequate BCG treatment, high-risk disease, age, gender, smoking status, pathologic stage, and pathologic grade. RESULTS: A total of 321 (48.6%) patients were treated with BCG-Tice and 339 (51.4%) with BCG-Moreau. IPTW-adjusted Cox proportional hazard regression analysis did not show a difference in RFS (hazard ratio, 0.88; 95% confidence interval, 0.56-1.38; P = .58) or PFS (hazard ratio, 0.55; 95% confidence interval, 0.25-1.21, P = .14) between BCG-Tice and BCG-Moreau. On subgroup analyses, we could not identify an association of BCG strain with outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: There was no difference in RFS and PFS between BCG-Tice and BCG-Moreau strains in the adjuvant treatment of NMIBC. However, we confirmed the importance of maintenance therapy for achieving a sustainable response in patients with intermediate- and high-risk NMIBC.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of 2 bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) strains, BCG-Tice and BCG-Moreau, in the treatment of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed clinical data from patients treated with BCG for NMIBC at 3 academic centers. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW)-adjusted Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were used to compare recurrence-free (RFS) and progression-free survival (PFS) of patients in the 2 treatment groups. In addition, we performed exploratory analyses of treatment effect according to the receipt of adequate BCG treatment, high-risk disease, age, gender, smoking status, pathologic stage, and pathologic grade. RESULTS: A total of 321 (48.6%) patients were treated with BCG-Tice and 339 (51.4%) with BCG-Moreau. IPTW-adjusted Cox proportional hazard regression analysis did not show a difference in RFS (hazard ratio, 0.88; 95% confidence interval, 0.56-1.38; P = .58) or PFS (hazard ratio, 0.55; 95% confidence interval, 0.25-1.21, P = .14) between BCG-Tice and BCG-Moreau. On subgroup analyses, we could not identify an association of BCG strain with outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: There was no difference in RFS and PFS between BCG-Tice and BCG-Moreau strains in the adjuvant treatment of NMIBC. However, we confirmed the importance of maintenance therapy for achieving a sustainable response in patients with intermediate- and high-risk NMIBC.
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