Abstract

treatment delay. At time of RC, high risk patients more often had occult lymph node metastasis (39% v. 26.7% p1⁄40.04) and tumor upstaging to pT3/4 disease (54% v. 40% p<0.001), with significantly fewer patients achieving pT0 status (2.5% v. 12.1% p1⁄40.004). There was no difference in adjuvant chemotherapy rates (26% v. 25% p1⁄40.8). Two and five year cancer specific survival (CSS) was 85% and 62.3% for low risk patients, but only 59.5% and 42% for high risk patients (log rank1⁄40.006, Fine-Gray competing risk analysis sub-HR1⁄4 2.1 [95% CI1⁄41.4 3.2]). Compared to those without risk factors, the odds ratio for bladder cancer specific mortality (BCSM) was 1.3 (95%CI1⁄40.7-2.5) for one risk factor and 3.2 (95%CI1⁄41.7-5.8) for 2 risk factors. On multivariable analysis, only hydronephrosis (2.2 [95%CI1⁄41.2-4.2]) and mixed histology (2.4 [95%CI1⁄41.2-4.8]) were independently associated with BCSM. CONCLUSIONS: RC alone provides good oncologic outcomes to many cT2 MIBC patients without preoperative adverse risk factors, particularly if hydronephosis & mixed variant histology are absent. However, even in “low risk” patients, tumor upstaging & lymph node involvement is not trivial, which must be included in informed decision making.

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