Highlights • Nephron-sparing surgeries after response to immunotherapy are feasible. • These surgeries offer prolonged remissions and good functional results. • These surgeries can be performed with limited morbidity. •…
Highlights • pTA-treated mRCC patients were compared to patients who underwent NLT and CN. • pTA was associated with significantly lower mortality compared to NLT. • OM between pTA and…
Highlights • Detrusor muscle sampling rates are significantly higher in patients undergoing immediate second resection than standard TURBT (97% vs. 66%). • There is a high rate of recurrence in…
Highlights • Increasing cumulative smoking exposure is associated with worse oncologic and overall survival outcomes. • For moderate to heavy smokers, cessation did not appear to improve survival outcomes. •…
Abstract Aims The aim of the study was to analyze the cut-off value for the percentage of the high-grade (HG) component that has clinical significance in urothelial carcinoma (UC). Material…
Highlights • Tumor location at TURBT predicts ipsilateral lymph node metastases. • Right-sided tumors show more positive ipsilateral lymph nodes. • Left-sided tumors also predict increased ipsilateral node positivity. •…
Highlights • Segmental ureterectomy was feasible for selected ureteral cancer patients. • Segmental ureterectomy faced a considerable risk of local recurrence and intravesical recurrence. • G3 and lymphatic vascular infiltration…
Highlights • A study in patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). • Half of patients received cisplatin-based regimens as first-line therapy. • After 2017, 58.2% of patients received…
Highlights • Bempegaldesleukin is a pegylated interleukin-2 cytokine. • This phase 2 study was conducted in patients previously untreated advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma and low PD-L1 expression. • The…
Abstract Background For patients with metastatic bladder cancer (mBC) palliative chemotherapy is one of the main treatment options. Real-world insights into outcomes are available, but a comprehensive overview of specific…
