Urologic oncology
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To prove the predicting role of Ki-67 expression and to demonstrate that the combination of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) risk scores and Ki-67 staining status could improve the risk stratification in a large series of patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). ⋯ Ki-67 positivity is prognostic for predicting tumor recurrence and progression. Combination of EORTC risk scores with Ki-67 expression could improve the risk stratification for both recurrence and progression in NMIBC.
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Determining clinicopathologic features that stratify the risk of disease progression in patients with seminal vesicle invasion at radical prostatectomy remains critical for patient counseling, clinical trial enrollment, and the judicious application of secondary therapies. Then, we evaluated the prognostic significance of concomitant extracapsular extension (ECE) in patients with seminal vesicle invasion and negative lymph nodes at radical prostatectomy. ⋯ The presence of ECE in patients with pT3bN0 prostate cancer is associated with increased risks of systemic progression and cancer death. Pending validation, ECE may be incorporated into risk stratification or staging classification or both. Meanwhile, these patients continue to represent ideal candidates for adjuvant therapy trials.
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In this in vitro study, we determined whether meso-tetraphenyl chlorin disulphonate (TPCS2a)-based photochemical delivery of bleomycin was able to potentiate the cytotoxicity of bleomycin on bladder cancer cells. ⋯ TPCS2a-based photochemical internalization of bleomycin showed a significant, at least, additive antiproliferative activity against human and rat urothelial carcinoma cells in vitro. Thus, photochemical internalization may have therapeutic potential as an intravesical strategy against bladder cancer. As the effect is heterogeneous, biomarker studies are warranted to be able to predict the effects of a photochemical internalization-based treatment.