2024
Challenging the Paradigm of “BCG-unresponsive” Bladder Cancer: Does Additional Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Have an Effect?
Myers A, Tan W, Grajales V, Hwang H, Bree K, Navai N, Lee B, Dinney C, Kamat A. Challenging the Paradigm of “BCG-unresponsive” Bladder Cancer: Does Additional Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Have an Effect? European Urology 2024, 86: 366-368. PMID: 38879371, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2024.05.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBacillus Calmette-GuerinBCG-unresponsive
2023
Comparative Analysis of Very Reduced vs Full Dose BCG Treatment for High-Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Contemporary Experience from Chile
Grajales V, Contieri R, Tan W, Flores M, Schultz M, Pinochet R, Bustamante A, Kamat A, Fernández M. Comparative Analysis of Very Reduced vs Full Dose BCG Treatment for High-Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Contemporary Experience from Chile. Bladder Cancer 2023, 9: 327-334. PMID: 38994240, PMCID: PMC11165921, DOI: 10.3233/blc-230047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerBacillus Calmette-GuerinBacillus Calmette-Guerin treatmentHR-NMIBC patientsInvasive bladder cancerOncological outcomesHigh riskBladder cancerHigh-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancerPatients treated with bacillus Calmette-GuerinAdjuvant bacillus Calmette-GuerinBacillus Calmette-Guerin instillationsFull doseFD groupMultivariate Cox regression modelCalculate survival estimatesReduced-dose regimensMedian follow-upRecurrence free rateKaplan-Meier methodReduced toxicity profileCox regression modelsHR-NMIBCStratify patientsRetrospective studyReply to Wen-Wei Sung’s Letter to the Editor re: Wei Shen Tan, Ian M. McElree, Facundo Davaro, et al. Sequential Intravesical Gemcitabine and Docetaxel Is an Alternative to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for the Treatment of Intermediate-risk Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer. Eur Urol Oncol. 2023;6:531–534
Tan W, O'Donnell M, Li R, Kamat A, Packiam V. Reply to Wen-Wei Sung’s Letter to the Editor re: Wei Shen Tan, Ian M. McElree, Facundo Davaro, et al. Sequential Intravesical Gemcitabine and Docetaxel Is an Alternative to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for the Treatment of Intermediate-risk Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer. Eur Urol Oncol. 2023;6:531–534. European Urology Oncology 2023, 7: 164-165. PMID: 39492318, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2023.10.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOncological Outcomes for Patients with European Association of Urology Very High-risk Non–muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Treated with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin or Early Radical Cystectomy
Contieri R, Hensley P, Tan W, Grajales V, Bree K, Nogueras-Gonzalez G, Lee B, Navai N, Dinney C, Kamat A. Oncological Outcomes for Patients with European Association of Urology Very High-risk Non–muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Treated with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin or Early Radical Cystectomy. European Urology Oncology 2023, 6: 590-596. PMID: 37558542, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2023.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-muscle-invasive bladder cancerCancer-specific mortalityBacillus Calmette-GuerinHigh-grade recurrenceHigh-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancerOverall survivalBladder cancerEuropean Urological AssociationOncological outcomesNo significant differenceEarly RCPatients treated with bacillus Calmette-GuerinTreated with bacillus Calmette-GuerinNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerIntravesical BCGContemporary cohort of patientsCancer-specific mortality ratesProgression rateBacillus Calmette-Guerin groupEarly radical cystectomyMedian follow-upInvasive bladder cancerSignificant differenceCohort of patientsEarly surgical removalImpact of age >70 years on oncological outcomes in patients with non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer treated with Bacillus Calmette–Guérin
Contieri R, Grajales V, Tan W, Martini A, Sood A, Hensley P, Bree K, Lobo N, Nogueras‐Gonzalez G, Guo C, Navai N, Dinney C, Kamat A. Impact of age >70 years on oncological outcomes in patients with non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer treated with Bacillus Calmette–Guérin. BJU International 2023, 133: 63-70. PMID: 37442564, PMCID: PMC10787034, DOI: 10.1111/bju.16127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-muscle-invasive bladder cancerBacillus Calmette-GuerinCancer-specific mortalityCompeting-risk regression analysisCohort of patientsOncological outcomesFood and Drug AdministrationHG recurrenceAssociated with adverse oncologic outcomesHigh-gradeImpact of ageInstitutional review board-approved retrospective studyBacillus Calmette-Guerin instillationsIntravesical BCGCumulative incidence of progressionAdverse oncologic outcomesIncidence of progressionAssociation of advanced ageUnited States Food and Drug AdministrationStates Food and Drug AdministrationCumulative incidence methodPredictors of progressionStudy's primary outcomeBCG instillationRegression analysisSequential Intravesical Gemcitabine and Docetaxel is an Alternative to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for the Treatment of Intermediate-risk Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
Tan W, McElree I, Davaro F, Steinberg R, Bree K, Navai N, Dinney C, O'Donnell M, Li R, Kamat A, Packiam V. Sequential Intravesical Gemcitabine and Docetaxel is an Alternative to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for the Treatment of Intermediate-risk Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer. European Urology Oncology 2023, 6: 531-534. PMID: 37468392, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2023.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-muscle-invasive bladder cancerBacillus Calmette-GuerinIntermediate-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancerInternational Bladder Cancer GroupBladder cancerIntermediate-riskMulti-institutional retrospective reviewBlue light cystoscopyCombination of docetaxelEvaluate oncological outcomesHigh-grade diseaseMedian follow-upCancer-specific mortalityTreatment groupsCancer control outcomesBladder cancer groupSequential gemcitabineChemotherapy combinationsOncological outcomesIntravesical gemcitabinePostoperative chemotherapyAdjuvant treatmentRetrospective reviewRecurrence rateCancer groupBacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) unresponsive non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer: are the subgroups equal?
Tan W, Grajales V, Bree K, Li R, Nogueras‐Gonzalez G, Navai N, Dinney C, Kamat A. Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) unresponsive non‐muscle‐invasive bladder cancer: are the subgroups equal? BJU International 2023, 132: 384-386. PMID: 37246493, DOI: 10.1111/bju.16087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA0722 Bacillus calmette-guerin vs immediate radical cystectomy in eau defined very high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients
Contieri R, Hensley P, Grajales V, Tan W, Bree K, Guo C, Nogueras-Gonzalez G, Navai N, Dinney C, Kamat A. A0722 Bacillus calmette-guerin vs immediate radical cystectomy in eau defined very high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients. European Urology 2023, 83: s1023-s1024. DOI: 10.1016/s0302-2838(23)00766-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
A Multicenter Study of 2-year Outcomes Following Hyperthermia Therapy with Mitomycin C in Treating Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: HIVEC-E
Tan W, Bello A, Alvarez C, Guerrero-Ramos F, González-Padilla D, Nzeh C, de la Morena J, de Torres I, Hendricksen K, Goizueta F, Del Álamo J, Chiancone F, Fedelini P, Poggio M, Porpiglia F, Rodríguez V, Torres J, Wilby D, Robinson R, Sousa-Escandón A, Mata J, Moreno J, Molina F, Semino M, Stemberger A, Escudero J, Redorta J, Tan W. A Multicenter Study of 2-year Outcomes Following Hyperthermia Therapy with Mitomycin C in Treating Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: HIVEC-E. Bladder Cancer 2022, 8: 379-393. PMID: 38994184, PMCID: PMC11181696, DOI: 10.3233/blc-220026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerTransurethral resection of bladder tumorRecurrence-free survivalProgression-free survivalInvasive bladder cancerMitomycin CBCG-naiveBladder cancerAdverse eventsTreated with intravesical bacillus Calmette-GuerinTreatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancerIntravesical bacillus Calmette-GuerinResection of bladder tumorTreating non-muscle invasive bladder cancerFavorable adverse event profileAdverse event profileBacillus Calmette-GuerinMinor adverse eventsMulti-institutional studyBCG failurePapillary diseaseTransurethral resectionBladder tumorsConsecutive patientsMedian age
2018
Radiofrequency-induced Thermo-chemotherapy Effect Versus a Second Course of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin or Institutional Standard in Patients with Recurrence of Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Following Induction or Maintenance Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Therapy (HYMN): A Phase III, Open-label, Randomised Controlled Trial
Tan W, Panchal A, Buckley L, Devall A, Loubière L, Pope A, Feneley M, Cresswell J, Issa R, Mostafid H, Madaan S, Bhatt R, McGrath J, Sangar V, Griffiths T, Page T, Hodgson D, Datta S, Billingham L, Kelly J. Radiofrequency-induced Thermo-chemotherapy Effect Versus a Second Course of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin or Institutional Standard in Patients with Recurrence of Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer Following Induction or Maintenance Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Therapy (HYMN): A Phase III, Open-label, Randomised Controlled Trial. European Urology 2018, 75: 63-71. PMID: 30274699, DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2018.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-muscle-invasive bladder cancerDisease-free survival timeCarcinoma in situBacillus Calmette-GuerinSecond-line therapyTreatment armsComplete responseOpen-labelNo significant differenceBladder cancerCourse of bacillus Calmette-GuerinNon-muscle-invasive bladder cancer patientsBacillus Calmette-Guerin failuresCarcinoma in situ patientsStandard second-line therapyBacillus Calmette-Guerin therapyRecurrence of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancerStandard of care treatmentControlled trialsPapillary bladder lesionsPhase III randomised controlled trialMedian follow-upBladder cancer outcomesSignificant differenceOutcome measures