Karaburun Murat Can, Serbes Ezgi Dicle, Akpınar Çağrı, Obaid Khaled, Göğüş Cagatay, Kiremitci Saba, Enneli Duygu, Baltacı Sümer, Süer Evren
Department of Urology, Etlik City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey; Department of Urology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Pathology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2025 Aug;23(4):102357. doi: 10.1016/j.clgc.2025.102357. Epub 2025 Apr 14.
We aimed to compare the RFS and PFS of Ta-MG, Ta-HG, T1-MG and T1-HG groups with the hypothesis that MG tumors may have a better prognosis than pure HG tumors.
Patients with HG-NMIBC in the first TUR specimen between 2010 and 2020 were screened. The first TUR specimens were re-evaluated by experienced uropathologists and the percentage of LG tumor areas accompanying HG areas was determined for each case. HG tumors with accompanying LG rates ranging from 1% to 95% were evaluated as "Mixed-Grade (MG)," while tumors without any LG component (0%) were evaluated as "pure High-Grade (HG)." Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method. RFS and PFS were compared via the log-rank test.
Of the 201 patients included in the study, 25 (12.4%) had Ta-MG, 45 (22.4%) had Ta-HG, 43 (21.4%) had T1-MG and 88 (43.8%) had T1-HG tumors. The median follow-up period of the patients was 36 months. The median number of BCG instillations received by the patients was 12 and a total of 102 patients (50.7%) received a minimum of 12 doses of BCG treatment. Recurrence was observed in 6 (24%), 11 (24.4%), 13 (30.2%) and 30 (34.1%) patients in the Ta-MG, Ta-HG, T1-MG and T1-HG groups, respectively. The 36-month RFS rates were 76% (CI: 59-93), 76% (CI: 63-88), 70% (CI: 56-84) and 66% (CI: 56-76), respectively (Log-Rank; P = .701). Progression was observed in 2 (8%), 3 (6.6%), 2 (4.6%) and 19 (21.6%) patients, respectively. The 36-month PFS rates for groups were 92% (CI: 82-100), 93% (CI: 86-100), 95% (CI: 89-100) and 78% (CI: 70-87), respectively. The T1-HG group was found to have a statistically significantly lower PFS (Log-Rank; P = .016).
In BCG-treated NMIBC patients, those with T1-pure-HG tumors have worse PFS compared to those with T1-MG, Ta-HG, and Ta-MG tumors. The presence of pure-HG tumors may hold prognostic importance for NMIBC patients and might be crucial for patient classification and treatment options.
我们旨在比较Ta-MG、Ta-HG、T1-MG和T1-HG组的无复发生存期(RFS)和无进展生存期(PFS),假设混合级别(MG)肿瘤的预后可能优于单纯高级别(HG)肿瘤。
筛选2010年至2020年间首次经尿道膀胱肿瘤切除术(TUR)标本为HG-NMIBC的患者。经验丰富的泌尿病理学家对首次TUR标本进行重新评估,并确定每例病例中HG区域伴随的低级别(LG)肿瘤区域的百分比。LG发生率在1%至95%之间的HG肿瘤被评估为“混合级别(MG)”,而无任何LG成分(0%)的肿瘤被评估为“单纯高级别(HG)”。采用Kaplan-Meier方法进行生存分析。通过对数秩检验比较RFS和PFS。
该研究纳入的201例患者中,25例(12.4%)为Ta-MG,45例(22.4%)为Ta-HG,43例(21.4%)为T1-MG,88例(43.8%)为T1-HG肿瘤。患者的中位随访期为36个月。患者接受卡介苗(BCG)灌注的中位次数为12次,共有102例患者(50.7%)接受了至少12剂BCG治疗。Ta-MG、Ta-HG、T1-MG和T1-HG组分别有6例(24%)、11例(24.4%)、13例(30.2%)和30例(34.1%)患者出现复发。36个月的RFS率分别为76%(CI:59-93)、76%(CI:63-88)、70%(CI:56-84)和66%(CI:56-76)(对数秩检验;P = 0.701)。分别有2例(8%)、3例(6.6%)、2例(4.6%)和19例(21.6%)患者出现进展。各组36个月的PFS率分别为92%(CI:82-100)、93%(CI:86-100)、95%(CI:89-100)和78%(CI:70-87)。发现T1-HG组的PFS在统计学上显著较低(对数秩检验;P = 0.016)。
在接受BCG治疗的NMIBC患者中,与T1-MG、Ta-HG和Ta-MG肿瘤患者相比,T1单纯HG肿瘤患者的PFS更差。单纯HG肿瘤的存在可能对NMIBC患者的预后具有重要意义,并且可能对患者分类和治疗选择至关重要。