Young age and adequate BCG are key factors for optimal BCG treatment efficacy in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Being younger (< = 70 years) was associated with better OS, CSS, and RFS, but not PFS. Older patients (> 70 years) who received adequate BCG treatment had similar PFS as those younger with adequate BCG treatment.
Authors
- Marcelo Langer Wroclawski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6835-9085)
- David D‘Andrea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1625-1077)
- Juan Gómez Rivas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0556-3035)
- Vineet Gauhar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3740-7141)
- Ekaterina Laukhtina
- Paolo Gontero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9714-6596)
- Andrea Gallioli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3316-5691)
- Dmitry Enikeev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7169-2209)
- Chi‐Ho Leung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5484-9390)
- Francesco Soria
- Rossella Nicoletti
- Peter Ka‐Fung Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1499-8372)
- Hongda Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-1484)
- Jeremy Yuen‐Chun Teoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9361-2342)
- Shahrokh François Shariat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6627-6179)
- Chi‐Fai Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1723-9646)
- Kang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7929-6534)
- Xuan Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5776-4931)
- Hongwei Wu
- Daniele Castellani
Institutions
- Al-Ahliyya Amman University (JO)
- Marche Polytechnic University (IT)
- Tabriz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Cornell University (US)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (BR)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
- European Association of Urology (NL)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- Ng Teng Fong General Hospital (SG)
- Hospital Clínico San Carlos (ES)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino (IT)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna (AT)
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria San Giovanni Battista (IT)
- University Hospital in Motol (CZ)
- Beneficência Portuguesa de São Paulo (BR)
- Prince of Wales Hospital (CN)
- Puigvert Foundation (ES)
- Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (BR)
- National University Health System (SG)
- Karl Landsteiner Society (AT)
- University of Florence (IT)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Urology
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-024-05218-4
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.29