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ArticleBladder cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2021

Survival by T Stage for Patients with Localized Bladder Cancer: Implications for Future Screening Trials.

Lauren Folgosa Cooley, Adam B Weiner, Xiaosong Meng, Solomon L Woldu, Joshua J Meeks, Yair Lotan

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Article in Bladder cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  4. Long-term Trends in Bladder Cancer Incidence Using a Harmonized Staging Variable: A SEER-Based Study.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025
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Lauren Folgosa CooleyDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Adam B WeinerDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Xiaosong MengDepartment of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Solomon L WolduDepartment of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Joshua J MeeksDepartment of Urology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Yair LotanDepartment of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere is insufficient data to recommend screening for bladder cancer (BC). For future BC screening trials, it is important to understand how and if tumor (T) stage can act as a surrogate outcome marker for overall (OS) and cancer-specific (CSS) survival.

objectiveTo characterize OS and CSS between primary tumor (T) stages in non-metastatic bladder cancer (BC) patients.

methodsNon-metastatic BC patients were identified in the National Cancer Database (NCDB; 2004-2015) (n = 343,163) and National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (SEER) (n = 130,751). Cox multivariable regression compared relationships between T stage (LGTa, HGTa, Tis, LGT1, HGT1, T2-T4) and OS or CSS for all patients and sub-cohorts.

resultsCompared to stage LGTa as a reference, overall (SEER; NCDB) and cancer-specific (SEER) survival significantly declined with increasing T stage. Using SEER, OS ranged from HGTa (HR 1.16, CI 1.13-1.21,

conclusionsEarlier T stage at diagnosis was associated with better OS largely due to differences in CSS. A clinically significant difference between Stage I and Stage II was verified herein in multiple cohorts. Therefore, earlier stage at diagnosis, specifically preventing muscle invasive BC, could potentially improve survival.

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early detection of cancerepidemiologyneoplasm stagingsurvivalUrinary bladder neoplasms

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