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ArticlePathologie (Heidelberg, Germany)2024

[Muscle-invasive and metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder : Current state of histopathologic, molecular, and immunologic prognostic and predictive factors].

Simone Bertz, Veronika Bahlinger, Fabienne Lange, Arndt Hartmann, Markus Eckstein

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Simone BertzInstitut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Krankenhausstraße 8-10, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland.
Veronika BahlingerInstitut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Krankenhausstraße 8-10, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland.
Fabienne LangeInstitut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Krankenhausstraße 8-10, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland.
Arndt HartmannInstitut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Krankenhausstraße 8-10, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland.
Markus EcksteinInstitut für Pathologie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Krankenhausstraße 8-10, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland. markus.eckstein@uk-erlangen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5418-3349

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backgroundMuscle-invasive and metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC) represents a heterogeneous disease entity with numerous morphological, molecular, and immunological phenotypes.

aimsThis article aims to provide an overview of current histopathological, molecular, and immunological prognostic and predictive factors in muscle-invasive and metastatic UC. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Muscle-invasive and metastatic UC exhibits a wide range of divergent differentiations and histological subtypes. The correct diagnosis of these morphological variants is essential, as they may determine the clinical course and may also present specific and potentially therapeutically targetable molecular alterations (e.g., HER2 alterations in micropapillary UC). The morphological subtypes largely correlate with the six molecular consensus subtypes. Furthermore, morphological and molecular subtypes are associated with immunological properties that are relevant for modern immunotherapies, such as the PD-L1 status. Numerous immunotherapy studies in the setting of curatively treatable muscle-invasive UC will be reported in 2024 and 2025, likely leading to an increasing number of PD-L1 testing indications.

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Carcinoma, Transitional CellNeoplasm InvasivenessUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsHumansImmunotherapyNeoplasm MetastasisPrognosisUrinary BladderB7-H1 antigenDisease progressionImmunotherapyMolecular pathologyTransitional cell carcinoma

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