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ArticleCancers2024

Survival after Lung Metastasectomy from Urothelial Carcinoma: A Multi-Institutional Database Study.

Yoshikane Yamauchi, Masaaki Sato, Takekazu Iwata, Makoto Endo, Norihiko Ikeda, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Tai Hato, Hidemi Suzuki, Haruhisa Matsuguma, Yasushi Shintani and 10 more

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Article in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Yoshikane YamauchiDepartment of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3374-2399
Masaaki SatoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan.
Takekazu IwataDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center, Chiba 260-8717, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4411-6825
Makoto EndoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamagata 990-2292, Japan.
Norihiko IkedaDepartment of Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan.
Hiroshi HashimotoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Defense Medical College Hospital, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Tai HatoDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Kawagoe 350-8550, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1319-505X
Hidemi SuzukiDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba 260-8677, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8983-433X
Haruhisa MatsugumaDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Tochigi Cancer Center, Utsunomiya 320-0834, Japan.
Yasushi ShintaniDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2540-5288
Haruhiko KondoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery and Thyroid Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo 181-8611, Japan.
Takahiko OyamaDepartment of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo 152-8902, Japan.
Yoko AzumaDivision of Chest Surgery, Department of Surgery, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8541, Japan.
Tomohiko IidaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Kimitsu Central Hospital, Kimitsu 292-0822, Japan.
Noriaki SakakuraDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya 464-8681, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9598-9629
Mingyon MunDepartment of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, The Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo 135-8550, Japan.
Keisuke AsakuraDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4491-3456
Takashi OhtsukaDivision of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo 105-8471, Japan.
Hirofumi UeharaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital, Hakodate 040-8611, Japan.
Yukinori SakaoDepartment of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesThe efficacy of lung metastasectomy in patients with urothelial carcinoma remains inconclusive, as there is only limited evidence from small studies. In this study, we aimed to assess the prognostic outcomes of excising pulmonary metastases from urothelial carcinoma.

methodsIn this study, we utilized data from the Metastatic Lung Tumor Study Group of Japan database, a multi-institutional prospective database of pulmonary metastasectomies. We examined the data of patients who had undergone pulmonary metastasectomy for urothelial carcinoma between 1985 and 2021. Exclusion criteria included insufficient clinical information and follow-up of <3 months.

resultsThe study cohort comprised 100 patients (63 bladder cancer, 37 renal pelvic and ureteral cancer), with a median follow-up of 34 months. There were 70 male and 30 female patients of average age 66.5 ± 10.4 years at lung metastasectomy. The median interval from treatment of the primary lesion to metastasectomy was 19 months and the maximum tumor diameter was 21 ± 15 mm. Three- and five-year overall survival rates were 69% and 59%, respectively. Three- and five-year disease-free survival rates were 56% and 46%, respectively. Multivariate analysis identified larger tumor diameter (hazard ratio: 1.62, 95% confidence interval: 1.21-2.17) and distant metastases at the time of treatment of the primary cancer (hazard ratio: 4.23; 95% confidence interval: 1.54-11.6) as significant adverse prognostic factors for overall survival.

conclusionsTo our knowledge, this is the largest published case series of pulmonary resection for metastatic urothelial carcinoma, providing benchmark data for the assessment of long-term outcomes of this rare entity.

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computed tomographydisease-free survivalmultivariate analysisoverall survivalpulmonary metastasectomyurothelial carcinoma

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PMID39409952
PMCPMC11475196

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