Controversies in terminology associated with management of BCG-unresponsive NMIBC in Asia-Pacific

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OBJECTIVES: Examine the understanding of terminologies and management patterns of bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) in six territories in Asia-Pacific.

METHODS: This study involved two phases: (1) a survey with 32 urologists and 7 medical oncologists (MOs) and (2) a factorial experiment and in-depth interviews with 23 urologists and 2 MOs. All clinicians had ≥8 years' experience managing NMIBC patients in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. Data from Phase 1 were summarized using descriptive statistics; content and thematic analyses applied in Phase 2.

RESULTS: In phase 1, 35% of clinicians defined BCG-unresponsive as BCG-refractory, -relapse and -resistant, 6% defined it as BCG-refractory and -relapse; 22% classified BCG-failure as BCG-refractory, -relapse, -resistant, and when muscle-invasive bladder cancer is detected. If eligible and willing, 50% (interquartile range [IQR], 50%-80%) of BCG-unresponsive patients would undergo radical cystectomy (RC), and 50% (IQR 20%-50%) of RC-eligible patients would receive bladder-sparing treatment or surveillance. In phase 2, we found that 32%, 88%, and 48% of clinicians, respectively, used "BCG-unresponsive," "BCG-refractory," and "BCG-relapse" in clinical practice but with no consistent interpretation of the terms. Compared with EAU definitions, 8%-60% of clinicians appropriately classified 9 tumor types that are persistent or recurrent after adequate BCG. Fifty percent of clinicians mentioned a lack of bladder-preserving treatment that outperforms RC in quality of life as a reason to retreat BCG-unresponsive patients with BCG.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed varied understanding and application of BCG-unresponsive terminologies in practice. There is a need for a uniform and simple definition of BCG-unresponsive disease in Asia-Pacific.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association - 31(2024), 1 vom: 31. Jan., Seite 32-38

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kikuchi, Eiji [VerfasserIn]
Ng, Chi-Fai [VerfasserIn]
Kitamura, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Ku, Ja Hyeon [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Lui Shiong [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Tzu-Ping [VerfasserIn]
Ng, Junice Yi Siu [VerfasserIn]
Nishiyama, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Poon, Darren Ming-Chun [VerfasserIn]
Kanesvaran, Ravindran [VerfasserIn]
Seo, Ho Kyung [VerfasserIn]
Spiteri, Carmel [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Ee Min [VerfasserIn]
Tsai, Yuh-Shyan [VerfasserIn]
Tran, Ben [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adjuvants, Immunologic
BCG Vaccine
BCG vaccine
Journal Article
Neoplasm recurrence
Patient care management
Practice guidelines as topic
Urinary bladder neoplasms

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Date Completed 04.01.2024

Date Revised 04.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/iju.15298

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362896542