FDG-PET/CT detected occult metastatic disease in seven of 42 patients with negative conventional preoperative evaluations. PET findings were strongly correlated with survival. As such, FDG-PET/CT may help in making treatment decisions before radical cystectomy.
Bladder cancer is a highly recurrent disease in need of novel, durable treatment strategies. This study assessed the ability of an intravesical immunotherapy composed of a coformulation of the biopolymer chitosan with interleukin-12 (CS/IL-12) to induce systemic adaptive tumor-specific immunity. Intravesical CS/IL-12 immunotherapy was used to treat established orthotopic MB49 and MBT-2 bladder tumors. All mice receiving intravesical CS/IL-12 immunotherapy experienced high cure rates of orthotopic disease. To investigate the durability and extent of the resultant adaptive immune response, cured mice were rechallenged both locally (intravesically) and distally. Cured mice rejected 100% of intravesical tumor rechallenges and 50–100% of distant subcutaneous rechallenges in a tumor-specific manner. The ability of splenocytes from cured mice to lyse targets in a tumor-specific manner was assessed in vitro, revealing that lytic activity of splenocytes from cured mice was robust and tumor-specific. Protective immunity was durable, lasting for at least 18 months after immunotherapy. In an advanced bladder cancer model, intravesical CS/IL-12 immunotherapy controlled simultaneous orthotopic and subcutaneous tumors in 70% of treated mice. Intravesical CS/IL-12 immunotherapy creates a robust and durable tumor-specific adaptive immune response against bladder cancer. The specificity, durability and potential of this therapy to treat both superficial and advanced disease are deserving of consideration for clinical translation.
Diaz, Dilmer L.; Maxwell, Keegan L.; Badwan, Khalid H.; Talcott, Michael R.; Liapis, Helen; Cabello, Jose M.; Venkatesh, Ramakrishna; and Figenshau, Robert S., ,"Selective versus nonselective arterial clamping during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy: Impact upon renal function in the setting of a solitary kidney in a porcine model." Journal of Endourology.23,7. 1127Endourology.23,7. -1133Endourology.23,7. . (2009 Introduction: Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy has emerged as a standard of care for small renal masses. Nevertheless, there remains concern over the potential for irreversible insult to the kidney as a result of exposure to warm ischemia. We aim to investigate the utility of selective segmental arterial clamping as a means to reduce the potential for ischemic damage to a solitary kidney during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy utilizing a porcine model. Materials and Methods: A total of 20 domestic swine were randomized into four equal groups. Each subject underwent laparoscopic radical nephrectomy to create the condition of a solitary kidney. On the contralateral side, a laparoscopic lower pole partial nephrectomy was performed, employing either selective or nonselective vascular clamping for either 60 or 90 minutes. Postoperatively, clinical status and serial serum studies were closely monitored for 1 week.Results: There were no intraoperative complications. The 90-minute nonselective clamping produced devastating effects, resulting in rapid deterioration into florid renal failure within 72 hours. The 60-minute nonselective clamping group experienced modest but significant rises in both blood urea nitrogen and creatinine. Both 60-and 90-minute selective clamping groups performed well, with no significant rises in creatinine over a 7-day period, and no instances of renal failure. Conclusions: Selective arterial clamping is a safe and feasible means of vascular control during laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. In the porcine model, selective clamping appears to improve functional outcomes during prolonged periods of warm ischemic insult. Prospective evaluation of the technique in humans is necessary to determine if selective arterial control confers long-term functional benefits in patients with limited renal reserve.
The presence of 50% or greater tumor necrosis correlates with worse disease specific and overall survival but not metastasis-free survival in patients with renal cell carcinoma. Results support the inclusion of percent tumor necrosis over the presence/absence of tumor necrosis in the risk assessment of patients who undergo surgical treatment for renal cell carcinoma.
Implementation of the 2004 WHO criteria is contributing to the increase in diagnosis of benign renal lesions, specifically oncocytoma. Changes in histological classification do not account for the entire increase. Other factors, which remain to be delineated, are also contributing to the increase in the diagnosis of benign renal lesions.
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