“…Prostate cancer death over 10-y study period: HR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.98-1.17; P = .14
4. All deaths over 10-y study period:
HR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.96-1.02; P = .48 Bladder cancer |
Bajaj et al; 2017 34 (USA) | NCDB (n = 2763); 2004-2013 | Muscle-invasive bladder cancer; TNM stage: T2-4, N0-3, M0 | RT with/without CT (technique not specified) Dose: 60-70 Gy | Age, sex, race, facility type, median case volume, ethnicity, Charlson-Deyo comorbidity score, insurance, median income, education level, census region, metropolitan area, year group, tumor grade, chemotherapy type, tumor group, radiation therapy dose, distance to hospital, extent of resection | Categorical (dichotomized): Divided at the 75th percentile based on median case volume per facility over study period (10 y) HV facilities: top 25th LV facilities: bottom 75th Propensity-matched: no Sensitivity analysis performed: yes Volume effect seen on sensitivity analysis: no | HV vs LV facilities: - Adjusted overall survival over 100 mo: HR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.94-1.04; P = .60
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Fischer-Valuck et al; 2019 35 (USA) | NCDB (n = 1635); 2004-2013 | Muscle-invasive bladder cancer; TNM stage: T2-4, N0, M0 | CRT Dose: 50.4-75 Gy | Age, sex, race, tumor stage, Charlson-Deyo comorbidity, treatment facility type, radiation dose, radiation fractionation, number of chemotherapy agents, year of diagnosis, treatment facility location, insurance status, population setting, household income, education level, (all patients underwent TURBT before RT) | Categorical (dichotomized): Divided at the 70th percentile based on the number of bladder preservation cases completed at each facility over the study period (10 y) HV facilities: ≥6 cases (top 30th) LV facilities: <6 cases (bottom 70th) Propensity-matched: yes Sensitivity analysis performed: yes Volume effect seen on sensitivity analysis: yes | HV vs LV facilities: - Median length of survival (mo): 36.1 (95% CI, 26.5-45.8) vs 28.1 (95% CI, 23.9-32.3) (all doses); 39.1 (95% CI, 29.3-48.8) vs 30.7 (95% CI, 27.6-33.7) (doses 59.4-64.8 Gy; n = 1213)
- Adjusted overall survival over 120 mo: HR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.70-0.96; P = .016 (all doses); HR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.73-0.96; P = .037 (doses 59.4-64.8 Gy; n = 1213)
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D'Rummo et al; 2019 36 (USA) | NCDB (n = 7562); 2004-2015 | Muscle-invasive bladder cancer; TNM stage: T2-4, 0-3, M0 | EBRT with/without CT (techn... |
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