Research Article

Radical Cystectomy after BCG Immunotherapy for High-Risk Nonmuscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in Patients with Previous Prostate Radiotherapy

Table 2

Pathological and clinical outcomes of radical cystectomy following BCG failure.

Group 1 (RT) Group 2 (RP) Group 3 (no PC/RT) P-value

Pathological stage
pT0 2 (17) 1 (17) 2 (6) 0.36
pTis 1 (8) 1 (17) 9 (26)
pTa 0 0 3 (9)
pT1 2 (17) 2 (33) 14 (40)
pT2 3 (25) 0 4 (11)
pT3 3 (25) 2 (33) 2 (6)
pT4 1 (8) 0 1 (3)
Any CIS in final pathologic specimen 3 (25) 2 (33) 30 (86) <0.001
Upstaged (≥T2 or N+) 8 (58) 2 (33) 7 (20) 0.01
Node-positive 2 (33) 0 1 (3) 0.17
Positive Margin 2 (17) 0 3 (9) 0.43
No. of pts with recurrence 6 (58) 0 10 (29) 0.09
Local (urethra, pelvis) 5 (42) 0 4 (11) 0.028
Pelvic soft tissue 3 0 2
Urethra 2 0 2
Urothelial (ureter/upper tract) 2 (17) 0 8 (23) 0.65
Distant 0 0 1 (3) 0.55

Numbers represent mean ± SD or no. (%) as appropriate.