2. INCIDENCE
• It is 11th most common cancer in the world among males
with an
Incidence rate- 4.5%
Mortality rate- 2.8%
• Men have 3-4 times higher risk of Ca UB than women.
• Median age of diagnosis – 70 years.
15. Treatment Depends On Following Factors
Tumor related factor
• TNM category
• Size
• Number of tumors
• Grade
• Presence of concurrent CIS
Patient related factor
• Age
• Medical comorbidities
• Performance status
• Bladder functions
• Choice
16. • Low-grade cTa : TURBT & surveillance
• High-grade cTa : TURBT (repeat TURBT if incomplete resection or no muscle
in initial TURBT) followed by IV (BCG or mitomycin)
• Low-grade or high-grade cT1 : Strongly consider repeat TURBT.
- Adjuvant IV (BCG or mitomycin).
- Consider cystectomy for residual disease or multifocality.
- May consider bladder conservation with chemoradiation
for high-grade cT1
• Tis : TURBT followed by BCG +/- IVC
17. Immunotherapy
• Bacillus Calmette Guerin, live attenuated form of M. bovis
• Acts as immune stimulant: stimulates cellular response releasing
cytokines IL-1,2,6,8,TNF and IFN gamma
• Given 1-2 weeks after resection, weekly for 6 weeks f/b maintenance as 3 weekly for a
1-3 year .(3yr better)
• Patient is dehydrated over night.
• Urine is voided completely.
• 50 mg of TICE in 50cc of 0.9% NS is instilled via catheter. Patient is asked to void urine
after 2 hours
• S/E :
Urinary frequency ,dysuria, hematuria
Arthralgia, rash, fever
Pneumonitis, hepatitis, prostatitis, sepsis
18.
19. Intravesical Chemotherapy
• Chemotherapeutic agents used are
- Mitomycin C,
- Doxorubicin, and
- Gemcitabine.
• Similar efficacy in prolonging time to recurrence.
• Can be used in sequencing with IV BCG
20. Treatment options: Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer - MIBC
• Neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemo → radical cystectomy
• Neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemo → partial cystectomy (selected patients with
small solitary lesion in suitable location and no Tis)
Bladder Preservation with chemo-RT after maximal TURBT. Optimal candidates are:
a) Unifocal, <5 cm,
b) No hydronephrosis,
c) good bladder function,
d) Visibly complete TURBT
e) Consider bladder preservation as a option for all appropriate patients
RT alone (if nonsurgical/not a chemo candidate)
21. MUSCLE INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER
RADICAL CYSTECTOMY
WITH URINARY
RECONSTRUCTION
BLADDER CONSERVATION
PROTOCOLS
RELAPSE OR PROGRESSION
27. RADIOTHERAPY
• Radiation treatment should begin within 8 weeks after maximal TURBT.
• CT simulation: Patient supine with immobilization and empty bladder.
• Treat with empty bladder to ensure reproducibility of bladder volume.
28. CONVENTIONAL RADIATION PORTALS
• ANTERIOR- POSTERIOR FIELDS :
• Superiorly -L5-S1 interface
• Inferiorly – Lower border of
obturator foramen
• Laterally – 1.5- 2 cm outside
the bony pelvic wall
• Anterior field should not
include femoral heads &
neck.
• Upper corners can be
shielded to reduce small
bowel volume.
29. IN 4 FIELD TECH. LATERAL FIELDS
• Superior and inferior borders
same
• Anterior border- 1.5-2 cm in front
of anterior bladder wall as seen on
imaging study
• Posterior border – 2.5 cm
posterior to the most posterior
aspect of the bladder and falls
within the rectum
30. TWO PHASE APPROACH
Phase I -
• The whole pelvis
• The pelvic lymph nodes
To include
• The whole Bladder
• Proximal urethra
• Any extravesical disease spread
• Any region deemed to be at risk of microscopic disease spread.
31. BOOST FIELDS
Phase II
• Either The whole bladder or
• Only the involved part of bladder with at least 2 cm
margin
• Techniques
1) 2 lateral fields
2) oblique fields
32. POST-OP FOR PT3-4 PN0-2
• CTV nodal (all patients, excluding cystectomy bed for negative margins):
obturator, external iliac, internal iliac, distal common iliac, and presacral.
• CTV cystectomy bed included only for +margins.
• PTV includes 0.5–0.7 cm expansion.
33. RADIOTHERAPY DOSE
T1 high-risk [ CTRT
• PTV - 45 Gy,
• boost up to 61.2 Gy
Bladder preservation.
• PTV - 40–45 Gy, then cone down
• PTV bladder - 54 Gy, then cone down
• PTV tumor bed - 64.8 Gy [with concurrent chemo]
Post-op - pT3-4 pN0-2:
• Pelvic nodes (and cystectomy bed if +margins) to 50.4 Gy.
• Local recurrence after cystectomy
• 45–50 Gy to pelvic nodes,
• 60–65 Gy to gross local recurrence with cisplatin