Bladder Cancer
Dr Ali Azher, MD (Radiation Oncology)
The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, BJ Medical College,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
aliazhermuhammed@gmail.com
Introduction
• Three major categories
• Non muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) 75%
• Not penetrated epithelial basement membrane
• Ta to T1
• Muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) 25%
• T2 or higher
• Poor prognosis
• Metastatic cancers
Quick review
• Risk factors- smoking, aromatic amines, nitrites/nitrates,
Cytoxan exposure, aniline dyes, Schistosoma haematobium
infection, chronic indwelling catheter (e.g. in patients with
spinal cord injury)
• Transitional Cell Carcinoma –93%
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma 5%
• Most common sites of the tumor are trigone, lateral and
posterior walls, an bladder neck
• Presentation: hematuria, irritative voiding, pelvic pain,
obstructive uropathy, hydronephrosis
• Lymphatic Drainage: hypogastric, obturator, internal and
external iliac, perivesical, sacral, presacral
Mutational Landscape
• FGFR 3
• ≥ 70% of Ta
• 10-45% T1 NMIBC
• 15% MIBC
• PI3K
• Low grade Ta 40-50%
• T1 NMIBC & MIBC 20%
• TERT
• Most common genomic alteration
• 60-80% all stages all grades
• Tumor suppressor genes
• TP53, RB1 and CDKN2A
• MIBC
• P53 most commonly mutated in MIBC 50%
• Very infrequent in low grade Ta – 1%
• Higher frequency in T1 – 35%
• Small association between P53 positivity & poor prognosis
• Both loss of expression & high level expression of P16 → RB
pathway down regulation
• Adverse prognostic biomarker
• Found in > 50% of MIBC
Molecular subtypes
• Similar to Breast Cancer
• Express markers of urothelial differentiation & normal basal
cells of urothelium (luminal & basal)
• Basal tumors – high levels of KRT5, KRT6, KRT14 & CD44
• Luminal – FGFR3, uroplakins
• Luminal papillary
• Papillary architecture with lower stage
• FGFR overexpresssion
• Luminal
• Uroplakins UPKs
• Luminal infiltrated
• Lymphocytic inflitration
• High levels of myofibroblast markers
• Chemoresistance
• Basal squamous
• KRT5, KRT6,KRT14, CD44
• Squamous markers TGM1
• Neuro
• Neuroendocrine markers
• TP53, RB1 mutation
• Poorest survival
Risk factors
• Gene abnormalities
• Chemical exposure
• Tobacco
• cyclophosphamide
• Chronic irritation
• Indwelling catheter, R/C UTI → SCC
• Schistosoma Hematobium → SCC & UCC
• Pelvic irradiation
Field cancer & Multiclonality
• Monoclonality
• Transformed cell gives rise to daughter cells
• Exhibit same genetic changes
• Field cancer
• Urothelium is exposed to same urinary carcinogens →
transformation of many independent urothelial cells
• Multiple tumors, independent multiple sites
Management
• NIMBC
• MIBC
• Metastatic Bladder Cancer
Jewett-Marshall
Staging(Clinical)
• Stage A: Submucosal invasion but no muscle invasion
• Stage B Bladder wall or muscle invasion
• B1 Superficial
• B2 Deep
• Stage C Extension through serosa into perivesical fat
• Stage D Lymph nodes and other distant metastasis
• D1 regional nodes
• D2 distant nodes and other distant mets
• AJCC T1 TO T4 = JEWETT A TO D
• N AND M PART OF STAGE D
NMIBC
• 80% not involve muscularis propria
• Tis, Ta & T1
• 15-20% progress to T2 or greater
• < 5% NMIBC – Mets
• TURBT – Gold Standard
G/T Recurrence rate Progression rate
G1/G2/Ta 50% 5%
G3/T1/CIS/Multifocal 70% 30-50%
 Number of tumors
 Tumor size
 Prior recurrence rate
 Presence of CIS
 T stage
 Tumor grade
TURBT specimen
Risk stratification
AUA risk stratification
Risk group Features
Low risk  Solitary low grade tumors ≤ 3cm
 Ta G1
Intermediate  Solitary low grade tumors >3cm
 Solitary high gradeTa G2 G3
 Multi focal low grade
 Low grade recurrence within 1 year
 Low grade T1
High risk  High grade T1
 Recurrent high grade Ta
 High grade Ta>3cm
 Multifocal
 Any CIS
 LVI
 High grade prostatic urethral involvement
 Any variant histology
 BCG failure
Risk group Recurrence rate % Progression risk %
Low risk
<3cm, Ta, G1, No CIS
15 0.2
Intermediate 38 5
High risk 61 17
Low risk
• TURBT
• Flexible Cystoscopy @ 3months of resection
• Negative
• Flexible Cystoscopy 9 months later
• Annually thereafter
Adjuvant Intravesical Drug
Therapy
• Lessen the rate of recurrence
• Following TURBT
• Multifocal CIS
• CIS + Ta or T1
• Any grade 3
• Multifocal tumors
• Rapidly recurring after TURBT
Drugs
• BCG
• Live attenuated form of mycobacterium bovis
• Triggers an immune response cascade
• Direct tumor cell suppression
• thioTEPA
• Mitomycin-C
• Doxorubicin
• Gemcitabine
Schedule
• Once a week for 6 weeks
• Followed by subsequent 3 weeks as induction
• No cystoscopic evidence of recurrence
• Ongoing maintenance BCG 6 week courses every 3-6 months
• Regular cystoscopic suveillance
• 32% reduction in risk of recurrence
• Optimal timing within 6hrs of TURBT
Adverse effects
• Frequency
• Dysuria
• Irritating voiding symptoms
• Bladder contracture (long term)
• BCG – fever, joint pain, granulomatous prostatitis, sinus
formation, Disseminated TB, Death
• thioTEPA – myelosuppression
• Mito C skin desquamation/rash
• Doxo GI upset
BCG failure
• BCG unresponsive
• Recurrence within 6 months
• BCG refractory
• HG non-muscle-invasive papillary tumor is present at 3 month
• CIS is present at both 3 and 6 months
• HG tumor appears during BCG therapy
• Intolerant
• Severe side effects
• Relapsing
• Recurrence of HG/grade 3 tumor after completion of BCG
maintenance, despite an initial response (1-2years)
BCG+IFNα or GEM or Docetaxel
• BCG refractory T1/BCG unresponsive
• Cystectomy
• Preemptive cystectomy
• High grade T1
• >3cm
• Concomitant CIS
• Deep lamina propria invasion
• LVI
• Micropapillary variant histology
MIBC
• 20-40%
• 85% of patients will die within 2 years if untreated
• Two school of thoughts
• US model
• UK model
Surgery
• Radical cystectomy
• Good long term survival rates
• Lowest local recurrences
• Accurate pathological staging & nodal status
• Timing – delay > 3 months after TURBT undermines patient
survival
• PLND
• Urinary diversions
Radical cystectomy
• En bloc removal of pelvic organs anterior to rectum
• Men – bladder, urachus, prostate, seminal vesicles & visceral
peritoneum
• Women - bladder, urachus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus,
cervix, vaginal cuff & anterior pelvic peritoneum
• Lymphadenectomy
• Extended lymphadenectomy is beneficial
• Bilaterally all obsturator, hypogastric, presciatic & presacral LN
• >15 LNs sufficient
• Urinary diversions
• Incontinent – standard
• Continent
• Incontinent
• Conduit derived from distal ileum → Ureter anastomosed →
Anterior abdominal wall stoma
• Continent
• To retain continence
• Abdominal – stomal reservoir
• Orthotopic neobladders anastomosed to remaing distal urethra
Survival after RC
P Stage Disease Specific Survival
%
OS %
pTa, Tis, T1 82
pT2, pN0
Organ cofined
73 49
pT3-pT4a or pN1-pN2
Non Organ cofined
33 23
LN positive 28 21
Complication
• Metabolic complications
• Acidosis
• Vit B12 malabsorption (loss of distal ileum)
• Neuromechanical
• Urinary retention – atonic segment
• Surgical
• Urine leak
• Fecal leak
• Pyelonephritis
• Renal failure
Recurrence following RC
• Pelvic
• Within the soft tissue field of exenteration
• 6-9%
• Distant
• Outside the pelvis
• 20-35%
• Urethral recurrence
• New primary tumor occurring in the retained urethra
North America model
• Trimodality therapy
• Maximal TURBT
• Chemotherapy
• Radiotherapy
• Split course RT
• 40Gy with synchronous CT → interval cystoscopy → total dose of
64-68Gy
• Selective bladder preservation
• Exit to surgery
Contraindications to Bladder
Preservation
• Hydronephrosis
• Multifocal CIS
• Incomplete TURBT
• Non-TCC histology
• Poor bladder capacity/function
• Inability to tolerate chemotherapy
Evolution
• RTOG Trials
• Bladder preservation is reserved for those with cCR to CRT
• Predictors of successful outcome
• Solitary T2 or T3
• < 6cm
• No hydronephrosis
• Visibly complete TURBT
• No Extensive CIS
• UC histology
UK model
• RT single course
• Radical RT after TURBT
• 64Gy in 32# → cystoscopy
• Younger/more fit – surgery
• Older/less fit – RT
Higher rate of bladder preservation
full dose radical RT + synchronous chemotherapy
Definitive RT
• Radical RT
• Node negative MIBC
• T2 to T4aN0M0
External beam radiotherapy
• 2D conventional
• 3D conformal
• IGRT
2D Conventional
• Phase I
• Phase II
Simulation
• Give oral contrast 1 hr before
• Ask patient to voiding urine
• Foley’s catheter inserted immediately after voiding urine
• 7CC Hypaque solution to inflate balloon and pull down at
base of bladder
• This volume is replaced by an equal volume of hypaque
solution plus an additional 25 ml and 10-15 ml of air then
clamp the catheter.
• Hypaque solution- Urographin :NS = 1: 3
• Air will rise to the top & define the anterior extension of
bladder.
• Simulator couch & positioned.
• pelvis is straight, relative to the axes of treatment couch.
• Following simulation & radiographic exposure of anterior
fields, rectal contrast may be given & lateral simulation is
exposed.
• Empty bladder :
• More reproducible
• More comfortable to patient
• Keep the Overall irradiated volume as small as possible.
• Minimize the risk of geographical miss
• Full bladder:
• Displaces small intestine & some part of rectum out of radiation
portals
• Phase I:
• The whole pelvis, encompassing the pelvic lymph nodes,
bladder, and proximal urethra
• Elective irradiation of the pelvic lymph nodes
2D portals
• AP-PA
• Superior :at the L5-S1 disc space
• Inferior : below obturator foramen.
• Laterally:1.5-2 cm to the bony pelvis at its widest section
• Lateral field
• Superior & Inferior border same as in AP-PA portal
• Anterior : anterior to bladder with a margin with 1.5 – 2cm
• Posterior : 2-3 cm posterior to bladder
Phase II Boost
• PORTALS :
• Anterior –Bladder with a margin of 1-1.5cm
• Lateral – Bladder with a margin of 1-1.5cm
• Oblique– Selected at an angle which spares the rectum
completely and encompasses the bladder with 1.5 cm margin
• FIELDS : 3 fields
• 2 laterals and one anterior
• 2 obliques and one anterior
3D – RT planning
• PLANNING CT
• Supine, arms on chest
• Knee and Ankle immobilization
• Empty Rectum (flatus & feces) – daily microenema
• Empty Bladder 15 minutes before
• Scan is performed with 3 mm slices from the bottom of L5
(above the dome of the bladder) to the bottom of the ischial
tuberosities.
• Radio opaque markers
OARs
• Femoral head
• Rectum
• Bowel bag
Contouring Vessels
• From L5 Lower border – femoral Head upper border
• CTV Nodal
• Vessels + 0.7mm margin
• Presacral 10mm brush
• Obturator 18mm
• CTV Nodal+CTV Primary = CTV Combined
• CTV Combined + 1cm = PTV
Target volumes
• GTV = macroscopic tumor visible on CT/MRI/cystoscopy
• CTV Tumour –Whole bladder and any extra-vesical extension
• Men : entire prostate & Seminal Vesicles
• Women : Proximal 2 cm of urethra is also considered as part of
the target field
• CTV Nodal
• CTV Total = CTV Tumour+ CTV Nodal
• PTV 1= 1.5-2cm around CTV
• PTV Boost= CTV Tumour+ 1cm
Nodal irradiation
• BC2001 Trial
• Nodal relapse rate
• 3% in CRT
• 6% in RT
Radiation Dose
• Phase I : 40 to 46 Gy at 1.8 – 2Gy per fraction.
• Phase II (Boost): 14-20 Gy at 1.8-2 Gy per fraction
• Total Dose : 60-66 Gy
• Perez
• CRT full dose RT
• Higher rates of bladder preservation
• Korpic et al
• <50Gy & 50-55Gy worse OS
• <60Gy worse OS
• >66Gy no survival advantage
• 63-66Gy optimal dose
OAR dose constraints
• Small Bowel V45 <195cc
• Femoral head Dmax <45Gy
• Rectum V40 <40%
Acute toxicity
• Dysuria
• Urgency
• Frequency
• Diarrhoea
Late toxicity
• Chronic irritative cystitis
• Hemorrhagic cystitis
• Bladder contracture
• Rectal stricture
• Small bowel obstruction
IGRT – rationale
• Organ motion
• Delineation errors
• Set up errors
• Treatment verification
• Reproducibility of bladder volume
Goals
• Accurate dose delivery to targeted areas
• Avoidance of normal structures by reducing the margins
around the CTV.
• Patient-specific variations assessed at treatment console with
volumetric 3D imaging modalities fitted to treatment
machines, such as kilovoltage CBCT.
Preoperative RT
• Waned
• Chemosensitivity of bladder cancer
• Subsequent improvements in radiation & surgical techniques
• Old, non randomised comparisons
• 40Gy
Postoperative RT
• Based on the grounds of positive margins & tumor spillage
• Anticipation of recurrences
Intraoperative RT
• Electrons
Proton
• MIBC
• Proton boost
• 36.3Gy/11#
Late toxicities
Urinary hemorrage
Urethral stricture
Ureter stricture
OS Local control Bladder preservation
71.4 83.4 86.3
Recurrence 25%
Brachytherapy
• Indications
• Solitary T1 T2, 5mm or less diameter
• Contra indications
• Tumor invasion of bladder neck
• T3
• Multifocal
• LN (+)
• TURBT → EBRT 40Gy (Bladder+LN) → HDR BT within 1 week
• 2.5 Gy x 10#, 3# per day
• Conservation of bladder function
NACT
• To down size & down stage the tumors
• Occult micro mets in muscularis propria
• Standard of care in T3/T4 or node positive disease
• MVAC
• CMV
• dd MVAC (dense dose)
• Accelerated MVAC/high dose MVAC
• Compressed schedule over 14 days
• NCCN 2018
• Category 1 recommendation
• T2 – T4a
• dd MVAC
• CMV
• GC
Adjuvant CT
• More accurate selection of patients (p stage)
• Two settings
• Following bladder sparing chemoradiation
• Following radical cystectomy
• Regimens
• MCV
• GC
• Paclitaxel
• Standard recommendation
• Positive nodes
• High p Stage T3 T4
• LVI
Metastatic Bladder Cancer
• MVAC
• 28 day cycles
• Mtx 30mg/m2 Days 1, 15, 22
• Vinblastine 3mg/m2 Days 2, 15, 22
• Doxorubin 30mg/m2 Day 2
• Cisplatin 70mg/m2 Day 2
• CMV
• Omits Doxorubicin
• GC
• Gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 Days 1, 8, 15
• Cisplatin 70mg/m2 Day 2
• Less toxic, improved tolerability
Toxic effects of MVAC
• Neutropenia
• Anemia
• Thrombocytopenia
• Stomatitis
Palliative RT
• 35Gy/10# - 71% symptomatic improvement
• 21Gy/3# - 64%
Bladder cancer

Bladder cancer

  • 1.
    Bladder Cancer Dr AliAzher, MD (Radiation Oncology) The Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute, BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat aliazhermuhammed@gmail.com
  • 2.
    Introduction • Three majorcategories • Non muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) 75% • Not penetrated epithelial basement membrane • Ta to T1 • Muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) 25% • T2 or higher • Poor prognosis • Metastatic cancers
  • 3.
    Quick review • Riskfactors- smoking, aromatic amines, nitrites/nitrates, Cytoxan exposure, aniline dyes, Schistosoma haematobium infection, chronic indwelling catheter (e.g. in patients with spinal cord injury) • Transitional Cell Carcinoma –93% • Squamous Cell Carcinoma 5% • Most common sites of the tumor are trigone, lateral and posterior walls, an bladder neck • Presentation: hematuria, irritative voiding, pelvic pain, obstructive uropathy, hydronephrosis • Lymphatic Drainage: hypogastric, obturator, internal and external iliac, perivesical, sacral, presacral
  • 4.
    Mutational Landscape • FGFR3 • ≥ 70% of Ta • 10-45% T1 NMIBC • 15% MIBC • PI3K • Low grade Ta 40-50% • T1 NMIBC & MIBC 20% • TERT • Most common genomic alteration • 60-80% all stages all grades • Tumor suppressor genes • TP53, RB1 and CDKN2A • MIBC
  • 5.
    • P53 mostcommonly mutated in MIBC 50% • Very infrequent in low grade Ta – 1% • Higher frequency in T1 – 35% • Small association between P53 positivity & poor prognosis • Both loss of expression & high level expression of P16 → RB pathway down regulation • Adverse prognostic biomarker • Found in > 50% of MIBC
  • 6.
    Molecular subtypes • Similarto Breast Cancer • Express markers of urothelial differentiation & normal basal cells of urothelium (luminal & basal) • Basal tumors – high levels of KRT5, KRT6, KRT14 & CD44 • Luminal – FGFR3, uroplakins
  • 7.
    • Luminal papillary •Papillary architecture with lower stage • FGFR overexpresssion • Luminal • Uroplakins UPKs • Luminal infiltrated • Lymphocytic inflitration • High levels of myofibroblast markers • Chemoresistance • Basal squamous • KRT5, KRT6,KRT14, CD44 • Squamous markers TGM1 • Neuro • Neuroendocrine markers • TP53, RB1 mutation • Poorest survival
  • 8.
    Risk factors • Geneabnormalities • Chemical exposure • Tobacco • cyclophosphamide • Chronic irritation • Indwelling catheter, R/C UTI → SCC • Schistosoma Hematobium → SCC & UCC • Pelvic irradiation
  • 9.
    Field cancer &Multiclonality • Monoclonality • Transformed cell gives rise to daughter cells • Exhibit same genetic changes • Field cancer • Urothelium is exposed to same urinary carcinogens → transformation of many independent urothelial cells • Multiple tumors, independent multiple sites
  • 10.
    Management • NIMBC • MIBC •Metastatic Bladder Cancer
  • 12.
    Jewett-Marshall Staging(Clinical) • Stage A:Submucosal invasion but no muscle invasion • Stage B Bladder wall or muscle invasion • B1 Superficial • B2 Deep • Stage C Extension through serosa into perivesical fat • Stage D Lymph nodes and other distant metastasis • D1 regional nodes • D2 distant nodes and other distant mets • AJCC T1 TO T4 = JEWETT A TO D • N AND M PART OF STAGE D
  • 14.
    NMIBC • 80% notinvolve muscularis propria • Tis, Ta & T1 • 15-20% progress to T2 or greater • < 5% NMIBC – Mets • TURBT – Gold Standard G/T Recurrence rate Progression rate G1/G2/Ta 50% 5% G3/T1/CIS/Multifocal 70% 30-50%
  • 15.
     Number oftumors  Tumor size  Prior recurrence rate  Presence of CIS  T stage  Tumor grade TURBT specimen Risk stratification
  • 16.
    AUA risk stratification Riskgroup Features Low risk  Solitary low grade tumors ≤ 3cm  Ta G1 Intermediate  Solitary low grade tumors >3cm  Solitary high gradeTa G2 G3  Multi focal low grade  Low grade recurrence within 1 year  Low grade T1 High risk  High grade T1  Recurrent high grade Ta  High grade Ta>3cm  Multifocal  Any CIS  LVI  High grade prostatic urethral involvement  Any variant histology  BCG failure
  • 18.
    Risk group Recurrencerate % Progression risk % Low risk <3cm, Ta, G1, No CIS 15 0.2 Intermediate 38 5 High risk 61 17
  • 19.
    Low risk • TURBT •Flexible Cystoscopy @ 3months of resection • Negative • Flexible Cystoscopy 9 months later • Annually thereafter
  • 20.
    Adjuvant Intravesical Drug Therapy •Lessen the rate of recurrence • Following TURBT • Multifocal CIS • CIS + Ta or T1 • Any grade 3 • Multifocal tumors • Rapidly recurring after TURBT
  • 21.
    Drugs • BCG • Liveattenuated form of mycobacterium bovis • Triggers an immune response cascade • Direct tumor cell suppression • thioTEPA • Mitomycin-C • Doxorubicin • Gemcitabine
  • 22.
    Schedule • Once aweek for 6 weeks • Followed by subsequent 3 weeks as induction • No cystoscopic evidence of recurrence • Ongoing maintenance BCG 6 week courses every 3-6 months • Regular cystoscopic suveillance • 32% reduction in risk of recurrence • Optimal timing within 6hrs of TURBT
  • 23.
    Adverse effects • Frequency •Dysuria • Irritating voiding symptoms • Bladder contracture (long term) • BCG – fever, joint pain, granulomatous prostatitis, sinus formation, Disseminated TB, Death • thioTEPA – myelosuppression • Mito C skin desquamation/rash • Doxo GI upset
  • 24.
    BCG failure • BCGunresponsive • Recurrence within 6 months • BCG refractory • HG non-muscle-invasive papillary tumor is present at 3 month • CIS is present at both 3 and 6 months • HG tumor appears during BCG therapy • Intolerant • Severe side effects • Relapsing • Recurrence of HG/grade 3 tumor after completion of BCG maintenance, despite an initial response (1-2years) BCG+IFNα or GEM or Docetaxel
  • 25.
    • BCG refractoryT1/BCG unresponsive • Cystectomy • Preemptive cystectomy • High grade T1 • >3cm • Concomitant CIS • Deep lamina propria invasion • LVI • Micropapillary variant histology
  • 26.
    MIBC • 20-40% • 85%of patients will die within 2 years if untreated • Two school of thoughts • US model • UK model
  • 27.
    Surgery • Radical cystectomy •Good long term survival rates • Lowest local recurrences • Accurate pathological staging & nodal status • Timing – delay > 3 months after TURBT undermines patient survival • PLND • Urinary diversions
  • 28.
    Radical cystectomy • Enbloc removal of pelvic organs anterior to rectum • Men – bladder, urachus, prostate, seminal vesicles & visceral peritoneum • Women - bladder, urachus, ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, vaginal cuff & anterior pelvic peritoneum • Lymphadenectomy • Extended lymphadenectomy is beneficial • Bilaterally all obsturator, hypogastric, presciatic & presacral LN • >15 LNs sufficient
  • 29.
    • Urinary diversions •Incontinent – standard • Continent • Incontinent • Conduit derived from distal ileum → Ureter anastomosed → Anterior abdominal wall stoma • Continent • To retain continence • Abdominal – stomal reservoir • Orthotopic neobladders anastomosed to remaing distal urethra
  • 30.
    Survival after RC PStage Disease Specific Survival % OS % pTa, Tis, T1 82 pT2, pN0 Organ cofined 73 49 pT3-pT4a or pN1-pN2 Non Organ cofined 33 23 LN positive 28 21
  • 31.
    Complication • Metabolic complications •Acidosis • Vit B12 malabsorption (loss of distal ileum) • Neuromechanical • Urinary retention – atonic segment • Surgical • Urine leak • Fecal leak • Pyelonephritis • Renal failure
  • 32.
    Recurrence following RC •Pelvic • Within the soft tissue field of exenteration • 6-9% • Distant • Outside the pelvis • 20-35% • Urethral recurrence • New primary tumor occurring in the retained urethra
  • 33.
    North America model •Trimodality therapy • Maximal TURBT • Chemotherapy • Radiotherapy • Split course RT • 40Gy with synchronous CT → interval cystoscopy → total dose of 64-68Gy • Selective bladder preservation • Exit to surgery
  • 35.
    Contraindications to Bladder Preservation •Hydronephrosis • Multifocal CIS • Incomplete TURBT • Non-TCC histology • Poor bladder capacity/function • Inability to tolerate chemotherapy
  • 36.
  • 37.
    • Bladder preservationis reserved for those with cCR to CRT • Predictors of successful outcome • Solitary T2 or T3 • < 6cm • No hydronephrosis • Visibly complete TURBT • No Extensive CIS • UC histology
  • 38.
    UK model • RTsingle course • Radical RT after TURBT • 64Gy in 32# → cystoscopy • Younger/more fit – surgery • Older/less fit – RT Higher rate of bladder preservation full dose radical RT + synchronous chemotherapy
  • 40.
    Definitive RT • RadicalRT • Node negative MIBC • T2 to T4aN0M0
  • 41.
    External beam radiotherapy •2D conventional • 3D conformal • IGRT
  • 42.
  • 43.
    Simulation • Give oralcontrast 1 hr before • Ask patient to voiding urine • Foley’s catheter inserted immediately after voiding urine • 7CC Hypaque solution to inflate balloon and pull down at base of bladder • This volume is replaced by an equal volume of hypaque solution plus an additional 25 ml and 10-15 ml of air then clamp the catheter. • Hypaque solution- Urographin :NS = 1: 3 • Air will rise to the top & define the anterior extension of bladder.
  • 44.
    • Simulator couch& positioned. • pelvis is straight, relative to the axes of treatment couch. • Following simulation & radiographic exposure of anterior fields, rectal contrast may be given & lateral simulation is exposed.
  • 45.
    • Empty bladder: • More reproducible • More comfortable to patient • Keep the Overall irradiated volume as small as possible. • Minimize the risk of geographical miss • Full bladder: • Displaces small intestine & some part of rectum out of radiation portals
  • 46.
    • Phase I: •The whole pelvis, encompassing the pelvic lymph nodes, bladder, and proximal urethra • Elective irradiation of the pelvic lymph nodes
  • 47.
    2D portals • AP-PA •Superior :at the L5-S1 disc space • Inferior : below obturator foramen. • Laterally:1.5-2 cm to the bony pelvis at its widest section
  • 48.
    • Lateral field •Superior & Inferior border same as in AP-PA portal • Anterior : anterior to bladder with a margin with 1.5 – 2cm • Posterior : 2-3 cm posterior to bladder
  • 49.
    Phase II Boost •PORTALS : • Anterior –Bladder with a margin of 1-1.5cm • Lateral – Bladder with a margin of 1-1.5cm • Oblique– Selected at an angle which spares the rectum completely and encompasses the bladder with 1.5 cm margin • FIELDS : 3 fields • 2 laterals and one anterior • 2 obliques and one anterior
  • 50.
    3D – RTplanning • PLANNING CT • Supine, arms on chest • Knee and Ankle immobilization • Empty Rectum (flatus & feces) – daily microenema • Empty Bladder 15 minutes before • Scan is performed with 3 mm slices from the bottom of L5 (above the dome of the bladder) to the bottom of the ischial tuberosities. • Radio opaque markers
  • 51.
    OARs • Femoral head •Rectum • Bowel bag
  • 52.
    Contouring Vessels • FromL5 Lower border – femoral Head upper border • CTV Nodal • Vessels + 0.7mm margin • Presacral 10mm brush • Obturator 18mm • CTV Nodal+CTV Primary = CTV Combined • CTV Combined + 1cm = PTV
  • 55.
    Target volumes • GTV= macroscopic tumor visible on CT/MRI/cystoscopy • CTV Tumour –Whole bladder and any extra-vesical extension • Men : entire prostate & Seminal Vesicles • Women : Proximal 2 cm of urethra is also considered as part of the target field • CTV Nodal • CTV Total = CTV Tumour+ CTV Nodal • PTV 1= 1.5-2cm around CTV • PTV Boost= CTV Tumour+ 1cm
  • 57.
    Nodal irradiation • BC2001Trial • Nodal relapse rate • 3% in CRT • 6% in RT
  • 58.
    Radiation Dose • PhaseI : 40 to 46 Gy at 1.8 – 2Gy per fraction. • Phase II (Boost): 14-20 Gy at 1.8-2 Gy per fraction • Total Dose : 60-66 Gy
  • 59.
    • Perez • CRTfull dose RT • Higher rates of bladder preservation • Korpic et al • <50Gy & 50-55Gy worse OS • <60Gy worse OS • >66Gy no survival advantage • 63-66Gy optimal dose
  • 60.
    OAR dose constraints •Small Bowel V45 <195cc • Femoral head Dmax <45Gy • Rectum V40 <40%
  • 61.
    Acute toxicity • Dysuria •Urgency • Frequency • Diarrhoea
  • 62.
    Late toxicity • Chronicirritative cystitis • Hemorrhagic cystitis • Bladder contracture • Rectal stricture • Small bowel obstruction
  • 63.
    IGRT – rationale •Organ motion • Delineation errors • Set up errors • Treatment verification • Reproducibility of bladder volume
  • 64.
    Goals • Accurate dosedelivery to targeted areas • Avoidance of normal structures by reducing the margins around the CTV. • Patient-specific variations assessed at treatment console with volumetric 3D imaging modalities fitted to treatment machines, such as kilovoltage CBCT.
  • 65.
    Preoperative RT • Waned •Chemosensitivity of bladder cancer • Subsequent improvements in radiation & surgical techniques • Old, non randomised comparisons • 40Gy
  • 66.
    Postoperative RT • Basedon the grounds of positive margins & tumor spillage • Anticipation of recurrences
  • 67.
  • 68.
    Proton • MIBC • Protonboost • 36.3Gy/11# Late toxicities Urinary hemorrage Urethral stricture Ureter stricture OS Local control Bladder preservation 71.4 83.4 86.3 Recurrence 25%
  • 69.
    Brachytherapy • Indications • SolitaryT1 T2, 5mm or less diameter • Contra indications • Tumor invasion of bladder neck • T3 • Multifocal • LN (+) • TURBT → EBRT 40Gy (Bladder+LN) → HDR BT within 1 week • 2.5 Gy x 10#, 3# per day • Conservation of bladder function
  • 70.
    NACT • To downsize & down stage the tumors • Occult micro mets in muscularis propria • Standard of care in T3/T4 or node positive disease • MVAC • CMV • dd MVAC (dense dose) • Accelerated MVAC/high dose MVAC • Compressed schedule over 14 days • NCCN 2018 • Category 1 recommendation • T2 – T4a • dd MVAC • CMV • GC
  • 71.
    Adjuvant CT • Moreaccurate selection of patients (p stage) • Two settings • Following bladder sparing chemoradiation • Following radical cystectomy • Regimens • MCV • GC • Paclitaxel • Standard recommendation • Positive nodes • High p Stage T3 T4 • LVI
  • 72.
    Metastatic Bladder Cancer •MVAC • 28 day cycles • Mtx 30mg/m2 Days 1, 15, 22 • Vinblastine 3mg/m2 Days 2, 15, 22 • Doxorubin 30mg/m2 Day 2 • Cisplatin 70mg/m2 Day 2 • CMV • Omits Doxorubicin • GC • Gemcitabine 1000mg/m2 Days 1, 8, 15 • Cisplatin 70mg/m2 Day 2 • Less toxic, improved tolerability
  • 73.
    Toxic effects ofMVAC • Neutropenia • Anemia • Thrombocytopenia • Stomatitis
  • 75.
    Palliative RT • 35Gy/10#- 71% symptomatic improvement • 21Gy/3# - 64%