Nomograms for predicting the overall and cancer-specific survival in patients with non-urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: A population-based study

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  • Zhenchi Li Department of Histology and Embryology, Basic Medical College, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China image/svg+xml
  • Zhibin Xu Department of Urology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China image/svg+xml
  • Jiangping Wang Department of Urology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
  • Mei Wang Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou School of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou, Jiangsu, China image/svg+xml

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https://doi.org/10.17305/bb.2023.9881

Keywords:

Non-urothelial, bladder cancer, nomogram, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)

Abstract

Non-urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (NUCB) is a relatively rare condition, with limited comprehensive studies conducted to date. This research aims to establish nomograms for forecasting overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) in NUCB patients. It utilizes data of 2,522 patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database spanning from 2004 to 2015. The effectiveness of these nomograms was assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, calibration curves and decision curve analysis (DCA). Key independent predictors for OS included age, race, marital status, histological variants, grade, T stage, N stage, M stage, radical cystectomy and chemotherapy administration. For CSS, the predictors were similar, encompassing age, sex, marital status, histological variants, grade, T stage, N stage, M stage, radical cystectomy and chemotherapy. The nomograms showed strong predictive accuracy. In the training cohort, the area under the curve (AUC) values were 0.796 (OS) and 0.799 (CSS) at 1-year, 0.807 (OS) and 0.824 (CSS) at 3-year, and 0.807 (OS) and 0.827 (CSS) at 5-year intervals. In the validation cohort, AUC values were 0.798 (OS) and 0.798 (CSS) at 1-year, 0.810 (OS) and 0.826 (CSS) at 3-year, and 0.811 (OS) and 0.825 (CSS) at 5-year intervals, consistently around 0.8. Calibration curves indicated high congruence between predicted and actual probabilities of OS and CSS, while DCA demonstrated the models' substantial clinical utility. Overall, this study successfully developed and validated prognostic nomograms for NUCB, capable of accurately predicting OS and CSS at 1-, 3-, and 5-years, thereby offering valuable support in clinical decision-making and the design of clinical trials.

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Published

02-05-2024

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Nomograms for predicting the overall and cancer-specific survival in patients with non-urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: A population-based study. Biomol Biomed [Internet]. 2024 May 2 [cited 2024 Dec. 6];24(3):633–646. Available from: https://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/9881