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This study investigated cellular mechanisms in steroidogenesis responsible for treatment resistance to the novel antiandrogen agent darolutamide in prostate cancer. HSD3B1 was overexpressed in darolutamide-resistant cells and induced by darolutamide treatment and AR knockdown. Inversely, HSD3B1 knockdown increased cellular sensitivity to darolutamide. Similarly, its upstream regulator NR5A2 was up-regulated in darolutamide-resistant cells and induced by darolutamide treatment and AR knockdown. Inversely, NR5A2 knockdown and NR5A2 inhibitor ML180 decreased expression of various steroidogenic enzymes including HSD3B1, leading to increased cellular sensitivity to darolutamide. The NR5A2/HSD3B1 pathway promoted cellular resistance to darolutamide and targeting NR5A2/HSD3B1 pathway is a promising therapeutic strategy to overcome darolutamide resistance.

DOI： 10.1016/j.drup.2023.100990

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Our objective was to evaluate the feasibility of a multi-section continuum robotic ureteroscope to address the difficulties with access into certain renal calyces during flexible ureteroscopy. First, the robotic ureteroscope developed in previous research, which utilizes three actuated bendable sections controlled by wires, was modified for use in this project. Second, using phantom models created from five randomly selected computer tomography urograms, the flexible ureteroscope and robotic ureteroscope were evaluated, focusing on several factors: time taken to access each renal calyx, time taken to aim at three targets on each renal calyx, the force generated in the renal pelvic wall associated with ureteroscope manipulation, and the distance and standard deviation between the ureteroscope and the target. As a result, the robotic ureteroscope utilized significantly less force during lower pole calyx access (flexible ureteroscope vs. robotic ureteroscope; 2.0 vs. 0.98 N, p = 0.03). When aiming at targets, the standard deviation of proper target access was smaller for each renal calyx (upper pole: 0.49 vs. 0.11 mm, middle: 0.84 vs. 0.12 mm, lower pole: 3.4 vs. 0.19 mm) in the robotic ureteroscope group, and the distance between the center point of the ureteroscope image and the target was significantly smaller in the robotic ureteroscope group (upper: 0.49 vs. 0.19 mm, p < 0.001, middle: 0.77 vs. 0.17 mm, p < 0.001, lower: 0.77 vs. 0.22 mm, p < 0.001). In conclusion, our robotic ureteroscope demonstrated improved maneuverability and facilitated accuracy and precision while reducing the force on the renal pelvic wall during access into each renal calyx.

DOI： 10.1007/s11701-023-01530-0

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PURPOSE: Understanding the three-dimensional anatomy of percutaneous intervention in prostate cancer is essential to avoid complications. Recently, attempts have been made to use machine learning to automate the segmentation of functional structures such as the prostate gland, rectum, and bladder. However, a paucity of material is available to segment extracapsular structures that are known to cause needle deflection during percutaneous interventions. This research aims to explore the feasibility of the automatic segmentation of prostate and extracapsular structures to predict needle deflection. METHODS: Using pelvic magnetic resonance imagings (MRIs), 3D U-Net was trained and optimized for the prostate and extracapsular structures (bladder, rectum, pubic bone, pelvic diaphragm muscle, bulbospongiosus muscle, bull of the penis, ischiocavernosus muscle, crus of the penis, transverse perineal muscle, obturator internus muscle, and seminal vesicle). The segmentation accuracy was validated by putting intra-procedural MRIs into the 3D U-Net to segment the prostate and extracapsular structures in the image. Then, the segmented structures were used to predict deflected needle path in in-bore MRI-guided biopsy using a model-based approach. RESULTS: The 3D U-Net yielded Dice scores to parenchymal organs (0.61-0.83), such as prostate, bladder, rectum, bulb of the penis, crus of the penis, but lower in muscle structures (0.03-0.31), except and obturator internus muscle (0.71). The 3D U-Net showed higher Dice scores for functional structures ([Formula: see text]0.001) and complication-related structures ([Formula: see text]0.001). The segmentation of extracapsular anatomies helped to predict the deflected needle path in MRI-guided prostate interventions of the prostate with the accuracy of 0.9 to 4.9 mm. CONCLUSION: Our segmentation method using 3D U-Net provided an accurate anatomical understanding of the prostate and extracapsular structures. In addition, our method was suitable for segmenting functional and complication-related structures. Finally, 3D images of the prostate and extracapsular structures could simulate the needle pathway to predict needle deflections.

DOI： 10.1007/s11548-022-02757-2

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BACKGROUND: Early intravesical recurrence after transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT) is often caused by overlooking of tumors during TURBT. Although narrow-band imaging and photodynamic diagnosis were developed to detect more tumors than conventional white-light imaging, the accuracy of these systems has been subjective, along with poor reproducibility due to their dependence on the physician's experience and skills. To create an objective and reproducible diagnosing system, we aimed to assess the utility of artificial intelligence (AI) with Dilated U-Net to reduce the risk of overlooked bladder tumors when compared with the conventional AI system, termed U-Net. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We retrospectively obtained cystoscopic images by converting videos obtained from 120 patients who underwent TURBT into 1,790 cystoscopic images. The Dilated U-Net, which is an extension of the conventional U-Net, analyzed these image datasets. The diagnostic accuracy of the Dilated U-Net and conventional U-Net were compared using the following four measurements: pixel-wise sensitivity (PWSe); pixel-wise specificity (PWSp); pixel-wise positive predictive value (PWPPV), representing the AI diagnostic accuracy per pixel; and dice similarity coefficient (DSC), representing the overlap area between the bladder tumors in the ground truth images and segmentation maps. RESULTS: The cystoscopic images were divided as follows, according to the pathological T-stage: 944, Ta; 412, T1; 329, T2; and 116, carcinoma in-situ. The PWSe, PWSp, PWPPV, and DSC of the Dilated U-Net were 84.9%, 88.5%, 86.7%, and 83.0%, respectively, which had improved when compared to that with the conventional U-Net by 1.7%, 1.3%, 2.1%, and 2.3%, respectively. The DSC values were high for elevated lesions and low for flat lesions for both Dilated and conventional U-Net. CONCLUSIONS: Dilated U-Net, with higher DSC values than conventional U-Net, might reduce the risk of overlooking bladder tumors during cystoscopy and TURBT.

DOI： 10.1089/end.2021.0483

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate predictive factors of survival of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients undergoing first-line treatment with androgen receptor pathway inhibitors or docetaxel. METHODS: Japanese patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with androgen receptor pathway inhibitor or docetaxel between 2008 and 2018 were included. The differential impact of various clinicopathological factors on the outcome, including progression-free survival and overall survival, was compared between treatment with androgen receptor pathway inhibitor and docetaxel. RESULTS: Of 254 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, 119 (46.9%) and 135 (53.2%) were treated with androgen receptor pathway inhibitor and docetaxel, respectively. The multivariate analysis showed that androgen receptor pathway inhibitor was an independent prognostic factor for better progression-free survival (hazard ratio 0.62, 95% confidence interval 0.42-0.92, P = 0.016) and overall survival (hazard ratio 0.61, 95% confidence interval 0.41-0.93, P = 0.021), compared with docetaxel. Pretreatment prostate-specific antigen levels and time to castration-resistant prostate cancer were differentially associated with progression-free survival and overall survival between androgen receptor pathway inhibitor or docetaxel. In patients who presented <6 months to castration-resistant prostate cancer, progression-free survival was shorter in those treated with androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (median 1.1 months, 95% confidence interval 0.2-2.8 months) compared with those who received docetaxel (median 5.0 months, 95% confidence interval 1.8-6.7 months; P = 0.014). CONCLUSIONS: First-line therapy with androgen receptor pathway inhibitor is associated with a better prognosis when compared with docetaxel, even after adjustment for prognostic factors. However, a shorter time to castration-resistant prostate cancer is associated with better progression-free survival for patients receiving docetaxel, suggesting that docetaxel is the preferred option for patients with a shorter time to castration-resistant prostate cancer.

DOI： 10.1111/iju.14702

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There are multiple reports on the value of complete blood count (CBC)-related parameters on prognosis in docetaxel-treated castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients before the emergence of androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs). We investigated the prognostic significance of CBC-related parameters in docetaxel-treated CRPC patients. Patients treated with docetaxel chemotherapy for CRPC between 2008 and 2018 were included. We analyzed the relevance of CBC-related parameters to oncological prognosis in docetaxel chemotherapy, associated with prior use of novel ARPIs. Among 144 Japanese men treated with docetaxel, 49 men (34.0%) had already received ARPI therapy. A high neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was a prognostic factor for poor progression-free survival and overall survival (OS) in both univariate and multivariate analyses. In addition, a low hemoglobin (Hb) level and a high systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) were prognostic factors of poor OS in univariate analysis. Hb level was a prognostic factor of OS in both ARPI-naive and ARPI-treated patients. However, a high NLR and SII were only associated with a poor prognosis in ARPI-naive but not in ARPI-treated patients. Hb, NLR, and SII have been suggested to be prognosticators in docetaxel-treated CRPC patients. The differential prognostic value of NLR and SII between ARPI-naive and ARPI-treated patients may require caution when using these markers in docetaxel-treated CRPC patients.

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<jats:p>Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 vaccination could support safer elective surgery. Vaccine numbers are limited so this study aimed to inform their prioritization by modelling.</jats:p>
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<jats:p>The primary outcome was the number needed to vaccinate (NNV) to prevent one COVID-19-related death in 1 year. NNVs were based on postoperative SARS-CoV-2 rates and mortality in an international cohort study (surgical patients), and community SARS-CoV-2 incidence and case fatality data (general population). NNV estimates were stratified by age (18–49, 50–69, 70 or more years) and type of surgery. Best- and worst-case scenarios were used to describe uncertainty.</jats:p>
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<jats:p>NNVs were more favourable in surgical patients than the general population. The most favourable NNVs were in patients aged 70 years or more needing cancer surgery (351; best case 196, worst case 816) or non-cancer surgery (733; best case 407, worst case 1664). Both exceeded the NNV in the general population (1840; best case 1196, worst case 3066). NNVs for surgical patients remained favourable at a range of SARS-CoV-2 incidence rates in sensitivity analysis modelling. Globally, prioritizing preoperative vaccination of patients needing elective surgery ahead of the general population could prevent an additional 58 687 (best case 115 007, worst case 20 177) COVID-19-related deaths in 1 year.</jats:p>
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<jats:p>As global roll out of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination proceeds, patients needing elective surgery should be prioritized ahead of the general population.</jats:p>
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<jats:p>This study aimed to reveal the prognostic values of prior local therapy in first-line therapy using androgen receptor-axis targeting agents (abiraterone or enzalutamide) or docetaxel for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC).</jats:p>
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<jats:p>The study included 303 patients treated with first-line therapy for non-metastatic and metastatic CRPC. The association between prior local therapy and therapeutic outcome including progression-free survival and overall survival was investigated by univariate and multivariate analyses as well as propensity score-matched analysis.</jats:p>
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<jats:p>In univariate analysis, local prior therapy was associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio, 0.56, 95% confidence interval, 0.40–0.79; P = 0.0009). Overall survival, but not progression-free survival, was better among patients with prior local therapy compared with patients without prior local therapy even after multivariate analysis and propensity score-matched analysis.</jats:p>
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<jats:p>This study robustly indicated that prior local treatment was prognostic for overall survival among patients with CRPC. This finding is useful to predict patient prognosis in CRPC.</jats:p>
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DOI： 10.1093/jjco/hyab019

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BACKGROUND: This study investigated the prognostic significance of complete blood count data in castration-resistant prostate cancer patients treated using androgen receptor pathway inhibitors (ARPIs). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients treated with an ARPI, abiraterone or enzalutamide, as first-line therapy for castration-resistant prostate cancer from 2014 to 2018 were included. The association between complete blood count data and prognoses including progression-free survival and overall survival (OS) was investigated. RESULTS: High white blood cell counts (<median vs. ≥median; hazard ratio [HR], 1.82, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.14-2.89; P = 0.012) and high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios (<median vs. ≥median; HR, 1.90, 95% CI, 1.11-3.27; P = 0.020) were associated with a high risk of progression in univariate analysis. In univariate analysis, high hemoglobin (Hb) levels (<median vs. ≥median; HR, 0.41, 95% CI, 0.24-0.73; P = 0.0023) and high red cell distribution widths (<median vs. ≥median; HR, 2.41, 95% CI, 1.37-4.25; P = 0.0023) were associated with a low and a high risk of all-cause mortality, respectively. In multivariate analysis, high Hb levels (<median vs. ≥median; HR, 0.42, 95% CI, 0.22-0.79; P = 0.0076) were repeatedly associated with a low risk of all-cause mortality. CONCLUSION: We found that white blood cell counts and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios may be prognostic for progression-free survival while red cell distribution widths may be prognostic for OS. In particular, a low Hb level was a robust prognostic factor for poor OS. These findings could be useful in predicting prognosis in CRPC patients treated with ARPIs.

DOI： 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.09.036

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OBJECTIVES: To identify predictors of renal function preservation, and to compare the global and split renal function outcomes of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy. METHODS: Demographic, operative and pathological data, as well as renal function outcomes, of 251 patients who underwent laparoscopic (n = 104) and robot-assisted (n = 147) partial nephrectomy between 2008 and 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. Propensity score matching (1:1) was carried out to adjust for potential baseline confounders. Functional outcomes were assessed based on the estimated glomerular filtration rate and dynamic renal scintigraphy (using 99m Tc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine), including renal volumetric analysis. RESULTS: A total of 98 patients were allocated to each partial nephrectomy group. Ischemic (laparoscopic vs robot-assisted partial nephrectomy: 29 vs 15 min, P < 0.001) and operative times (181 vs 100 min, P < 0.001) were shorter in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. The preservation ratio of global renal function at 3 months (88.3% vs 91.4%, P = 0.040) and 12 months (87.8% vs 91.5%, P = 0.010) postoperatively, and the renal function of the operated kidney (80.3% vs 88.2%, P < 0.001) were greater after robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. In robot-assisted partial nephrectomy, the volume of resected parenchyma was significantly smaller (27.2 vs 15.5 mL, P < 0.001), resulting in greater postoperative normal parenchymal volumes (120 vs 132 mL, P < 0.001) and a greater parenchymal preservation ratio (81.1% vs 90.1%, P < 0.001). The parenchymal preservation ratio was the strongest predictor of renal function preservation after surgery (P < 0.001, odds ratio 6.02). CONCLUSIONS: Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy allows better preservation of split renal function than laparoscopic partial nephrectomy by increasing the parenchymal preservation ratio. This translates into better postoperative global renal function.

DOI： 10.1111/iju.14525

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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of collecting system invasion (CSI) on multiphasic CT, validate the pathological findings, and investigate the relationship between CSI and clinical outcomes in patients with renal cell carcinomas (RCC). METHODS: Patients pathologically diagnosed with RCC between January 2008 and December 2017 were retrospectively enrolled in this study. They were divided into two groups according to the presence of CSI on multiphasic CT images. Patients' clinical characteristics, radiological findings, and overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) rates were analyzed and compared between the groups. In addition, the correlation of radiological findings with pathological findings was investigated. RESULTS: Among the included 347 kidneys of 340 patients, CSI was observed in 11 kidneys (3%; 95% confidence interval, 1.3-5.0%). In all the 11 kidneys, the tumors were pathologically diagnosed as clear cell RCC, and in one kidney, the tumor also had sarcomatoid features. When pathological CSI served as the standard of reference, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of CSI on CT were 50%, 99.7%, and 97.1%, respectively. The OS and RFS rates were not significantly different between patients with CSI on CT and those without CSI. CONCLUSION: This study found that the prevalence of RCC-related CSI was 3%. Because of the low prevalence, we cannot exclude the possibility that CSI on CT would be associated with the OS and RFS. Further studies are needed to determine whether CSI on CT can be an independent prognostic factor for survival in patients with RCC.

DOI： 10.1007/s00261-020-02859-y

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Salvage radical prostatectomy is a therapeutic option for the biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after radiotherapy. However, only one case report of salvage radical prostatectomy after carbon ion radiotherapy has been reported. We report a case of salvage robot-assisted radical prostatectomy for local recurrence of prostate cancer after carbon ion radiotherapy with surgical video. Owing to adhesion and degeneration after radiotherapy, difficulties in surgery and post-operative complications have been anticipated. However, surgery was feasible without severe peri- and post-operative complications. Salvage robot-assisted radical prostatectomy after carbon ion radiotherapy may be a reasonable therapeutic option. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13691-020-00464-w.

DOI： 10.1007/s13691-020-00464-w

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We investigated the efficacy and safety profiles of 4-weekly docetaxel for castration-resistant prostate cancer. Patients treated with ≥2 courses of docetaxel chemotherapy (median, 70 mg/m2) between 2008 and 2018 were included. Among 125 Japanese men, 40 (32.0%) and 85 (68.0%) were treated with 3-weekly and 4-weekly regimens, respectively. In the 4-weekly regimen, the risks of progression, treatment failure, and any-cause mortality were comparable to those in the 3-weekly regimen. The incidences of severe adverse events were also similar between the 3-weekly and 4-weekly regimens. These data suggest that the 4-weekly regimen may be an acceptable option for selected patients.

DOI： 10.1080/07357907.2020.1871486

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PURPOSE: We investigated the relationship between the surgical navigation system and postoperative parenchyma preservation volume, and assessed the feasibility of image guided surgery in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We developed surgical navigation with registration between real-time endoscopic images using 3-dimensional virtual reality models for robot-assisted partial nephrectomy. Surgical outcomes of 44 (nonsurgical navigation group) and 102 (surgical navigation group) patients between June 2013 and December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. To adjust for potential baseline confounders propensity score matching (1:1) was performed. Renal parenchymal preservation rate and extraparenchymal volume with a tumor including functional and oncological outcomes ("trifecta" defined as warm ischemia time of less than 25 minutes, no complications and negative surgical margins; "pentafecta" defined as trifecta plus greater than 90% preservation of estimated glomerular filtration rate at 12 months postoperatively and chronic kidney disease up staging) were evaluated using volumetric analysis and compared. RESULTS: After matching, 42 patients were allocated to each group. No significant differences in baseline characteristics; complications; and intraoperative, trifecta and pentafecta outcomes were observed between the 2 groups. Pathological T stages were significantly different between the groups (T1a/T1b/T2a or more 25/10/7 in the nonsurgical navigation group vs 35/7/0 in the surgical navigation group, p=0.003). Extraparenchymal volumes and parenchyma volume preservation rates were significantly higher in the surgical navigation group (21.4 vs 17.2 ml, p=0.041 and 83.5% vs 90.0%, p=0.042, respectively). Surgical navigation was positively associated with improved parenchyma preservation volume (p=0.003). CONCLUSIONS: Surgical navigation preserves renal parenchyma in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy and may contribute to improvement in postoperative renal function.

DOI： 10.1097/ju.0000000000000709

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DOI： 10.1097/JU.0000000000000709.02

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PURPOSE: To assess surgical skills in robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) with and without surgical navigation (SN). METHODS: We employed an SN system that synchronizes the real-time endoscopic image with a virtual reality three-dimensional (3D) model for RAPN and evaluated the skills of two expert surgeons with regard to the identification and dissection of the renal artery (non-SN group, n = 21 [first surgeon n = 9, second surgeon n = 12]; SN group, n = 32 [first surgeon n = 11, second surgeon n = 21]). We converted all movements of the robotic forceps during RAPN into a dedicated vocabulary. Using RAPN videos, we classified all movements of the robotic forceps into direct action (defined as movements of the robotic forceps that directly affect tissues) and connected motion (defined as movements that link actions). In addition, we analyzed the frequency, duration, and occupancy rate of the connected motion. RESULTS: In the SN group, the R.E.N.A.L nephrometry score was lower (7 vs. 6, P = 0.019) and the time to identify and dissect the renal artery (16 vs. 9 min, P = 0.008) was significantly shorter. The connected motions of inefficient "insert," "pull," and "rotate" motions were significantly improved by SN. SN significantly improved the frequency, duration, and occupancy rate of connected motions of the right hand of the first surgeon and of both hands of the second surgeon. The improvements in connected motions were positively associated with SN for both surgeons. CONCLUSION: This is the first study to investigate SN for nephron-sparing surgery. SN with 3D models might help improve the connected motions of expert surgeons to ensure efficient RAPN.

DOI： 10.1007/s11548-019-01980-8

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The rate of incidence of febrile infection and the antimicrobial drug used at the time of prostate needle biopsy was examined retrospectively. SPFX (sparfloxacin) 400 mg (January 2007 to March 2010) and LVFX (levofloxacin) 500 mg (April 2010, onward) were administered prophylactically in 1,034 patients undergoing transrectal or transperineal prostate biopsy. One febrile infection occurred and resolved in each group. A single dose of LVFX 500 mg before the procedure effectively prevented febrile infection in both transrectal and transperineal prostate needle biopsy.

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