642 Background: Perioperative blood transfusion has been reported in up to 60% of patients undergoing RC. Unfortunately, perioperative blood transfusion in patient undergoing RC has been associated with poor oncological outcomes. Tranexamic acid (TXA) use has been proposed to decrease the need for perioperative blood transfusion. Here we seek to investigate the impact of intraoperative TXA on survival outcomes in patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer. Methods: We queried the prospectively maintained Mayo Clinic Radical Cystectomy registry and identified all RC performed for bladder cancer between 1990-2021. Primary outcomes were patient’s overall survival and cancer specific survival among patients who received TXA versus patients who did not receive TXA. Results: Among 2929 patients who underwent RC in our institution between 1990-2021, 468 received TXA (IV) intraoperatively (Group A) and were propensity score matched 1:1 for age, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, adjuvant chemotherapy, pT stage, pN stage, and preoperative hemoglobin with a group who did not receive TXA (Group B, n= 468). At 8 years followup, 61% of patients who received TXA were alive versus 46% of patients who did not receive TXA. In univariable and multivariable analyses of factors associated with CSS (Table1), node positive disease, pT2-T4, peri-operative blood transfusion were associated with poor survival outcomes. While use of TXA was associated with improved CSS outcomes. Conclusions: In our study, TXA use in patients undergoing radical cystectomy was associated with decreased risk or peri-operative transfusion, improved patient’s overall survival, and cancer specific survival. We can’t explain the biological rational for improved survival however these findings warrant further prospective investigation. [Table: see text]
Safety of intraoperative tranexamic acid use on the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients undergoing robotic assisted radical cystectomy (RARC).
641 Background: Perioperative blood transfusion is associated with an increased risk of adverse events and tranexamic acid (TXA) use has been proposed to decrease the need for perioperative blood transfusion. Herein, we seek to investigate the impact of intraoperative TXA on perioperative risk of VTE in a subset of patients who underwent robotic-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) for bladder cancer. Methods: We queried the prospectively maintained Mayo Clinic Radical Cystectomy registry and identified patients who underwent RARC between 2004-2021 and received TXA intraoperatively. In univariable and multivariable analyses, we investigated factors associated with bleeding and VTE within 30 days post-operatively. Results: Of 2862 patients, we identified 94 patients who received TXA (IV) intraoperatively (Group A) and were propensity score matched 1:1 for age, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, pT stage, pN stage, and preoperative hemoglobin with a group who did not receive TXA; 38 patients (Group B). In univariable and multivariable models, use of TXA has no statistically significant impact on patient’s risk of bleeding or VTE. In a univariable model, number of positive lymph nodes and extent of lymph node dissection were associated with increased risk of VTE (Table 1). Conclusions: In our study, use of TXA in patient’s undergoing RARC was safe and was not associated with increased risk of VTE. [Table: see text]
Concomitant vs Staged Therapeutic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy in Clinically Node Positive Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Does It Make a Difference?
Objective To report perioperative, renal functional and oncologic outcomes for patients undergoing partial or radical nephrectomy for cT2 renal masses. Methods Retrospective review of patients who underwent partial ( n = 72) or radical nephrectomy ( n = 379) for cT2 renal masses from 2000 to 2016. After propensity adjustment using inverse probability weighting, the following were compared by surgery (partial or radical nephrectomy): complications, renal function measured by estimated glomerular filtration rate as continuous and as <60 mL/min/1.73 m 2 at 1 and 3 years postoperatively and overall, metastases‐free survival and cancer‐specific survival in patients with renal cell carcinoma. Results After propensity adjustment, clinical and radiographic features were well‐balanced between groups. Overall and severe complications were more common for partial compared with radical nephrectomy, although not statistically significant (19 vs 13%, P = 0.14 and 4 vs 2%, P = 0.3, respectively). Estimated glomerular filtration rate change at 1 and 3 years was more pronounced in radical compared with partial nephrectomy (median −16 vs −5 and −14 vs −2, respectively, P < 0.001). A greater proportion of radical nephrectomy patients had an estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 at 1 and 3 years (55 vs 17% and 48 vs 17%, respectively, P < 0.01). In renal cell carcinoma patients, overall, metastases‐free and cancer‐specific survival were not significantly different between groups (median survivor follow up 7.1 years, interquartile range 3.6–11.4). Conclusions Partial nephrectomy appears to be a relatively safe and a potentially effective treatment for cT2 renal masses, conferring better renal functional preservation compared with radical nephrectomy. These data support continued use of partial nephrectomy for renal masses >7 cm in appropriately selected patients.
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