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Detection of FGFR3 mutations from urine sediment DNA to predict the risk of intravesical recurrence after radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma Eur Urol Suppl 2015;14/2;e1056          

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Seisen T.1 , Rouprêt M. 1 , Cancel-Tassin G.2 , Léon P. 1 , Compérat E. 3 , Drouin S. 1 , Phé V. 1 , Renard-Penna R.4 , Mozer P. 1 , Cussenot O.1 1 Hopital

Pitié - Salpêtrière, Dept. of Urology, Paris, France, 2 Hopital Pitié - Salpêtrière, Dept. of Cancer Research, Paris, France, 3 Hopital

Pitié - Salpêtrière, Dept. of Pathology, Paris, France, 4 Hopital Pitié - Salpêtrière, Dept. of Radiology, Paris, France INTRODUCTION & OBJECTIVES: To assess the role of FGFR3 mutations, detected from urine sediment DNA, in intravesical recurrence (IVR) after radical nephroureterectomy (RNU) for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). MATERIAL & METHODS: Freshly voided urine samples were obtained from 46 patients before undergoing RNU to treat UTUC. DNA was extracted from urine sediments to perform allele-specific PCR assays for the detection of R248C, S249C, G372C and Y375C mutations. Kaplan Meier method and log-rank test have been used to analyse IVR-free survival according to FGFR-3 status. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses have been conducted to determine predictors of IVR. RESULTS: Overall, FGFR3 mutations occurred in 21 (46%) patients. The mutation in codon 249 was the most frequent (13/61%), followed by Y375C (4/19%), R248C (2/10%) and G372C (2/10%). Patients with FGFR3 mutations were more likely to develop ureteral (57% vs 40%; p=0.04) superficial (81% vs 52%; p=0.04), low-grade (67% vs 8%; p

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