Journal of Capital Medical University ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 269-272.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-7795.2014.03.001

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Applications of chemotherapy in muscle invasive bladder cancer with bladder preservation

Tian Ye   

  1. Department of Urology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
  • Received:2014-03-19 Online:2014-06-21 Published:2014-06-14

Abstract:

Chemotherapy has been developing to be an important adjuvant treatment methods in treatment of muscle invasive bladder cancer in recent years. Such method is meaningful for patients who want to preserve the bladder. The author summarized the role and effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy. This article reviews the methods and effect of radical transurethral resection of bladder tumor with chemotherapy and partial cystectomy with chemotherapy. Data of several special patients including patients with renal transplantation and dialysis patients undergoing chemotherapy are presented. The problems existing in current drug sensitivity of chemotherapy are discussed finally. The future of chemotherapy in muscle invasive bladder cancer with bladder preservation is predicted.

Key words: chemotherapy, muscle invasive bladder cancer, transurethral resection of bladder tumor, partial cystectomy

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