Comparative survival analysis of bladder preservation therapy versus radical cystectomy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bladder preservation therapy is an alternative to radical cystectomy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). The purpose of this study is to compare survival outcomes between bladder preservation therapy and radical cystectomy in MIBC patients using an Asian nationwide cancer registry database.

Methods

From the Taiwan Cancer Registry database and the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, we identified bladder cancer patients from 2008 to 2018. The patients with urothelial carcinoma and clinical stage T2-T4aN0-1 M0 were included. Propensity score matching by age, gender, clinical stage, cT classification, and Charlson Comorbidity Index score was used between those receiving bladder preservation therapy or radical cystectomy. Overall su

SUBMITTER: Kang NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10844988 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature