Impairment and Longitudinal Recovery of Older Adults Treated with Radical Cystectomy for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Treatment for muscle invasive bladder cancer includes radical cystectomy, a major surgery that can be associated with significant toxicity. Limited data exist related to changes in patient global health status and recovery following radical cystectomy. We used geriatric assessment to longitudinally compare health related impairments in older and younger patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer who undergo radical cystectomy.

Materials and methods

Older and younger patients (70 or older and younger than 70 years) with muscle invasive bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy at an academic institution were enrolled between 2012 and 2019. Patients completed the geriatric assessment before radical cystectomy, and 1, 3 and 12 months after radical cystectomy. For e

SUBMITTER: Osterman CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7952031 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature