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Objective To evaluate the efficacy of preoperative transarterial chemotherapy for invasive bladder cancer. Methods A total of 60 cases of invasive bladder cancer have been confirmed on open surgery and pathological studies were retrospective studied.The cases were allotted to preoperative transarterial chemotherapy group (30 cases) and operation alone group (30 cases).Preoperative transarterial chemotherapy was performed by infusing anticancer drugs into internal iliac artery.Surgery was performed in 1～2 weeks after transarterial chemotherapy.The bladder preservation rate,recurrence rate,metastasis rate and survival rate were compared between the 2 groups. Results In the preoperative transarterial chemotherapy group,the bladder preservation rate was improved and the recurrence rate dropped (P0.05). Conclusions Preoperative transarterial chemotherapy is a safe and effective method in the treatment of invasive bladder cancer.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of intra-arterial infusion of basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF) on improving neovascularization, vascular perfusion and the function of partially ischemic limbs of rabbits. Methods Twenty-seven New Zealand male rabbits were selected. Partial ischemia model was induced by surgical ligation of the primary branches of right femoral artery in each animal, and the left hind limb of each animal was served as a nonischemic control. Then, 27 rabbits were randomly assigned to three groups: intra-arterial (IA) infusion of bFGF (n=9), intravenous (IV) infusion of bFGF and IA infusion of saline (n=9). Infusion was separately performed immediately after vascular ligation, 8th and 15th days post-surgery with 10 ?g (4 ml) of bFGF per-time (or the same volume of saline). The differences between three groups and between ischemic and nonischemic limbs of the same group were compared and evaluated by the following indexes: (1) vessel section count (VSC), vessel section surface area (VSS) and vessel section perimeter (VSP) in the field of ischemic muscle tissues taken at 22nd day postoperatively; (2) capillary refilling time of ischemic limbs; and (3) functional and trophic changes of ischemic limbs. Statistical differences were evaluated by one-way ANOVA and T test. Results VSC, VSS and VSP of the IA-bFGF group were significantly increased than those of the IV-bFGF and IA-saline groups (P