Therapeutic interventions targeting organ preservation in muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a review
Clin. transl. oncol. (Print)
; 13(5): 315-321, mayo 2011. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Nowadays in modern oncology there is a tendency towards therapies that target organ preservation. Organ preservation protocols have become standard in the treatment of laryngeal carcinoma, oesophageal cancer, breast carcinoma and soft tissue sarcomas. The three-combined therapy consisting of a transurethral resection of the bladder tumour followed by concomitant chemoradiotherapy has been shown to be an attractive alternative for bladder preservation in selected patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. In order to evaluate the organ preservation approaches in muscle-invasive bladder cancer we have conducted a comprehensive literature review. Data reported from the studies have shown that bladder preservation therapy with a trimodality approach is safe and effective. Moreover, such an approach provides patients with the opportunity to maintain an intact and functional bladder with a survival rate similar to that of radical cystectomy (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Urinary Bladder
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Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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Clinical Trials as Topic
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Muscle Neoplasms
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin. transl. oncol. (Print)
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Anticancer Institute of Athens Saint Savvas/Greece
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General Hospital of Corinth/Greece
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University Hospital of Athens ATTIKON/Greece
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University Hospital of Thrace Democritus/Greece