Efficacy of transurethral resection of bladder tumor in treatment of elderly muscle-invasive bladder cancer

• Main Authors: Yu Zhou, Min He, Hong-Tao Jia, Yun-Fei Li, Mao-Hua Luo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editorial Board of Journal of Hainan Medical University 2016-12-01
• Series: Journal of Hainan Medical University
• Subjects: TURBT; Muscular infiltration; Bladder cancer; Clinical efficacy; Living quality
• Online Access: http://www.hnykdxxb.com/PDF/201624/34.pdf

Objective: To study the clinical efficacy of transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) in the treatment of elderly muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), and observe the changes of serum IGF-1, VEGF, BLCA-4, and IL-8 levels before and after treatment. Methods: A total of 56 elderly patients with MIBC who were admitted in our hospital were included in the study and divided into the treatment group (n=30) and the control group (n=26). The patients in the control group were given radical cystectomy, while the patients in the treatment group were given TURBT and bladder irrigation chemotherapy after operation. The surgical complications and survival in the two groups were observed. The serum IGF-1 and VEGF levels, and urine BLCA-4 and IL-8 levels before and after treatment in the two groups were detected. Results: The difference of serum IGF-1 and VEGF levels before operation between the two groups was not statistically significant (P>0.05). The serum IGF-1 and VEGF levels 7 d after operation were significantly reduced when compared with before operation (P<0.01), and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The tumor-free survival rate 2 and 3 years after operation in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions: TURBT in the treatment of elderly MIBC has a preferable clinical effect, and can shorten the operation time, with a small trauma and less side effects.