Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on health-related quality of life in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer: results from JCOG0209, a randomized phase III study
Effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on health-related quality of life in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer: results from JCOG0209, a randomized phase III study
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DOI:
10.1093/jjco/hyaa123
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发表时间:
2020-12-01
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Nishiyama, Hiroyuki
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作者:
Kitamura, Hiroshi;Hinotsu, Shiro;Nishiyama, Hiroyuki
Background: Although neoadjuvant chemotherapy provides survival benefits in muscle-invasive bladder cancer, the impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on health-related quality of life has not been investigated by a randomized trial. The purpose of this study is to compare healthrelated quality of life in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy or radical cystectomy alone based on patientreported outcome data.Methods: Patients were randomized to receive two cycles of neoadjuvant methotrexate, doxorubicin, vinblastine, and cisplatin followed by radical cystectomy or radical cystectomy alone. Healthrelated quality of life was measured using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bladder (version 4) questionnaire before the protocol treatments, after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, after radical cystectomy and 1 year after registration.Results: A total of 99 patients were analysed. No statistically significant differences in postoperative health-related quality of life were found between the arms. In the neoadjuvant chemotherapy arm, the scores after neoadjuvant chemotherapy were significantly lower than the baseline scores in physical well-being, functional well-being, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General total, weight loss, diarrhoea, appetite, body appearance, embarrassment by ostomy appliance and total Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bladder. However, there was no difference in scores for these domains, except for embarrassment by ostomy appliance, between the two arms after radical cystectomy and 1 year after registration.Conclusions: Although health-related quality of life declined during neoadjuvant chemotherapy, no negative effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on health-related quality of life was apparent after radical cystectomy. These data support the view that neoadjuvant chemotherapy can be considered as a standard of care for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer regarding health-related quality of life.