Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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浸润性膀胱癌的新辅助化疗:系统评价和荟萃分析
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10.1016/s0140-6736(03)13580-5
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2003
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C. Vale
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C. Vale
BackgroundControversy exists as to whether neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in patients with invasive bladder cancer, despite randomised controlled trials of more than 3000 patients. We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the effect of such treatment on survival in patients with this disease.MethodsWe analysed updated data for 2688 individual patients from ten available randomised trials.FindingsPlatinum-based combination chemotherapy showed a significant benefit to overall survival (combined hazard ratio [HR] 0·87 [95% CI 0·78–0·98, p=0·016]; 13% reduction in risk of death; 5% absolute benefit at 5 years [1–7]; overall survival increased from 45% to 50%). This effect was observed irrespective of the type of local treatment, and did not vary between subgroups of patients. The HR for all trials, including those using single-agent cisplatin, tended to favour neoadjuvant chemotherapy (HR=0·91, 95% CI 0·83–1·01) although this tendency was not significant (p=0·084). Although platinum based combination chemotherapy was beneficial, there was no evidence to support the use of single-agent platinum; indeed, there was a significant difference in the effect between these groups of trials (p=0·044).InterpretationThis improvement in survival encourages the use of platinum-based combination chemotherapy for patients with invasive bladder cancer.