Adverse events of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer in the real world and literature review
Objective:To investigate the adverse events(AEs)occurring after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer(MIBC)in the real world and evaluate the safety of the treatment.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients with MIBC who received 4 cycles of gemcitabine plus cisplatin(GC)chemotherapy and tislelizumab at PLA General Hospital from January 2021 to De-cember 2023.Various AEs and postoperative complications(Clavien-Dindo grading)were collected.Results:Among the 36 patients,32 patients(88.89%)experienced at least one drug-related adverse event,and nausea(n=19,52.78%),neutropenia(n=16,44.44%),anorexia(n=16,44.44%),fatigue(n=14,38.89%),vomiting(n=12,33.33%),and pruritus(n=10,27.78%)were common.Five patients(13.89%)experienced Grade 3 adverse events related to neoadjuvant therapy.Postoperative complications included inflammatory bowel obstruction(n=5,22.73%),pelvic effusion(n=1,4.55%),abdominal infection(n=1,4.55%),and recto-vaginal fistula(n=1,4.55%)in 22 patients who undergoing radical cystectomy.Conclusion:For MIBC patients,the incidence of AEs associated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy is relatively high,but the rate of severe AEs is low,indicating an overall high level of safety.