Abstract
Prolonged time to cystectomy (TTC) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy was associated with adverse survival in bladder cancer patients. Patients with higher rates of comorbidities were more likely to have prolonged TTC. Attempts should be made to shorten TTC after preoperative chemotherapy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 390-396 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | European Urology Oncology |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- Bladder cancer
- Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- Radical cystectomy
- Risk factors
- Surgery delay
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Oncology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Urology