Open AccessComparison of Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Upper Tract versus Lower Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Seyed Behzad Jazayeri,
Jennifer S. Liu,
Brittany Weissman,
Janice Lester,
David B. Samadi,
Michael Feuerstein
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
current urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1661-7657
pISSN - 1661-7649
DOI - 10.1159/000499308
Subject(s) - medicine , adjuvant , chemotherapy , oncology , meta analysis , urothelial carcinoma , adjuvant chemotherapy , metastatic urothelial carcinoma , urology , cancer , bladder cancer , breast cancer
Principles of management for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) are mostly derived from knowledge of lower tract urothelial carcinoma (LTUC), however recent research indicates that these may be disparate diseases. In this review, we sought to compare the responsiveness of these tumors to similar treatment, platinum-based chemotherapy used in the adjuvant setting.