Open AccessSalvage Systemic Therapy for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma: On the Cusp of a Sea Change?
Author(s) -
Sonpavde Guru,
Bellmunt Joaquim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0077
Subject(s) - medicine , salvage therapy , urothelial carcinoma , oncology , systemic therapy , clinical trial , chemotherapy , cancer , bladder cancer , breast cancer
This commentary addresses salvage therapy of advanced urothelial carcinoma and the importance of prognostic classification. Patients should be referred to one of the important clinical trials of salvage therapy rather than treatment with marginally active chemotherapeutic agents.