Open AccessNeoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: The likelihood of initiation and completion
Author(s) -
Ahmed Eldefrawy,
Mark S. Soloway,
Devendar Katkoori,
Rakesh Singal,
David Pan,
Murugesan Manoharan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of urology/indian journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-3824
pISSN - 0970-1591
DOI - 10.4103/0970-1591.105756
Subject(s) - medicine , bladder cancer , adjuvant , oncology , chemotherapy , adjuvant chemotherapy , cancer , urology , neoadjuvant therapy , breast cancer
Chemotherapy was shown to improve survival in patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). The initiation and completion rates for perioperative chemotherapy are variable. Our aim is to compare the likelihood of initiating and completing neoadjuvant (NAC) and adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) in patients who underwent of RC for MIBC.