Open AccessTrends in the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for bladder cancer with nonurothelial variant histology: An analysis of the National Cancer Database
Author(s) -
Campbell Grant,
Richard L. Amdur,
Michael J. Whalen
Publication year - 2019
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/iju.iju_142_19
Subject(s) - medicine , bladder cancer , histology , chemotherapy , cancer , oncology , proportional hazards model , neoadjuvant therapy , exact test , urology , breast cancer
The aim of this study is to evaluate the trends in the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) over time (2006-2014) for patients diagnosed with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) with nonurothelial variant histology (NUVH) in the National Cancer Database.