Editorial Comment

In the current NCDB derived study short-term and long-term outcomes after chemotherapy of MIBC were evaluated in patients who did not undergo cystectomy or radiation after bladder tumor TUR. During a 10-year period 1,538 patients underwent chemotherapy alone after TUR while 17,866 underwent undergone cystectomy with or without chemotherapy. The authors noted that patients who did not undergo cystectomy had lower 30 and 90-day mortality rates than those who underwent cystectomy. The noncystectomy group was older, less insured, more likely to be African American, less likely to receive care at an academic facility and most importantly had poorer overall survival than patients who underwent cystectomy.
Source: The Journal of Urology - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Adult Urology Source Type: research