Abstract:The use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is an important element in the management of advanced bladder cancer. While definitive surgical management of locally advanced disease remains the gold standard of treatment, evidence over the years has repeatedly and consistently demonstrated the survival benefits of presurgical systemic chemotherapy. Incorporation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy into the treatment of urothelial carcinoma is based upon the following assumptions: administering chemotherapy prior to surgery may r… Show more
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