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SUBMITTER: Pinto IG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5396399 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Indian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India 20170401 2
Systemic chemotherapy is essential for the management of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and metastatic bladder cancer (BCa). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is key to the management of MIBC with many cisplatin-based regimens. Adjuvant chemotherapy may be considered for selected patients who did not receive neoadjuvant therapy. Systemic chemotherapy with radiotherapy is a critical component of a trimodal bladder-preserving approach and is superior to radiotherapy alone. Cisplatin-based chemothera ...[more]