Effect of optimal neoadjuvant chemotherapy on oncological outcomes of locally advanced bladder cancer with laparoscopic radical cystectomy: A matched-pair analysis in a multicenter cohort.
Masashi KubotaToru KannoTakahiro InoueToshinari YamasakiKazuhiro OkumuraKatsuhiro ItoHitoshi YamadaMasato FujiiYosuke ShimizuJunji YatsudaSeiji MoroiYasumasa ShichiriToshiya AkaoAtsuro SawadaRyoichi SaitoTakashi KobayashiMutsushi KawakitaOsamu OgawaPublished in: International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association (2021)
Administration of optimal neoadjuvant chemotherapy has a significant survival benefit. It decreases the incidence of local and atypical recurrence patterns in patients with clinical stage T3 or higher locally advanced bladder cancer undergoing laparoscopic radical cystectomy.