Effectiveness of postoperative radiotherapy after radical cystectomy for locally advanced bladder cancer.

Benjamin W Fischer-ValuckJeff M MichalskiNandita MitraJohn P ChristodouleasTodd A DeWeesEric KimZachary L SmithGerald L AndrioleVivek AroraArnold BullockRuben CarmonaRobert S FigenshauRobert L GrubbThomas J GuzzoEric M KnocheS Bruce MalkowiczRonac MamtaniRussell K PachynskiBruce J RothMohamed S ZaghloulHiram A GayBrian C Baumann

Published in: Cancer medicine (2019)

In this observational cohort, PORT was associated with improved OS in LABC. While the data should be interpreted cautiously, these results lend support to the use of PORT in selected patients with LABC, regardless of histology. Prospective trials of PORT are warranted.

Keyphrases

robot assisted
laparoscopic surgery
randomized controlled trial
early stage
patients undergoing
systematic review
electronic health record
locally advanced
rectal cancer