Increased utilization of external beam radiotherapy relative to cystectomy for localized, muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a SEER analysis.
Tyler J WilhiteDavid RoutmanAndrea L ArnettAmy E GlasgowElizabeth B HabermannThomas M PisanskyStephen A BoorjianKrishan R JethwaLance A MynderseKristofer W RobertsIgor FrankRichard ChooBrian J DavisBradley J StishPublished in: Bladder (San Francisco, Calif.) (2018)
Utilization of RT for localized MIBC increased relative to cystectomy from 1992 to 2013, despite the median age of treated patients remaining unchanged. More recent survival outcomes for patients receiving RT were improved, supporting continued use of bladder preservation strategies utilizing RT.