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 Stish

Published 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.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
muscle invasive bladder cancer
newly diagnosed
robot assisted
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
early stage
spinal cord injury
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
radiation therapy
data analysis