Long-Term Outcomes of Selective Bladder Preservation by Combined-Modality Therapy for Invasive Bladder Cancer: The MGH Experience
β Scribed by Jason A. Efstathiou; Daphna Y. Spiegel; William U. Shipley; Niall M. Heney; Donald S. Kaufman; Andrzej Niemierko; John J. Coen; Rafi Y. Skowronski; Jonathan J. Paly; Francis J. McGovern; Anthony L. Zietman
- Book ID
- 113612596
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 425 KB
- Volume
- 61
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-2838
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Combined-modality therapy for organ preservation represents an appropriate alternative to radical surgery in the management of several malignant diseases. The standard therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer in the United States has been radical cystectomy. Although the sequelae of radical surger
## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. The authors evaluated their longβterm experience with combinedβmodality, conservative treatment in patients with muscleβinvasive bladder cancer. ## METHODS. In total, 121 patients with T2, T3, or T4 bladder cancer (mean age, 63 years; ratio of men to women, 3:1) underw