Is there evidence to support bladder preservation therapy in node positive bladder cancer?
The NCCN lists concurrent chemoradiotherapy as a primary treatment option in these patients. If so, what total dose do you deliver to involved lymph nodes?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Although there aren’t randomized data suggesting the superiority of trimodality therapy (TMT) over any other treatment for N+ bladder cancer, I think most feel that it is the standard of care as alluded to in the question. Broadly speaking, patients and providers have two options: radical ther...
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