What data is used to show cystectomy is superior to concurrent chemoradiation for muscle invasive bladder cancer?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
In the absence of valid randomized clinical trials, Stein et al., PMID 11157016 1000+ Rad Cystectomy is often considered the benchmark article for Urologists when addressing this question. The paper is from the pre-adjuvant chemo era so some will say the survival is actually 5 to 10% higher than rep...