Shariat - Figure 51

Immediate Cystectomy versus BCG

FIG. 51:  The third study of early radical cystectomy, from Columbia University,[69] showed no benefit for radical cystectomy vs BCG in the immediate setting.  Nevertheless, in a subgroup analysis patients who had lymphovascular invasion were shown to strongly benefit from radical cystectomy, consistent with what we have seen earlier.

References

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