Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics of Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Characteristics	GC (N=42)	MVAC (N=54)
Age (median, yrs) at first chemo	64 (56–70)	63 (58–67)
Age (median, yrs) at RC	64 (57–70)	63 (58–68)
Gender (male), No. (%)	32 (76)	43 (80)
Clinical Stage at Presentation, No. (%)
T2	19 (45)	32 (59)
T3	19 (45)	15 (28)
T4	4 (10)	7 (13)
Days to cystectomy from first chemotherapy
dose, median (range)	138 (123–155)	125 (89–175)
RC	138 (123–155)	96 (80–163) (n=33)
PC	NA	155 (118–182) (n=21)

Abbreviations: GC, gemcitabine + cisplatin; MVAC, methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, cisplatin; RC, radical cystectomy; PC, partial cystectomy; NA, Not applicable