Table 2.
Type of perioperative chemotherapy administered | 2000–2007 (n=168) | 2008–2012 (n=110) | p value |
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NAC, n (%) | 13 (7.7) | 29 (26.4) | <0.001 |
No. receiving NAC/year, median (range) | 1.5 (0–3) | 4 (2–10) | |
% receiving NAC/year, median (range) | 8.2 (0.0–15.8) | 22.2 (9.1–47.6) | |
AC, n (%) | 57 (33.9) | 17 (15.4) | <0.001 |
No. receiving AC/year, median (range) | 7 (3–10) | 3 (1–6) | |
%receiving AC/year, median (range) | 32.7 (15.8–62.5) | 14.3 (4.2–33.3) |
Use of NAC increased while use of AC decreased after the initiation of the MDBCC.
AC: adjuvant chemotherapy; MDBCC: multidisciplinary bladder cancer clinic; NAC: neoadjuvant chemotherapy.