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. 2020 Apr 24;32(6):347–353. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2020.04.005

Table 4.

Table summarising priority level recommendations for management of urothelial cancers during COVID-19 pandemic

Surgery Radiation therapy Systemic treatment
Priority level 1
  • Radical radiotherapy with Radiosensitisation

Priority level 2
  • Radical Cystectomy

  • Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for small cell cancer of bladder

Priority level 3
  • Adjuvant chemotherapy post-nephro-ureterectomy (pT2–T4 pN0–N3 M0/pTany N1–3 M0)

Priority level 4
  • Palliative radiotherapy for bleeding or local control

  • Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for urothelial MIBC

  • Adjuvant chemotherapy post-radical cystectomy for urothelial MIBC

  • First line systemic treatment for metastatic urothelial cancer of bladder

  • First line systemic treatment for metastatic small cell cancer of bladder

  • Adjuvant chemotherapy post-radical cystectomy

  • Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for adenocarcinoma cancer of bladder

  • Second line immune therapy treatment for metastatic urothelial cancer of bladder

Priority level 5
Priority level 6
  • Neoadjuvant/adjuvant chemotherapy for squamous cell cancer of bladder

  • First line systemic treatment for metastatic adenocarcinoma cancer of bladder

  • Second/third line chemotherapy treatment for metastatic urothelial cancer of bladder

Abbreviation: MIBC – muscle invasive bladder cancer.