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. 2022 Jun;11(6):877–901. doi: 10.21037/tau-22-43

Table 10. Studies reporting outcomes with trimodal bladder preserving therapy (TMT).

Author (year) Pathologic complete response Pathologic downstaging Median follow up after cystectomy Survival outcomes after cystectomy Major independent factor(s) other than histologic phenotype affecting response/outcomes analyzed Comments
Nagumo (12) (2020), n=148 (VH n=11) 11 patients having VH MIBC were treated with TMT pCR was achieved in 9 out of 11 (82%) patients treated with TMT 6 out of 7 patients with squamous or glandular differentiation achieved pCR with TMT.

VH, variant histology; MIBC, muscle invasive bladder cancer; TMT, trimodal bladder preserving therapy; pCR, pathologic complete response.