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 |
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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.