The role of adjuvant radiotherapy after surgery for upper and lower urinary tract urothelial carcinoma: A systematic review.
Adjuvant radiotherapy
Bladder cancer
Recurrence
Upper tract urothelial carcinoma
Journal
Urologic oncology
ISSN: 1873-2496
Titre abrégé: Urol Oncol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9805460
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2019
10 2019
Historique:
received:
08
03
2019
revised:
23
05
2019
accepted:
29
05
2019
pubmed:
1
7
2019
medline:
17
9
2020
entrez:
1
7
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The role of adjuvant radiotherapy (ART) in patients with bladder cancer (BCa) and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is controversial. We systematically evaluated the oncologic efficacy of ART and its associated toxicity in patients treated with surgery and ART for BCa and UTUC. We performed a literature search on December 2018 using MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane databases and Scopus according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis statement. Fourteen BCa studies and 14 UTUC studies were included in this systematic review. The data were too scarce and heterogeneous for meta-analytical analysis. The quality and quantity of the data on ART in BCa and UTUC patients are limited. The combination of ART and chemotherapy appears to be beneficial in patients with locally advanced BCa or UTUC. The early and late adverse effects of ART are decreasing reflecting the progress in radiation technology. According to the currently available literature, there is no clear benefit of ART after radical surgery in BCa and UTUC. Future efforts should focus on evaluating multimodal approach using ART with chemotherapy. Until that time comes, ART should be used carefully in patients with BCa and UTUC on a case-by-case basis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31255542
pii: S1078-1439(19)30221-2
doi: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2019.05.021
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Systematic Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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