Clinically node-positive (cN+) urothelial carcinoma of the bladder treated with chemotherapy and radical cystectomy: Clinical outcomes and development of a postoperative risk stratification model

Although node-positive (cN+) bladder cancer is considered Stage IV disease, a subset of patients is treated with chemotherapy and consolidative radical cystectomy (RC). We examined the clinical outcomes of such patients and developed a risk prediction model to facilitate risk-stratification and management. We identified adult patients with cTany cN1-3 M0 urothelial carcinoma of the bladder treated with chemotherapy followed by RC from 2006 to...