Patterns of utilization and outcomes of perioperative chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced - Urothelial bladder cancer (LABC) -real world data from an Indian tertiary care cancer center

A significant proportion of patients with LABC are unable to receive the recommended neoadjuvant chemotherapy and obstructive uropathy is the commonest reason for this in our centre. In our single centre series upfront radical cystectomy followed by adjuvant platinum based therapy had an outcome similar to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in LABC patients, in patients who were unable to receive the same due to various reasons.