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Table 1 Patient, tumor and treatment-related characteristics

From: Trimodality bladder-sparing approach without neoadjuvant chemotherapy for node-negative localized muscle-invasive urinary bladder cancer resulted in comparable cystectomy-free survival

Characteristics

Value

Age, years, median (range)

69 (49–92)

Gender

 

Male

55 (78.6%)

Female

15 (21.4)

History of prior TUR-BT

 

Initial treatment

50 (71.4%)

Recurrence after previous TURBT

20 (28.6%)

ECOG Performance status

 

0

26 (37.1%)

1

43 (61.5%)

2

1 (1.4%)

Comorbidities

 

No

20 (28.6%)

Yes

50 (71.4%)

Pathology

 

Transitional cell carcinoma

65 (92.9%)

Adenocarcinoma

1 (1.4%)

Other histology or missing record

4 (5.7%)

Grade

 

High

55 (78.6%)

Low

1 (1.4%)

Missing record

14 (20.0%)

Clinical T stage

 

T2

41 (58.6%)

T3

16 (22.9%)

T4

13 (18.6%)

Focality

 

Multifocal

26 (37.2%)

Single

44 (62.8%)

Hydronephrosis

 

No

39 (55.7%)

Yes

31 (44.3%)

Procedure before radiotherapy (RT)

 

Transurethral resection (TUR)

64 (91.4%)

Partial cystectomy

4 (5.7%)

Cystoscopic biopsy only

2 (2.9%)