Re-establishing the Role of Robot-assisted Radical Cystectomy After the 2020 EAU Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer Guideline Panel Recommendations.

Publication Title

European urology

Authors

Francesco Montorsi
Marco Bandini
Alberto Briganti
Prokar Dasgupta
Andrea Gallina
Michele Gallucci
Inderbir S Gill
Khurshid A Guru
Ashok Hemal
Mani Menon
Marco Moschini
Declan G Murphy
Dipen J Parekh
Hiten D Patel
Hiten R H Patel
Michael Stöckle
Ash K Tewari
Carl J Wijburg
Peter Wiklund
Timothy G Wilson, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA, USA.; Division of Urologic Oncology, Providence St. John's Health Center, Santa Monica, California, USAFollow
Alexandre Mottrie
EAU Robotic Urology Section Scientific Working Group

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1-2020

Abstract

The EAU guidelines panel on muscle-invasive and metastatic bladder cancer (MIBC) recently recommended open radical cystectomy (ORC) as the best surgical approach for MIBC patients. We critically re-examine the indications for considering ORC as the first choice over robot-assisted radical cystectomy. To the best of our knowledge, this is not supported by trials or meta-analyses.

Area of Special Interest

Cancer

Specialty/Research Institute

Urology

Specialty/Research Institute

Oncology