A Review of Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Nonmetastatic Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Perioperative chemotherapy improves survival in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer. Molecular predictors of the response to chemotherapy are still in the investigational phase and not yet incorporated into clinical practice. Thus, a risk adapted approach by reserving neoadjuvant chemotherapy for cisplatin eligible patients with high risk disease features may balance the benefits of neoadjuvant chemotherapy while minimizing overtreatment.