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Radiation Oncology • Genitourinary Cancers • Bladder Cancer • Medical Oncology • Urologic Oncology
How would you approach treatment for a cT1N0M0 urothelial carcinoma of the ureter, high grade in a non-surgical candidate due to medical comorbidities?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Although there is limited data using radiation therapy or chemo-radiation in UTUC, in a non-surgical candidate, this may be a reasonable approach to consider in selected patients. This would be an extrapolation from the promising data from RTOG 0926, a single arm, phase II trial investigating trimod...
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Radiation therapy and systemic chemotherapy are reasonable options if surgery is not feasible.