Radiotherapy in metastatic bladder cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To review available and emerging evidence of radiotherapy for symptom management and disease control in metastatic bladder cancer.

Methods

A literature search and subsequent cross-referencing were carried out for articles in the PubMed and Scopus databases using terms 'radiotherapy' OR 'palliative radiation therapy' with 'metastatic bladder cancer' OR 'advanced bladder cancer' between 1990 and 2023, excluding articles with no English translation.

Results

Palliative radiotherapy is an effective and accessible treatment for the alleviation of haematuria and pain due to the primary and metastatic disease. With growing recognition of oligometastatic disease state at diagnosis, response, or progression, radiotherapy can consolidate response by ablating residual or

SUBMITTER: Ashley S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10799782 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature