(1) Purpose: To assess the survival benefit for different times to adjuvant chemotherapy after a radical cystectomy. (2) Materials and Methods: We systematically searched PubMed®, Cochrane Central®, Scopus®, and Web of Science® library databases for original articles that looked at timing to adjuvant chemotherapy after radical cystectomy. Primary endpoints were five-year survival, progression free survival, and overall survival. Available multivariable hazard ratios and corresponding 95% CIs were included in the qualitative analysis. The risk of bias was completed for nonrandomized studies. (3) Results: Using PRISMA guidelines, our electronic search resulted in a total of 1862 records. After a detailed review, we selected four studies that addressed the impact of the timing of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients who underwent radical cystectomy. (4) Conclusion: A survival benefit was seen with an earlier administration of adjuvant chemotherapy, albeit a benefit persists for delayed chemotherapy post-radical cystectomy. A safe and ethical approach at this time would be to administer adjuvant chemotherapy as early in the postoperative period as possible, given the known survival benefit of such therapy (9–11% absolute survival benefit at five years).
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Kronstedt, S., Doppalapudi, S. K., Boyle, J., Chua, K., Jang, T. L., Cacciamani, G. E., & Ghodoussipour, S. (2022, November 1). Does Time to Adjuvant Chemotherapy after Radical Cystectomy Affect Survival in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer? A Systematic Review. Cancers. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14225644
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