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Nomogram aids clinical decision making after radical cystectomy

Nature Reviews Urology volume 7, pages 182–184 (2010)Cite this article

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Accurate estimates of treatment success, complications and long-term morbidity are essential for patients to make informed medical decisions regarding treatment. Several multivariate prediction models have been developed to predict patient outcome after radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer. The IBCNC postcystectomy nomogram can improve clinical decision making and therefore patient outcome. The inclusion of biomarkers might improve the accuracy of nomogram predictions in the future.

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  1. Division of Urology (Department of Surgery), Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, Box 27, New York, 10065, NY, USA

    Shahrokh F. Shariat

  2. Department of Urology, University Hospital Munich Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians University, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany

    Derya Tilki

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Shariat, S., Tilki, D. Nomogram aids clinical decision making after radical cystectomy. Nat Rev Urol 7, 182–184 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2010.42

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