Table 4: Initial treatment for patients with invasive cancer (including in situ bladder) diagnosed during the successive eras 1989-1995 and 1996-2003.
|
Treatment |
1989-1995 % of 7,662 patients |
1996-2003 % of 12,977 patients |
P value Chi Sq |
|
Surgery only |
33.5 |
30.5 |
<.0001 |
|
Surgery + radiation |
8.2 |
7.1 |
.0034 |
|
Radiation only |
7.2 |
6.8 |
.27 |
|
Systemic therapy only* |
17.8 |
16.6 |
.026 |
|
Surgery + systemic therapy |
11.8 |
10.6 |
.0081 |
|
Radiation + systemic |
0.6 |
2.1 |
<.0001 |
|
Surgery, radiation & systemic |
9.6 |
13.7 |
<.0001 |
|
Received any systemic therapy |
39.8 |
43.0 |
<.0001 |
|
No anti-cancer therapy |
11.3 |
12.5 |
.011 |
* chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biological response modifier (BRM)