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Editorial
. 2020 Jan;77(1):1-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2019.08.021. Epub 2019 Sep 8.

Do Not Learn a Technique, Learn the Biology Underlying the Disease: Techniques Evolve, Biology Prevails

Marco Moschini  1 , Shahrokh F Shariat  2 , Peter Black  3 , Ashish M Kamat  4 , Armando Stabile  5 , Xavier Cathelineau  6 , Wassim Kassouf  3 , Bernard H Bochner  7 , Evanguelos Xylinas  8 , Morgan Roupret  9 , Stephen A Boorjian  10 , James W Catto  11 , Rafael Sanchez-Salas  12
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Editorial

Do Not Learn a Technique, Learn the Biology Underlying the Disease: Techniques Evolve, Biology Prevails

Marco Moschini et al. Eur Urol. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

The evidence available suggests that open and robot-assisted radical cystectomy lead to similar outcomes in bladder cancer. True advances will come from a better understanding of the biology of the disease, and a comprehensive, multimodal approach that aims to improve patient survival and quality of life is more critical than the surgical technique.

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