Research Article

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Improves the Immunosuppressive Microenvironment of Bladder Cancer and Increases the Sensitivity to Immune Checkpoint Blockade

Table 1

Characteristics of patients.

CharacteristicCategoryAll case (%)Sequencing cases (%)

AgeMedian66 (50-80)66 (50-77)

SexFemale30 (0)
Male219 (100)

Tumor statusT2176
T373

Nodal statusPositive20
Negative229

AJCC stageII167
IIIA82

Neoadjuvant chemotherapyAlbumin paclitaxel combined with cisplatin146
Albumin paclitaxel combined with carboplatin103

Frequency of chemotherapy2 cycles196
3 cycles12
4 cycles41

ORRCR21
PR164
SD54
PD10