The addition of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin to ERBT significantly reduced 1-year recurrence rates among patients with high-risk, muscle-invasive disease. The development of en-bloc resection of bladder ...
Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor, or TURBT, is a procedure that allows your surgeon to biopsy or remove a tumor from the inside of your bladder while leaving the bladder intact. Because the ...
Researchers in China have built an explainable deep learning model that analyzes contrast-enhanced CT scans to predict ...
“Identifying individuals at high risk for UTIs allows for more targeted treatment and care strategies, thereby enhancing patient safety.” — Yunlan Jiang, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese ...
Long-term outcomes of pembrolizumab (pembro) in combination with gemcitabine (gem) and concurrent hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) as bladder sparing treatment for muscle-invasive urothelial ...
Source: Getty Images Investigators observe no significant difference between the surgical approaches in 1-year progression rates. En bloc resection has the potential to improve outcomes in patients ...
In a human pilot study, the Intilume system for robotic-assisted en bloc resection was successfully performed in 9 of 11 patients with suspected bladder tumors. Robotic-assisted transurethral en bloc ...
The approval adds patients with high-grade papillary-only tumors, based on trial data showing a 62% complete response rate in ...
Most people with bladder cancer begin treatment by having surgery to remove their cancer. If bladder cancer has spread beyond your bladder, you might have chemotherapy first. This can help treat ...
Treatments for bladder cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Newer treatment options include immunotherapy and targeted therapy. Doctors may administer medications directly into ...
Intravesical chemotherapy involves a healthcare professional injecting chemotherapy medication directly into the bladder to treat cancerous tumors. “Intravesical” means “within the bladder.” ...