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Urologic Oncologists Seldom Perform Female Organ- and Nerve-Sparing Radical Cystectomy

Publish Date March 16, 2023

Provider training on female reproductive organ-sparing and nerve-sparing radical cystectomy needs to improve, according to investigators.

Radical Cystectomy Increases Risks for Thromboembolic Events

Publish Date March 14, 2023

Swedish studies reveal significantly elevated risks for myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, pulmonary embolism, and deep vein thrombosis.

Survival Improving in Metastatic Bladder Cancer Cases

Publish Date March 14, 2023

Trend may reflect increasing use of systemic immunotherapies as first-line treatments, according to investigators.

Aortic Calcification Ups Risk for Acute Kidney Injury After Radical Cystectomy

Publish Date March 13, 2023

Aortic calcification may lead to arterial degradation that increases the risk for acute kidney injury, according to investigators.

Prostate Cancer Found at Radical Cystectomy Usually Clinically Insignificant

Publish Date March 13, 2023

Findings are from a case series of men who underwent cystoprostatectomy in China.

Pembrolizumab Could Meet Unmet Need in BCG-Unresponsive High-Risk NMIBC

Publish Date March 8, 2023

Pembrolizumab demonstrated antitumor activity in patients with high-risk, papillary NMIBC who did not undergo radical cystectomy and did not respond to BCG.

Sequential Gemcitabine+Docetaxel an Effective Alternative to BCG in High-Risk NMIBC

Publish Date March 7, 2023

Study findings fill in the evidence gap during the current BCG shortage, while data from randomized clinical trials are pending.

Sacituzumab Govitecan Elicits Responses in Platinum-Ineligible Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma

Publish Date March 7, 2023

Sacituzumab govitecan has demonstrated activity in patients with platinum-ineligible metastatic urothelial carcinoma whose disease progressed after checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

Pre-Cystectomy Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Risks, Benefits Characterized

Publish Date February 22, 2023

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to radical cystectomy is not associated with an increased risk for major complications vs radical cystectomy alone, but it does increase the risk for bleeding requiring transfusion and sepsis.

Photodynamic Therapy Shows Benefit in BCG-Unresponsive NMIBC

Publish Date February 21, 2023

Investigators reported 90- and 450-day complete response rates of 53% and 28%, respectively, according to interim results from a phase 2 trial.