2023
Sequential Intravesical Gemcitabine and Docetaxel is an Alternative to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for the Treatment of Intermediate-risk Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
Tan W, McElree I, Davaro F, Steinberg R, Bree K, Navai N, Dinney C, O'Donnell M, Li R, Kamat A, Packiam V. Sequential Intravesical Gemcitabine and Docetaxel is an Alternative to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for the Treatment of Intermediate-risk Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer. European Urology Oncology 2023, 6: 531-534. PMID: 37468392, DOI: 10.1016/j.euo.2023.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-muscle-invasive bladder cancerBacillus Calmette-GuerinIntermediate-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancerInternational Bladder Cancer GroupBladder cancerIntermediate-riskMulti-institutional retrospective reviewBlue light cystoscopyCombination of docetaxelEvaluate oncological outcomesHigh-grade diseaseMedian follow-upCancer-specific mortalityTreatment groupsCancer control outcomesBladder cancer groupSequential gemcitabineChemotherapy combinationsOncological outcomesIntravesical gemcitabinePostoperative chemotherapyAdjuvant treatmentRetrospective reviewRecurrence rateCancer group
2018
Intravesical device-assisted therapies for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Tan W, Kelly J. Intravesical device-assisted therapies for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Nature Reviews Urology 2018, 15: 667-685. PMID: 30254383, DOI: 10.1038/s41585-018-0092-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-muscle-invasive bladder cancerElectromotive drug administrationDevice-assisted therapiesBladder cancerHyperthermic chemotherapyDevice-assisted treatmentsIntravesical adjuvant treatmentHigh-risk diseaseResults of randomized trialsRisk of recurrenceRisk of progressionAlternative to BCGEffective treatment optionSingle-arm study designBladder cancer diagnosisBCG failureRandomized controlled trialsMaintenance regimensAdjuvant treatmentPatient cohortTreatment optionsRandomized trialsDrug AdministrationControlled trialsClinical guidelines