2021
Systematic review and meta-analysis of radiation therapy for high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Rodrigues Pessoa R, Mueller A, Boxley P, Flaig T, Piper C, Konety B, Yu J, Gershman B, Kukreja J, Kim S. Systematic review and meta-analysis of radiation therapy for high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Urologic Oncology Seminars And Original Investigations 2021, 39: 786.e1-786.e8. PMID: 33846085, DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2021.03.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancerNon-muscle invasive bladder cancerCancer specific-survivalRecurrence-free survivalInvasive bladder cancerBacillus Calmette-GuerinOverall survivalRadiation therapyBladder cancerMeta-analysisRates of recurrence-free survivalClinical trialsGoal of bladder preservationMetastatic disease rateSalvage radical cystectomyCochrane Central Register of Controlled TrialsProspective clinical trialCentral Register of Controlled TrialsTreatment of patientsRegister of Controlled TrialsSystematic reviewCochrane Central RegisterLow-quality evidenceQuality of evidenceBladder preservation
2018
Bladder Preserving Trimodality Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Johnson S, Yu J. Bladder Preserving Trimodality Therapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer. Current Oncology Reports 2018, 20: 66. PMID: 29959582, DOI: 10.1007/s11912-018-0711-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder-preserving trimodality therapyTrimodality therapyRadical cystectomyBladder cancerMuscle-invasive urothelial carcinomaMuscle-invasive bladder cancerAlternative to cystectomySatisfactory quality of lifeBladder preservationOncological outcomesUrothelial carcinomaCystectomyFuture trialsBladderFunctional outcomesTherapyDisease outcomePatientsQuality of lifeTrimodalityCancerOutcomesCarcinoma