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New Clues Emerge on Management of Recurrent Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer After Trimodality Therapy
When nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer develops after trimodality therapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer, salvage radical cystectomy isn't necessarily required, researchers have found.
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Modified Paclitaxel Plus Daily Radiation Helps Noncystectomy Candidates
Physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital are in the early stages of testing a novel regimen for patients with muscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancer who are medically unfit for radical cystectomy or platinum-based radiosensitizing chemotherapy.
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Orthotopic Neobladder Reconstruction Restores Quality of Life for Female Cystectomy Patients
Orthotopic neobladder reconstruction is becoming the diversion procedure of choice for female cystectomy patients due to recent advances in care for female urology patients.
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Less Aggressive Protocol Suitable for Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer in Noncystectomy Candidates
Douglas M. Dahl, MD, Jason A. Efstathiou, MD, DPhil, and colleagues determined that in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who were not candidates for cystectomy or cisplatin, maximum tumor resection and chemoradiation were associated with high response rates and five-year overall survival rates of 25% to 38%.
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Urine Test Validated for Diagnosis, Surveillance and Risk Prediction in Urothelial Carcinoma
In a multicenter case–control study, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers validated a new urinary comprehensive genomic profiling test, which requires only a urine specimen, for detecting urothelial carcinoma in patients with hematuria and predicting recurrence before clinical signs or symptoms appear.
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10-Year Data: Delayed BPH Surgery Linked to Increased Risk of Treatment Failure
Daniel M. Frendl, MD, PhD, Michelle M. Kim, MD, PhD, and colleagues found in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) that long-term surgical outcomes were adversely affected by preoperative urinary retention and delays to surgery.
Bladder Contributors
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Chin-Lee Wu, MD, PhD
Director, Genitourinary Pathology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital and Mass General Cancer Center, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Multiparametric MRI Is Often False-Negative for Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
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Douglas M. Dahl, MD
Chief, Division of Urologic Oncology, Vice-Chair, Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-Director, The Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers, Mass General Cancer Center, Associate Professor of Surgery (Urology), Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Multiparametric MRI Is Often False-Negative for Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
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Jason A. Efstathiou, MD, DPhil
Vice-Chair, Faculty & Academic Affairs, Director, Genitourinary Division, Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-Director, The Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers, Mass General Cancer Center, Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Less Aggressive Protocol Suitable for Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer in Noncystectomy Candidates -
Marc Dror Michaelson, MD, PhD
Clinical Director, Genitourinary Cancer Center
Recent Article
Modified Paclitaxel Plus Daily Radiation Helps Noncystectomy Candidates -
Matthew F. Wszolek, MD
Chair of Quality and Safety, Department of Urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Urological Oncologist, Mass General Cancer Center, Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Mortality Related to Surgical Staplers and Clip Appliers Is Increasing
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Michael L. Blute, MD
Chief, Department of Urology, Walter S. Kerr, Jr., Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Orthotopic Neobladder Reconstruction Restores Quality of Life for Female Cystectomy Patients
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William Shipley, MD
Andres Soriano Distinguished Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Alternative Chemoradiation Regimen of Trimodal Therapy Found Effective for Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
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