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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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High MRE11 in Muscle-invasive Bladder Tumors Linked to Better Survival After Chemoradiation
Using a digital immunofluorescence assay, Jason A. Efstathiou, MD, DPhil, and colleagues showed the DNA repair protein MRE11 could guide the selection of candidates for bladder-sparing trimodality therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, as higher levels were associated with 58% better cumulative four-year survival.
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Small-fiber Neuropathy Likely in Women With Complex Chronic Pelvic Pain and Autonomic Bladder Dysfunction
Elise J.B. De, MD, Sarah Mozafarpour, MD, of the Department of Urology at Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues found that bladder neck obstruction or detrusor underactivity in patients with complex chronic pelvic pain warrants evaluation for small-fiber neuropathy.
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Moderate Physical Activity Reduces Risk of Urinary Incontinence in Women
By analyzing a nationally representative sample of U.S. women, Michelle M. Kim, MD, PhD, and colleagues determined moderate physical activity is associated with a decreased likelihood of stress, urge and mixed urinary incontinence.
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
Case Series: Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Prostatic Urethra After Brachytherapy for Prostatic Adenocarcinoma
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Douglas Middleton Dahl, MD
Chief, Division of Urologic Oncology, Director of Robotic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Surgery (Urology), Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Genetic Signature Predicts Metastasis, Survival in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
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Jason A. Efstathiou, MD, DPhil
Vice-Chair, Faculty & Academic Affairs, Director, Genitourinary Service, Department of Radiation Oncology, Clinical Co-Director, The Claire and John Bertucci Center for Genitourinary Cancers Multidisciplinary Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
High MRE11 in Muscle-invasive Bladder Tumors Linked to Better Survival After Chemoradiation -
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
Advancing Trimodality Therapy for Bladder Cancer
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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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