Endowed Professor, Surgeon, Former Fellowship Director @MDAndersonNews | President, IBCG | Assoc Editor @EurUrolOncol | Views my own
Apr 22 ⢠6 tweets ⢠2 min read
Bladder preservation in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is evidence-based, patient-centered, and underutilized
The latest @IBCG_BladderCA consensus in @EUplatinum offers global expert recommendations on when, how, and for whom bladder-sparing strategies are appropriate š§µ1/5
#BladderCancer #AUA25 #OncSurgery #PatientCenteredCare @shilpaonc @achoud72 @FaltasLab @mouwlab @AndreaNecchi @PGrivasMDPhD @UrogerliMD @danielgrass
šļø The backbone of bladder preservation is Trimodal Therapy (TMT):
š¹ Maximal TURBT
š¹ Radiation therapy
š¹ Concurrent chemo (cisplatin, 5-FU + MMC, gemcitabine, or carbogen + nicotinamide)
TMT can offer survival outcomes on par with cystectomy for well select patients @AlisonBirtle @Prof_Nick_James @Uromigos @scserendipity1 @DrFelixGuerrero š§µ2/5