Non-invasive blader cancer carcinoma – when should we start adjuvant intravesical instillation therapy and what to do in case of failure?
Authors:
V. Vít
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Urol List 2008; 6(2): 16-24
Overview
Diagnostics and choice of adequate therapy in bladder cancer carcinomas represent serious issue. Author in his review summarizes the conditions influencing exact diagnostics and evaluation of risk factors. He states an overview of the possibilities of intravesical therapy - chemotherapy and immunotherapy - including recommended schemes and comparison of the individual therapy modalities efficiency. The last section deals with possible strategies after first line therapy failure.
Key words:
transitional cell tumours, risk factors, intravesical chemotherapy, intravesical immunotherapy, intravesical therapy failure
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