Dr. Desai on emergence of bladder-sparing surgery in MIBC treatment paradigm

“The median DOR of 47.8 months in patients who achieved complete response with JELMYTO provides evidence of robust durability in maintaining control of low-grade UTUC over an extended period,” says Phillip Pierorazio, MD.

In this episode, Ashish M. Kamat, MD, MBBS, highlights the state of bladder cancer care in recognition of Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.

"Together, the data point to the exciting potential for this combination regimen to be used to treat patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer," says Roger Li, MD.

“It's not a replacement for clinical judgment, obviously. But at the end of the day, the idea is that it shows you what your next steps are based on what the American Urological Association and [Society of Urologic Oncology] guidelines are for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer,” Chad R. Ritch, MD, MBA, FACS.

Two case-based roundtable discussions recently covered the advancing of care for patients with low-grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma.

The observational LOBSTER study has already enrolled 303 patients and collected 479 samples.