Treatment Considerations and Role of Trimodal Therapy in Bladder Cancer

“If patients are not experiencing a clear clinical benefit for chemotherapy prior to surgery, we need to be really thoughtful about how we use it,” says Fed Ghali, MD.

Zeyad Schwen, MD, a urologic oncologist at Cleveland Clinic, discusses how patient factors and cancer characteristics are key to deciding between focal therapies and whole gland treatment for prostate cancer.

The NDA is supported by data from cohort 2 of the phase 2b SunRISe-1 trial.

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

"The increasing expenses associated with bladder cancer treatment highlight wider issues regarding the sustainability of health care expenditures in the US," writes Michael S. Cookson, MD, MMHC, FACS.

Results from CREST will be presented at an upcoming medical conference.