Combination Intravesical Chemotherapy for Non–muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer

Ryan L. Steinberg, Lewis J. Thomas, Michael A. O'Donnell

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Abstract

Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) replaced early intravesical chemotherapeutic agents as the standard of care for non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with its US Food and Drug Administration approval in 1990. Multiple studies have proven the superiority of BCG to surgery alone, and to older single-agent intravesical chemotherapy regimens. However, new multiagent intravesical chemotherapy regimens have been developed and tested in recent years. Such regimens offer the possibility of better efficacy and/or tolerability compared to BCG. However, high-quality data comparing such regimens to BCG remain scant. We briefly review the literature regarding combination intravesical chemotherapy for NMIBC. Combination intravesical chemotherapy is an understudied approach for non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Some treatment protocols have demonstrated promising results, but further follow-up and comparative analyses are needed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)503-505
Number of pages3
JournalEuropean Urology Focus
Volume4
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2018

Keywords

  • Chemotherapy
  • Combination therapy
  • Intravesical therapy
  • Non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer

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