Daniel D. Joyce, MD

Ultimately, the take-home message for practicing urologists is to apply TMT judiciously, taking into account the patient's clinical profile, personal values, and financial situation.

According to Daniel D. Joyce, MD, MS, policy initiatives should focus on improving the value and efficiency of radiation.

Findings indicated that although trimodal therapy improved the quality of life for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer compared with cystectomy, its significantly higher cost made it not cost-effective.

Improvement in imaging modalities may help in performance of transurethral resection of the bladder tumor.