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In this interview, Yair Lotan, MD, discusses the steps needed for urine biomarkers to be incorporated into standard clinical practice in bladder cancer management.

"It's the first randomized trial that I'm aware of in urine markers looking at standard of care versus a marker-based approach," says Yair Lotan, MD.

“It’s an exciting world in which we have all of these complications about what to do because it means we have a lot more choices for our patients,” said Scott Tagawa, MD.

Yair Lotan, MD, explains how urine biomarker research needs to focus on how these markers can optimally fit into clinical algorithms for bladder cancer.

“I think this is a multidisciplinary approach,” says Monika Joshi, MD, MRCP.

Suzanne Merrill, MD, recaps the BCAN 2023 Think Tank session she co-chaired that covered prehabilitation programs, urinary diversion management, and other focal areas aimed at enhancing the quality of bladder cancer care in the community.

“In many ways the field of urine markers is evolving but it has also hit some obstacles,” says Yair Lotan, MD.

In this interview, Scott Tagawa MD, highlights a session from the BCAN 2023 Think Tank exploring the latest developments in the treatment of patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma.

Awardees are being recognized for creative approaches to accelerating progress in bladder cancer research.

The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network provides insight into the ongoing cisplatin shortage.

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

Outstanding early-career researchers acknowledged for novel studies to enhance the well-being of patients with bladder cancer.

Roger Li, MD, Moffit Cancer Center, was awarded the grant to study the novel oncolytic virus drug CG0070 in patients with intermediate-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

First-ever offering will help bladder cancer patients, caregivers and survivors cope with the disease.

Applicants may be working in basic, translational, clinical, epidemiologic, bioengineering sciences or any other field, but projects must be specific to bladder cancer and/or upper tract urothelial carcinoma.

BCAN’s Young Investigator Awards support outstanding early-career scientists and clinical cancer researchers with a demonstrated commitment to improving the understanding and treatment of bladder cancer and/or upper tract urothelial cancer.