
Opinion|Videos|January 29, 2025
BCG-Unresponsive NMIBC and Treatments
Author(s)Mark D. Tyson, MD, MPH, Gary D. Steinberg, MD
Panelists discuss how BCG-unresponsive bladder cancer is defined by disease persistence/recurrence within 6 to 12 months of adequate BCG therapy. Treatment options include cystectomy, intravesical chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or clinical trials.
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- When do you consider a patient to have BCG-unresponsive disease?
- What treatment options are available for BCG-unresponsiveness/intolerance in patients?
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Systemic therapy now anchors MIBC care and expands bladder preservation options, according to Joshua J. Meeks, MD, PhD.

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