“We used this study as a first step in understanding at a baseline what patients with non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer thought and what they believe to be risk factors for their bladder cancer,” says Richard S. Matulewicz, MD, MSCI.
In this interview, Richard S. Matulewicz, MD, MSCI, discusses the background and findings from his recent Journal of Urology study, “Knowledge of bladder cancer risk factors among patients diagnosed with non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer." Matulewicz is a urologic oncologist and surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York.
FDA approves nivolumab plus cisplatin/gemcitabine in urothelial carcinoma
March 7th 2024The approval is based on data from the phase 3 CheckMate-901 trial, which demonstrated improved overall survival and progression-free survival with the nivolumab-combination therapy vs cisplatin/gemcitabine alone.
Speaking of Urology Podcast: Dr. Ritch and Dr. Katz discuss new bladder cancer management app
December 7th 2021“It's not a replacement for clinical judgment, obviously. But at the end of the day, the idea is that it shows you what your next steps are based on what the American Urological Association and [Society of Urologic Oncology] guidelines are for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer,” Chad R. Ritch, MD, MBA, FACS.