Top 5 bladder cancer articles of 2019

December 13, 2019

The BCG shortage, overuse of cystoscopy, and hematuria evaluation approaches are among the topics of the most-read Urology Times articles from 2019 on bladder cancer.

Sense of urgency surrounds BCG shortage

As urologists maneuver through the third shortage of bacillus Calmette-GuÃ©rin during the past decade, there is a sense of urgency to find short- and long-term alternative treatments to the only FDA-approved BCG strain as a therapeutic agent for nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer.

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Hematuria evaluation: Evidence for optimal practice?

In this blog post, Adele M. Caruso, DNP, CRNP, summarizes current evidence and guidance for hematuria evaluation as it pertains to clinicians, including advanced practice providers.

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Cystoscopy overuse common in surveillance of low-risk bladder Ca

Despite recommendations for low-intensity cystoscopic surveillance in low-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs providers overused cystoscopy in 75% of these patients, according to a study published in Urology (2019; 131:112-9).

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Hematuria evaluation approaches compared

“The variability in recommendations [for hematuria evaluation] and our study’s findings highlight implicit value judgments and a potentially high burden of harms not historically considered in many guidelines’ development process," says Matthew E. Nielsen, MD, MS.

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Bladder Ca biomarkers and BCG: New knowledge of the urinary microbiome

Study findings have implications for noninvasive markers to predict the course of UCC.

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