Current Topics in the Management of Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Philippe E. Spiess
2020 The Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network  
The current NCCN Guidelines for Bladder Cancer reflect the most up-to-date, evidence-based data relating to the evaluation and management of non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). The most notable revision to the guidelines this year is the addition of pembrolizumab for a high-risk subset of patients not responding to bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). It is anticipated that current BCG shortages will offer unique opportunities to promote and enhance clinical trials for patients with bladder
more » ... ancer. Recent efforts to more precisely define BCG-unresponsive disease (adopted by the FDA) have been critical to standardizing definitions and evaluating the efficacy of clinical trials in bladder cancer.
doi:10.6004/jnccn.2020.5020 fatcat:kfsj6br56rb2nhnda5oxdiypim