Overview of BCG-Unresponsive Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC)

In total, the study plans to enroll approximately 100 BCG-unresponsive NMIBC CIS patients across 15 clinical study sites in the US and Canada.

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

"When we think about a typical procedure for performing a radical cystectomy for cancer with an ileal conduit, that would typically involve lymph node dissection, and therefore CPT 51595 would be best chosen to report that combined procedure," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

“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.

As the year comes to a close, we revisit some of this year’s top content on bladder cancer.

"The Bladder CARE Assay's quantitative nature sets it apart from other tests," said Siamak Daneshmand, MD.