Open AccessT1 Substaging of Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer is Associated with bacillus Calmette-Guérin Failure and Improves Patient Stratification at Diagnosis
Author(s) -
Florus C. de Jong,
Robert F. Hoedemaeker,
Vebjørn Kvikstad,
Jolien T. M. Mensink,
Joep J. de Jong,
Egbert R. Boevé,
Deric K. E. van der Schoot,
Ellen C. Zwarthoff,
Joost L. Boormans,
Tahlita C.M. Zuiverloon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of urology/the journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.402
H-Index - 256
eISSN - 1527-3792
pISSN - 0022-5347
DOI - 10.1097/ju.0000000000001422
Subject(s) - medicine , bladder cancer , risk stratification , stratification (seeds) , bacillus (shape) , urology , oncology , cancer , microbiology and biotechnology , seed dormancy , botany , germination , dormancy , biology
Currently, markers are lacking that can identify patients with high risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer who will fail bacillus Calmette-Guérin treatment. Therefore, we evaluated the prognostic value of T1 substaging in patients with primary high risk nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.