Urine cytology is a sensitive test for the detection of recurrence of high-grade, superficial and muscle-invasive bladder cancer. However, it has low sensitivity (30%) for low-grade tumors.

Some patients with low-grade Ta nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (LG Ta NMIBC) can experience recurrence after many years.

Medically reviewed by Steffini Stalos, DO Bladder cancer occurs when cancerous cells form in the tissues of the bladder, the ...

Financially, UroGen has a market cap of $464mn and a cash runway of 8-9 quarters, despite facing patent challenges from Teva.

Trial findings show long-term recurrence-free survival in patients with low-grade upper tract urothelial cancer treated with ...

BCG therapy is associated with a high frequency of side effects in NMIBC; however, when used in sequential combination with ...

Bladder cancer has a cure rate of over 90% when detected early, but it has a high recurrence rate of 70%, necessitating ...

Innovative fluorescence-based diagnostic system identifies early-stage bladder cancer with 90% accuracy, utilizing untreated ...

This advantage in sensitivity was most pronounced in the detection of low-grade bladder cancer. [33] Epidermal growth factor EGF plays an important role in the regulation of cell growth ...