Treatment of Muscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer: Update of the EAU Guidelines

• Published in: European urology Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 1009 - 1018
• Main Authors: Stenzl, Arnulf, Cowan, Nigel C., De Santis, Maria, Kuczyk, Markus A., Merseburger, Axel S., Ribal, Maria José, Sherif, Amir, Witjes, J. Alfred
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.06.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Antineoplastic Agents - administration & dosage; Antineoplastic Agents - adverse effects; Biological and medical sciences; Bladder cancer; Chemotherapy; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Cisplatin - administration & dosage; Cystectomy; Cystectomy - adverse effects; Disease-Free Survival; Drug Administration Schedule; EAU guidelines; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Multidisciplinary management; Muscle-invasive; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Patient Selection; Quality of life; Radiation therapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Tumors of the urinary system; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - diagnosis; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - mortality; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - secondary; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms - therapy; Urinary Diversion - adverse effects; Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous; Urinary tract. Prostate gland; Urology; Vinblastine - administration & dosage; Vinblastine - analogs & derivatives; Multidisciplinary management; Chemotherapy; Cystectomy; EAU guidelines; Muscle-invasive; Radiation therapy; Bladder cancer; Quality of life; Nephrology; Metastasis; Muscle invasive bladder cancer; Urology; Surgery; Advanced stage; Muscle; Multidisciplinary; Urinary system disease; Urinary tract disease; Malignant tumor; Infiltrating tumor; Radiotherapy; Recommendation; Clinical management; Treatment; Bladder disease; Metastatic; Cancer

New data regarding treatment of muscle-invasive and metastatic bladder cancer (MiM-BC) has emerged and led to an update of the European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines for MiM-BC. To review the new EAU guidelines for MiM-BC with a specific focus on treatment. New literature published since t...