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ReviewCurrent urology reports2025

Management of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms during the Treatment for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.

Benjamin Seiden, Divya Ajay, Felix Cheung, Matthew Clements, Eugene Pietzak

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Review in Current urology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Benjamin SeidenDepartment of Urology, Kings County Hospital Center, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
Divya AjayUrology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Felix CheungUrology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
Matthew ClementsDepartment of Urology, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA.
Eugene PietzakUrology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA. pietzake@mskcc.org.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThis narrative review aims to report upon the existing treatment evidence and strategies for managing lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) during treatment, including transurethral resection and intravesical therapy. This review also attempts to examine novel approaches to mitigate treatment-related lower urinary tract symptoms and improve treatment adherence. RECENT

findingsThere is sparse but promising evidence in improving LUTS secondary to intravesical therapy. Oral agents including phenazopyridine and hyaluronic acid, Bacillus Calmette-Guerin dose reduction, and emerging therapies including beta-3 agonists as well as Onabotulinumtoxin A injections all have demonstrated encouraging improvement in LUTS in limited research. Although recent literature explores new medications and potential strategies for managing intravesical therapy-related LUTS, further research is required to establish efficacy and new consensus on treatment strategies. Further research is also required to establish effective LUTS mitigation strategies with other emerging intravesical therapy regimens.

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Lower Urinary Tract SymptomsUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAdministration, IntravesicalBCG VaccineBotulinum Toxins, Type AHumansNeoplasm InvasivenessNon-Muscle Invasive Bladder NeoplasmsBCG VaccineBotulinum Toxins, Type AIntravesical therapyLower urinary tract symptomsNon muscle invasive bladder cancer

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