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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2025

Updated review on novel therapies and ongoing clinical trials for high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Brett Wiesen, Paige Hargis, Hunter Flores, Janet Kukreja

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Brett WiesenDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, United States.
Paige HargisDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, United States.
Hunter FloresDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, United States.
Janet KukrejaDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose of review: The treatment options for high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), particularly in the setting of BCG-unresponsive disease, remain limited. We provide updates on recent, promising trials for high-risk NMIBC and newly FDA approved therapies. Recent findings: Several therapies with diverse mechanisms of action have shown favorable results in both BCG-naïve and BCG-unresponsive settings for NMIBC. These treatments include intravenous and intravesical immunotherapies, viral- and bacterial-based intravesical therapies, combination intravesical chemotherapy regimens, and novel methods of intravesical chemotherapy administration. Overall, the efficacy and tolerability of these emerging treatments for NMIBC appear promising, offering potential alternatives to radical cystectomy. There have also been recent FDA approvals for novel combination therapy for NMIBC which have been detailed below. Summary: As the landscape of managing BCG-unresponsive disease evolves, clinical trials will continue to expand the treatment options available for NMIBC.

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BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guérin)clinical trialsnon muscle invasive bladder cancernovel therapiesreview

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PMID40061902
PMCPMC11885131

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