Abstract

Since a recent time, some changes were made in the management of nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer. Second-look resection is efficient in patients with high risk superficial tumors. The interest of resection under fluorescence is still discussed. The new classification in high grade and low grade tumors is progressively replacing the G1-G2-G3 grade classification. New prognosis markers appear such as lamina propria invasion microstaging and prostatic urethra involvement. Immediate postoperative instillation of chemotherapy decreases the risk of recurrence in patients with stage Ta T1 bladder cancer. Intravesical Mitomycin C can be optimized to significantly enhance its efficacy. Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) appears to be the treatment of choice for the management of carcinoma in situ, and is superior to Mitomycin C in reducing tumor recurrence in high-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer. In addition, intravesical BCG significantly reduces the risk of progression after transurethral resection in patients with nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer who receive maintenance treatment.

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