Bladder cancer
Our researchers are investigating many different approaches to treating bladder cancer. We're studying new ways to refine surgical treatment options, evaluating new chemotherapy regimens for advanced and metastatic bladder cancer, and pursuing novel therapeutics.
Areas of research in bladder cancer include:
- Establishing a comprehensive database of people who have had surgically treated bladder cancer, allowing us to perform detailed studies of the natural history of the condition and to conduct clinical and basic science studies.
- Novel treatments for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer.
- New chemotherapy regimens for metastatic and locally advanced bladder cancer.
- Novel diagnostic techniques for bladder cancer, including endoscopic core needle biopsy.
- Tumor markers and their ability to predict outcome and response to therapy.
- Adjuvant chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
- Studying quality-of-life outcomes after bladder cancer treatment.
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