Recurrence mechanisms of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer — a clinical perspective

Jeremy Yuen Chun Teoh, Ashish M. Kamat, Peter C. Black, Petros Grivas, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Marek Babjuk

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Abstract

Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is an early-stage cancer without invasion into the detrusor muscle layer. Transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) is a diagnostic and potentially curative procedure for NMIBC, but has some limitations, including difficulties in ascertaining complete tumour removal upon piecemeal resection and the possibility of tumour re-implantation after the procedure. The oncological control of NMIBC is far from satisfactory, with a 1-year recurrence rate of 15–61%, and a 5-year recurrence rate of 31–78%. Various recurrence mechanisms have been described for NMIBC, such as undetected tumours upon cystoscopy, incomplete resection during TURBT, tumour re-implantation after TURBT, drop metastasis from upper tract urothelial carcinoma and field change cancerization. Understanding the recurrence mechanisms from a clinical perspective has strong implications for the optimization of NMIBC oncological outcomes, as a cure for patients with NMIBC can only be achieved by tackling all possible recurrence mechanisms in a comprehensive manner.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)280-294
Number of pages15
JournalNature Reviews Urology
Volume19
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Urology

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