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Bladder Cancer Treatments

Learn more about bladder cancer treatments that might be right for you below.

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Diagnosis
Treatments

  • Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC)

    Diagnosis:
    T4: Advanced/metastatic – tumor invades other organs (i.e., prostate, uterus, vagina, pelvic wall)
    Treatment Category:
    Immunotherapy
    Treatment:
    Antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) (Chemotherapy + monoclonal antibody)
    Suitable for:
    Suitable for people with advanced bladder cancer who have already been treated with chemotherapy and…
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  • Combined-modality therapy (CMT)

    Diagnosis:
    T2: Muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) , T3: Locally advanced – tumor penetrates the bladder wall and invades the surrounding fat layer
    Treatment Category:
    Combined modality therapy (CMT)
    Treatment:
    Combined modality therapy (CMT)
    Suitable for:
    Suitable for people with early-stage bladder cancer in cases where the tumor can be completely…
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  • Immune checkpoint inhibitors

    Diagnosis:
    T2: Muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) , T3: Locally advanced – tumor penetrates the bladder wall and invades the surrounding fat layer , T4: Advanced/metastatic – tumor invades other organs (i.e., prostate, uterus, vagina, pelvic wall)
    Treatment Category:
    Immunotherapy
    Treatment:
    Immune checkpoint inhibitors
    Suitable for:
    Usually given to people who have already received chemotherapy but didn’t respond and need treatment…
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  • Intracavitary chemotherapy

    Diagnosis:
    Low grade Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (LG-UTUC)
    Treatment Category:
    Chemotherapy
    Treatment:
    Intracavitary chemotherapy
    Suitable for:

    Suitable for patients with low grade upper tract urothelial carcinoma.

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  • Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)

    Diagnosis:
    T1: The tumor invades the connective tissue (lamina propria) under the surface lining of the bladder , Ta or CIS: Can include both low and non-muscle invasive, high grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), or Carcinoma in Situ (CIS)
    Treatment Category:
    Immunotherapy
    Treatment:
    Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
    Suitable for:

    To treat non-invasive bladder cancer that has not spread into the bladder muscle wall

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  • Intravesical chemotherapy

    Diagnosis:
    T1: The tumor invades the connective tissue (lamina propria) under the surface lining of the bladder , Ta or CIS: Can include both low and non-muscle invasive, high grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), or Carcinoma in Situ (CIS)
    Treatment Category:
    Chemotherapy
    Treatment:
    Intravesical chemotherapy
    Suitable for:

    Suitable for most people to treat non-invasive bladder cancer, where the cancer has not spread…

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BCAN acknowledges the support of our sponsors, the EMD Serono/Pfizer Alliance, for supporting this treatment matrix.

Disclaimer: Information and services provided by the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) are for informational purposes only. The information and services are not intended to be substitutes for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you are ill, or suspect that you are ill, seek professional medical attention immediately! BCAN does not recommend or endorse any specific physicians, treatments, procedures or products even though they may be mentioned on this site.

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