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‹ Fri · 17 Jul 2026
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Long-Term Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NAC) Prior to Bladder-Sparing Trimodality Therapy (TMT) for Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC).

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by bladder-sparing treatment offered durable remission for some muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients over long term.

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) followed by bladder-sparing trimodality therapy (TMT) is an emerging treatment option for selected patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), but long-term outcome data remain lim. Prospective studies integrating novel systemic therapies and biomarkers, including ctDNA and urinary tumor DNA, may further optimize bladder-sparing approaches.

What the study was

Study design
Cohort study
Population
Cancer/disease patients
Sample size
56
Category
Early Detection
Maturity
Validated
Journal
Clinical genitourinary cancer

Why it surfaced

Matched topic(s): Early cancer detection. Study design: Cohort study. Score 7/10.

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