Metastatic Bladder Cancer

J. L. Chin*, K. M. Siddiqui, K. C. Tran

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingChapter

5 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Metastatic bladder cancer is one of the leading cause of genitourinary cancer-related morality. One-third of the patients are diagnosed with organ confined disease and 10-15% are estimated to present with metastasis. Five-year survival after radical surgery alone is 62-68%. One key limitation in management may be the inability of currently available imaging modalities to reliably detect occult metastases at the time of diagnosis. Choline positron emission tomography and multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging have shown promise in improving the detection of locally advanced disease. Several biomarkers such as p53 have been investigated and, although promising for prognostication and prediction for development of metastatic disease, they are still not recommended for routine use. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has shown to reduce the risk of bladder cancer-related death by 33%, although treatment-related toxicity has to be taken into consideration. Newer agents such as TKI and PD-L1 inhibitors have shown promising results and are currently undergoing further trials.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntroduction to Cancer Metastasis
PublisherElsevier Inc.
Pages177-198
Number of pages22
ISBN (Electronic)9780128040331
ISBN (Print)9780128040034
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adjuvant chemotherapy
  • Biomarkers
  • Bladder cancer
  • Epidemiology of bladder cancer
  • Metastatic bladder cancer
  • Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • Palliation
  • Staging tools for bladder cancer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Metastatic Bladder Cancer'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this