Urologie pro praxi 2/2016

Current position of chemotherapy in treating bladder cancer

Chemotherapy in treating bladder cancer is used in all clinical stages. Its administration is indicated according to the European Association of Urology guidelines in both non-invasive forms (A) and neoadjuvant (1a) and adjuvant (A) in the case of clinical trials and for patients with positive nodes without neoadjuvant therapy (C) administration in invasive tumours. It has a clear role in treating patients with metastatic disease (1b) both for the cisplatin-based first line and for vinflunine in the second line. Immunotherapy brings new treatment options for metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder.

Keywords: intravesical chemotherapy, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, adjuvant chemotherapy, palliative chemotherapy, immunotherapy.