Intravesical thermochemotherapy in the treatment of high-risk and very high-risk non-muscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancer: a single-arm study.

Aim: Intravesical thermochemotherapy, also known as HIVEC (Hyperthermic Intra-VEsical Chemotherapy), represents an alternative adjuvant topical treatment for non-muscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancer (NMIBC). High-risk (HR) and very HR tumors carry a substantial risk of recurrence and progression. In this study, we present our own results using HIVEC as an alternative to unavailable Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine in the treatment of such groups of patients.

Prognostic factors of early second transurethral resection of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer 10 years of experience of a referral center.

Introduction: Urothelial bladder cancer invading the submucosal layer (T1) is a tumor with a high risk of progression to invasive disease. In case of pT1 histology or absence of detrusor muscle in the specimen, an early second resection of the bladder tumor (reTUR) is indicated. According to retrospective studies, the histology finding of reTUR has a prognostic value.