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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved UroGen Pharma's drug to treat a type of bladder cancer, providing an alternative treatment as opposed to traditional surgical procedures.
AURORA: A single arm, multicentre, phase II clinical trial of atezolizumab immunotherapy for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder and urinary tract.
It can be hard to tell whether you have a UTI or interstitial cystitis. Experts explain the difference and how interstitial cystitis is diagnosed and treated.
Nicholas James on MRI vs TURBT for Initial Staging of Bladder Cancer – MRI added to flexible cystoscopy in suspected muscle-invasive disease fast-tracks definitive treatment ...
Blue light cystoscopy had a statistically significant reduction in risk of recurrence versus white light cystoscopy in high-risk bladder cancer.
(HealthDay News) — For patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), bladder wall thickness (BWT) on computed tomography (CT) scans reflects the severity of bladder ...
Researchers led by the University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Korea, have checked the performance of a noninvasive urinary DNA methylation test for bladder cancer diagnosis.
A urinary DNA methylation test demonstrated a high sensitivity for detecting high-grade or invasive bladder cancer, outperforming two other urine-based tests, a new study found.
However, existing urine test kits have low sensitivity, and cystoscopy, which involves inserting a catheter into the urethra for internal bladder examination, is both painful and burdensome.
A new study in mice by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) has identified a promising drug combination for the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer ...
A cystoscopy, also known as a bladder scope, is a medical test used to check for diseases of the bladder and urethra. Learn more about the purpose and risks of this procedure.