Treatment Options for Recurrent Bladder Cancer
Treatment of recurrentbladder cancer depends on previous treatment and where the cancer has recurred. Treatment for recurrent bladder cancer may include the following:
- Surgery.
- Chemotherapy.
- Radiation therapy.
- A clinical trial of chemotherapy.
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with recurrent bladder cancer. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Note: Some citations in the text of this section are followed by a level of evidence. The PDQ editorial boards use a formal ranking system to help the reader judge the strength of evidence linked to the reported results of a therapeutic strategy. (Refer to the PDQ summary on Levels of Evidence for more information.) Stage 0 bladder cancer is defined by the following TNM classifications: Ta, N0, M0 Tis, N0, M0 Patients with stage 0 bladder tumors can be cured by a variety of treatments,...
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