Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Overview
Learn About Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
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MD Anderson
Ashish Kamat is an Urologist in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kamat is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Bladder Cancer, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, and Lymphadenectomy.
Temple Faculty Practice Plan Inc
Alexander Kutikov is an Urologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kutikov is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.
Temple Faculty Practice Plan Inc
Marc Smaldone is a General Surgeon and an Urologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Smaldone is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. His top areas of expertise are Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Bladder Cancer, Nephrectomy, and Cystectomy.
Summary: This phase II trial tests the effect of giving pembrolizumab in combination with radiation therapy after chemotherapy in preventing surgery to remove the bladder in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer. Standard of care therapy includes chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant) to shrink or get rid of the tumor. Immunotherapy with monoclonal antibodies, such as pembrolizumab, may help the ...
Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) affects the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in staging muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). This study will also assess how tissue changes induced by NAC impact MRI interpretation. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does NAC compromise the accuracy of MRI in staging MIBC? Does NAC-induced tissue cha...