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Oncology
Meta-analysis
Cisplatin-based chemotherapy associated with superior survival over carboplatin in advanced bladder cancer
Cisplatin shows better survival for patients with bladder cancer
This meta-analysis of 2543 patients found that cisplatin-based regimens are associated with significantly better overall survival and cancer…
New data reveals that cisplatin-based chemotherapy leads to longer survival than carboplatin for many people with advanced bladder cancer.
Jun 13, 2026
Oncology
Meta-analysis
Orthotopic neobladder techniques show comparable functional outcomes in bladder cancer
Best bladder reconstruction technique? New analysis compares 14 options
This network meta-analysis of 1,129 patients compared 14 orthotopic neobladder reconstruction techniques after radical cystectomy for bladde…
A new analysis of 14 bladder reconstruction techniques finds most perform similarly, but some may offer better continence or urine flow.
Frontiers
Jun 10, 2026
Drug Pipeline
RCT
BCG plus mitomycin did not improve disease-free survival versus BCG alone in high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer patients
Adding mitomycin to bladder cancer treatment did not improve survival compared to bacillus calmette-guerin alone in this trial
This randomized Phase 3 trial enrolled 501 BCG-naive patients with high-grade pTa or any grade pT1 non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. The s…
Doctors tested adding mitomycin to standard bladder cancer therapy. Patients receiving both drugs did not live longer without disease than t…
May 7, 2026
Urology
RCT
Phase II trial finds adding gemcitabine to cisplatin-radiotherapy does not improve 2-year disease-free survival in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Adding gemcitabine to cisplatin did not improve disease-free survival in bladder cancer patients
A Phase II randomized trial in 69 patients with pT2-pT3N0M0 muscle-invasive bladder cancer found similar 2-year disease-free survival (58.3%…
Adding gemcitabine to cisplatin radiotherapy did not improve disease-free survival for bladder cancer patients, with similar two-year rates …
Apr 8, 2026