A Review of AUA/SUO/ASTRO Guidelines for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC)

Michael S. Cookson, MD, MMHC, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Urology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, summarizes the updated AUA/SUO/ASTRO guideline for the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), a particularly deadly and difficult-to-treat disease. He explains the purpose and methodology of the guideline, summarizes its contents, and makes a note of recent and ongoing research in the areas of chemotherapy, extended pelvic lymphadenectomy, and bladder preservation that may change the guidelines in the future.