NEW ISSUE

Dear Colleague,

We are delighted to announce the publication of Volume 8, Issue 1 of Bladder Cancer (BLC). This issue hosts an outstanding selection of content, including an article commentary on urine bladder cancer markers, a systematic review, and six research articles. From the editors of the regular journal sections, there are also new Challenging Case, Clinical Trials Corner, and Paper Alert contributions. All content is freely accessible and can be viewed via the links below. We also share news of the journal supporting IOS Press' actions relating to the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs).

All content is currently freely available online to all readers

Article Commentary
Sensitivity and Specificity in Urine Bladder Cancer Markers – Is it that Simple? – Openly Available
Roghmann, Florian | Goebell, Peter J. | Dyrskjøt, Lars | van Rhijn, Bas W.G. | Käfferlein, Heiko U. | Hakenberg, Oliver | Stenzl, Arnulf | Burger, Maximilian | Pesch, Beate | Benderska-Söder, Natalya | et al.

Systematic Review
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cisplatin Based Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer – Openly Available
Benkhadra, Raed | Nayfeh, Tarek | Patibandla, Sai Krishna | Peterson, Chelsea | Prokop, Larry | Alhalabi, Omar | Murad, M. Hassan | Mao, Shifeng S.

RESEARCH ARTICLES
Identification of a Novel Ferroptosis-Related Gene Signature for Prediction of Prognosis in Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma – Open Access
Shi, Xiaokai | Zhou, Xiao | Zhang, Lei | Yue, Chuang | Gao, Shenglin | Cheng, Jiasheng | Zuo, Li | Zhang, Lifeng

Accuracy of Inchworm Sign on Diffusion-Weighted MRI in Differentiating Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer – Openly Available
Kazan, Huseyin Ozgur | Culpan, Meftun | Gunduz, Nesrin | Keser, Ferhat | Iplikci, Ayberk | Atis, Ramazan Gokhan | Yildirim, Asif

Qualitative Analysis of Pain in Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma – Openly Available
Martin, Susan | Shah, Sonali N. | Hepp, Zsolt | Harris, Nimanee | Morgans, Alicia K.

Quality of Life and Health State Utilities in Bladder Cancer – Openly Available
Smith, Angela B. | McCabe, Sean | Deal, Allison M. | Guo, Amy | Gessner, Kathryn H. | Lipman, Robert | Chisolm, Stephanie | Ahlschlager, Lauren | Gore, John L.

Implications for Efficacy and Safety of Total Dose and Dose-Intensity of Neoadjuvant Gemcitabine-Cisplatin in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: Three-Week Versus Four-Week Regimen – Open Access
Holmsten, Karin | Omland, Lise Høj | Als, Anne Birgitte | Agerbæk, Mads | Dohn, Line Hammer | Lindberg, Henriette | Jensen, Niels Viggo | Carus, Andreas | Moe, Mette | et al.

Association between Patient-Reported Outcomes and Survival in Patients with Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma Treated with Atezolizumab – Openly Available
Tan, Eugene | Abuhelwa, Ahmad Y. | Badaoui, Sarah | Modi, Natansh D. | Wiese, Michael D. | McKinnon, Ross A. | Sorich, Michael J. | Hopkins, Ashley M.

Other Content
Challenging Cases in Urothelial Cancer: Case 23 – Openly Available
Soloway, Mark S. | Abrahams, Neil A.

Clinical Trials Corner Issue 8(1) – Openly Available
Agarwal, Piyush K. | Sternberg, Cora N.

Paper Alert: Antibiotics and BCG – Openly Available
Messing, Edward M.

Upcoming Webinar

BCAN offers regular patient insight webinars, bringing nationally recognized bladder cancer experts directly to patients and families to address important topics related to bladder cancer diagnosis, treatment, research and quality of life. Highlighted below is the upcoming online webinar that takes place in April.

Understanding Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma (UTUC) | Apr 5, 17:00 ET
This webinar will include urologist Surena Matin, medical oncologist Matthew Campbell, and urologist Kate Murray discussing UTUC and explaining the similarities and differences from other forms of bladder cancer in its diagnosis and treatment options. Register now to:

Supporting the IOS Press Diversity and Inclusion Statement

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