Taketo Kawai, Hideyasu Matsuyama, Keita Kobayashi, Atsushi Ikeda, Makito Miyake, Koshiro Nishimoto, Yuto Matsushita, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Kiyohide Fujimoto, Masafumi Oyama, Hideaki Miyake, Haruhito Azuma, Keiji Inoue, Takahiko Mitsui, Mutsushi Kawakita, Chikara Oyama, Atsushi Mizokami, Takashige Abe, Hajime Kuroiwa, Haruki Kume
OBJECTIVES: In a primary analysis of data from the BRIGHT study (UMIN000035712), photodynamic diagnosis-assisted transurethral resection of bladder tumor (PDD-TURBT) using oral 5-aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride reduced residual tumors in high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of PDD-TURBT for intravesical recurrence after a second transurethral resection for high-risk NMIBC. METHODS: High-risk NMIBC patients initially treated with PDD-TURBT (PDD group) were prospectively registered between 2018 and 2020...
May 2, 2024: International Journal of Urology: Official Journal of the Japanese Urological Association