Oncological benefit of re-resection for T1 bladder cancer: a comparative effectiveness study.
Marian Severin WettsteinNancy N BaxterRinku SutradharMuhammad MamdaniPham SongSyed R QadriKathy LiNing LiuTheodorus van der KwastThomas HermannsGirish S KulkarniPublished in: BJU international (2021)
A second transurethral resection within 2-6 weeks after the initial resection (i.e. re-resection) is recommended for patients diagnosed with primary T1 BC as prior studies suggest therapeutic, diagnostic, and prognostic benefits. However, results on survival endpoints are sparse, conflicting, and often affected by various biases. To the best of our knowledge, the present population-wide study represents the largest cohort of patients diagnosed with T1 BC and provides real-world evidence supporting the utilisation of re-resection in this group of patients.