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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Mini-Review: Current Bladder Cancer Treatment-The Need for Improvement.

Emily Gill, Claire M Perks

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. The bladder cancer mEMBO reports · 2026
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  11. JUNB and JUND in Urological Cancers: A Literature Review.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025
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  18. Molecular Research and Treatment of Urologic Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Emily GillCancer Endocrinology Group, Learning & Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK.ORCID 0009-0004-9073-7897
Claire M PerksCancer Endocrinology Group, Learning & Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1562-891X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bladder cancer is the tenth most common cancer and is a significant burden on health care services worldwide, as it is one of the most costly cancers to treat per patient. This expense is due to the extensive treatment and follow-ups that occur with costly and invasive procedures. Improvement in both treatment options and the quality of life these interventions offer has not progressed at the rates of other cancers, and new alternatives are desperately needed to ease the burden. A more modern approach needs to be taken, with urinary biomarkers being a positive step in making treatments more patient-friendly, but there is still a long way to go to make these widely available and of a comparable standard to the current treatment options. New targets to hit the major signalling pathways that are upregulated in bladder cancer, such as the PI3K/AkT/mTOR pathway, are urgently needed, with only one drug approved so far, Erdafitinib. Immune checkpoint inhibitors also hold promise, with both PD-1 and CDLA-4 antibody therapies approved for use. They effectively block ligand/receptor binding to block the immune checkpoint used by tumour cells. Other avenues must be explored, including drug repurposing and novel biomarkers, which have revolutionised this area in other cancers.

Indexed as

Quality of LifeUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsBiomarkersCystectomyHumansNeoplasm InvasivenessPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesBiomarkersPhosphatidylinositol 3-Kinasesbiomarkersbladder cancer treatmentmuscle-invasive bladder cancernon-muscle-invasive bladder cancerradial cystectomytransurethral resection of the bladder tumour

Identifiers

PMID38338835
PMCPMC10855537

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