[The latest news on bladder cancer].
A review of the current literature provides new scientific insights into the diagnosis, prognosis and novel molecular targets for bladder cancer. The new WHO classification refines our staging system and influences treatment options. International clinical databases provide new tools for calculating the individual risk for bladder cancer recurrence and progression. Systematic gene cluster analysis defines multimarker panels that can serve as robust predictors of outcome. Discoveries of new signaling pathways in bladder cancer are leading to novel molecular targets for innovative therapies.
Retz
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Urologische Klinik und Poliklinik der Technischen Universität München, München. margitta.retz@lrz.tum.de
Lehmann
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Nawroth
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Gschwend
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