title: Summary of the 8th Annual Bladder Cancer Think Tank: Collaborating to move research forward.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The 8th Annual Bladder Cancer Think Tank (BCAN-TT) brought together a multidisciplinary group of clinicians, researchers, and patient advocates in an effort to advance bladder cancer research.
  
  
  METHODS
  With the theme of "Collaborating to Move Research Forward," the meeting included three panel presentations and seven small working groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The panel presentations and interactive discussions focused on three main areas: gender disparities, sexual dysfunction, and targeting novel pathways in bladder cancer. Small working groups also met to identify projects for the upcoming year, including: (1) improving enrollment and quality of clinical trials; (2) collecting data from multiple institutions for future research; (3) evaluating patterns of care for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer; (4) improving delivery of care for muscle-invasive disease; (5) improving quality of life for survivors; (6) addressing upper tract disease; and (7) examining the impact of health policy changes on research and treatment of bladder cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The goal of the BCAN-TT is to advance the care of patients with bladder cancer and to promote collaborative research throughout the year. The meeting provided ample opportunities for collaboration among clinicians from multiple disciplines, patients and patient advocates, and industry representatives.
authors: Genitourinary Malignancies Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.
authors: Andrea B
authors: AB
authors: Apolo
authors: Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, Bethesda, MD.
authors: Vanessa
authors: V
authors: Hoffman
authors: Department of Urology, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA.
authors: Matthew G
authors: MG
authors: Kaag
authors: Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
authors: David M
authors: DM
authors: Latini
authors: Department of Urology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI.
authors: Cheryl T
authors: CT
authors: Lee
authors: Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
authors: Jonathan E
authors: JE
authors: Rosenberg
authors: Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
authors: Margaret
authors: M
authors: Knowles
authors: University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, CO.
authors: Dan
authors: D
authors: Theodorescu
authors: Department of Pathology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
authors: Bogdan A
authors: BA
authors: Czerniak
authors: Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
authors: Jason A
authors: JA
authors: Efstathiou
authors: Department of Immunology, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
authors: Matthew L
authors: ML
authors: Albert
authors: Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Srikala S
authors: SS
authors: Sridhar
authors: Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
authors: Vitaly
authors: V
authors: Margulis
authors: Department of Urology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
authors: Surena F
authors: SF
authors: Matin
authors: Department of Medical Oncology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY.
authors: Matthew D
authors: MD
authors: Galsky
authors: Department of Pathology, University of California, La Jolla, San Diego, CA.
authors: Donna
authors: D
authors: Hansel
authors: Department of Urology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
authors: Ashish M
authors: AM
authors: Kamat
authors: University of Colorado Cancer Center, Denver, CO.
authors: Thomas W
authors: TW
authors: Flaig
authors: Department of Urology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
authors: Angela B
authors: AB
authors: Smith
authors: Department of Urology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.
authors: Edward
authors: E
authors: Messing
authors: Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, Bethesda, MD.
authors: Diane
authors: D
authors: Zipursky Quale
authors: Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. Electronic address: yair.lotan@utsouthwestern.edu.
authors: Yair
authors: Y
authors: Lotan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: BCAN; Bladder cancer; Gender disparities; Sexual dysfunction; Targeted therapies; Think Tank; Working groups