title: Collaborating to Move Research Forward: Proceedings of the 10th Annual Bladder Cancer Think Tank.
abstract: The 10th Annual Bladder Cancer Think Tank was hosted by the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network and brought together a multidisciplinary group of clinicians, researchers, representatives and Industry to advance bladder cancer research efforts. Think Tank expert panels, group discussions, and networking opportunities helped generate ideas and strengthen collaborations between researchers and physicians across disciplines and between institutions. Interactive panel discussions addressed a variety of timely issues: 1) data sharing, privacy and social media; 2) improving patient navigation through therapy; 3) promising developments in immunotherapy; 4) and moving bladder cancer research from bench to bedside. Lastly, early career researchers presented their bladder cancer studies and had opportunities to network with leading experts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Ashish M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kamat
authors.affiliation: Section of Urological Surgery, National Cancer Institute , Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Brady Urological Institute , Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Trinity
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bivalacqua
authors.affiliation: Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chisolm
authors.affiliation: Institute of Urology, University of Southern California , Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Sia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Daneshmand
authors.affiliation: Section of Urological Surgery, National Cancer Institute , Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Doroshow
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Jason A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Efstathiou
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine , New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galsky
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Genitourinary Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Gopa
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, McGill University , Montreal, QC, Canada.
authors.forename: Wassim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kassouf
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, University of Connecticut Health , Farmington, CT, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, MD Anderson Cancer Center , Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.affiliation: Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Diane Zipursky
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Quale
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Genitourinary Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center , New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rosenberg
keywords: Bladder cancer; diagnosis; multidisciplinary; treatment