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Anyone use trimodal therapy: TURBT, chemotherapy, and radiation?

Bladder Cancer | Last Active: Feb 19 7:09pm | Replies (3)
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Hi Sue, Thank you for your response. No, my medical team has not offered trimodality therapy, but I'm asking them about it and trying to learn as much as possible about it since in certain patients it has a success rate about equal to RC. So I am hoping I might hear from someone who has been treated with it.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Feb 19 7:09pm

@ljmings, studies have shown that trimodal therapy(TURBT, chemo and radations) has similar outcomes to radical cystectomy for some small cancers. However, there is a chance the cancer may come back in the bladder and cystectomy may still be required.

Have you had a chance to talk to your team about the trimodal option?

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