ASTRO Releases Guideline Advocating Bladder Preservation in Bladder Cancer Treatment

For appropriately selected patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, preserving the bladder can be a curative treatment option rather than removing it, according to a new clinical guideline from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The recommendations support trimodal therapy as an alternative to bladder removal and provide guidance on the use of radiation therapy after surgery and for patients with metastatic or symptomatic disease. The guideline, ASTRO's first to focus specifically on radiation therapy across bladder cancer care, was published in Practical Radiation Oncology, ASTRO's clinical practice journal.