Current Treatment Options and Future Treatment Options Addressing the Unmet Needs in Treating UTUC

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Jennifer A. Linehan, MD, surveys the current landscape of treatment for upper tract urothelial cancer (UTUC), difficulties with current methods, and promising future treatment options, including kidney-sparing options for low-grade disease. She details the current European Association of Urology (EAU) prognostic algorithm and National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines and discusses the benefits and risks of the “watchful waiting” method of disease management as well as updated approaches to treatment algorithms for UTUC.

tags: upper tract urothelial cancer UTUC URETER kidney pelvis


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