Table 2.
Treatment patterns and recurrent patterns in recurrent patients
| Recurrent patients | pTNM at diagnosis | Post-operative maintenance therapy | Recurrent cancer | Treatment after recurrence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T3N0M0 | Observance | NMIBC (T1N0M0) | TURBT |
| 2 | T2N0M0 | Observance | NMIBC (T1N0M0) | TURBT |
| 3 | T2N0M0 | Observance | NMIBC (T1N0M0) | TURBT |
| 4 | T2N0M0 | Immunotherapy | MIBC | RC |
| 5 | T3N0M0 | Immunotherapy | BC brain metastasis | Intracranial tumor resection |
| 6 | T3N0M0 | Immunotherapy | NMIBC (T1N0M0) | TURBT |
| 7 | T2N0M0 | Immunotherapy | BC lung metastasis | Systemic treatment |
Abbreviations: BC: Bladder cancer; MIBC: Muscle-invasive bladder cancer; NMIBC: Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer; RC: Renal carcinoma; pTNM: Pathological tumor-node-metastasis staging; TURBT: Transurethral resection of bladder tumors.