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. 2019;21(4):145–153.

TABLE 1.

AUA NMIBC Risk Stratification

Low Risk Intermediate Risk High Risk
Single low-grade Ta lesion ≤3 cm Recurrence within 1 y; low-grade Ta Any recurrent high-grade Ta
Papillary urothelial neoplasm of low malignant potential Single low-grade Ta >3 cm High-grade T1
Low-grade Ta, multiple lesions Carcinoma in situ
High-grade Ta ≤3 cm High-grade Ta >3 cm or multiple lesions
Low-grade T1 BCG failures in high-grade patient
Variant histology; lymphovascular invasion; high-grade prostatic urethral invasion

Adapted from Chang SS et al.7

AUA, American Urological Association; BCG, bacillus Calmette-Guerin; NMIBC, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.