BC	bladder cancer
BCG	bacillus Calmette–Guérin
BRIDGE	Bladder Cancer Research Initiative for Drug Targets Germany
CSS	cancer-specific survival
DFS EAU	disease-free survival European Association of Urology
HPF	high power field
LA	lymphocyte aggregates
MD	medical doctor
MIBC	muscle-invasive bladder cancer
NMIBC	non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer
OS	overall survival
PFS	progression-free survival
RFS	recurrence-free survival
ROI	region of interest
TILs	tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes
TLS	tertiary lymphoid structures
TURB	transurethral resection of the bladder
WHO	World Health Organization