| BCG | Bacillus Calmette-Guerin |
| EORTC | European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer |
| FGFR3 | Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 |
| GATA3 | Transcription factor encoded by GATA3 gene |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| CR5/6 | Cytokeratin 5 and 6 |
| MIBC | Muscular-invasive bladder cancer |
| miR | microRNA |
| NMIBC | Non-muscular invasive bladder cancer |
| PCR | Polymerase chain reaction |
| PD1 | Programmed death receptor 1 |
| PD-L1 | Programmed death receptor ligand 1 |
| RFS | Relapse-free survival |
| TUR | Transurethral resection |