María Natalia Gandur Quiroga: Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in Non-Curative Patients
María Natalia Gandur Quiroga posted on X about recent paper by Félix Guerrero-Ramos et al., titled “Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in Non-Curative Patients: A Study on Survival and Palliative Care Needs” published on MDPI.
Authors: Félix Guerrero-Ramos, Daniel Antonio González-Padilla, Santiago Pérez-Cadavid, Esther García-Rojo, Ángel Tejido-Sánchez, Mario Hernández-Arroyo, Carmen Gómez-Cañizo, Alfredo Rodríguez-Antolín
“Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in Non-Curative Patients
• Median overall survival: 10.6 months
• Worse outcomes associated with advanced disease and hydronephrosis
• Patients excluded from curative treatment due to age had a better prognosis
• Frequent need for palliative care and emergency visits
• Common palliative interventions: TURBT, radiotherapy, and nephrostomy.
• Critical unmet need for tailored therapeutic approaches.”
Source: María Natalia Gandur Quiroga/X
María Natalia Gandur Quiroga is a Medical Oncologist and Chief of the Division of Genitourinary Medical Oncology at the Ángel H. Roffo Oncology Institute in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Buenos Aires at the Oncologists Post Graduates Studies. Her research focuses on clinical trials with aims to improve the treatment of patients with urologic tumors. She is an active member of the European Association for Cancer Research, Argentinian Medical Association and American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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