Bladder cancer -- When to use chemotherapy

(Charit é - Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin) In patients with bladder cancer, chemotherapy effectiveness is partially determined by the body's immune system response to the malignancy. This is the conclusion of research conducted by a team of scientists from Charit é -- Universit ä tsmedizin Berlin and the Berlin Institute of Health. The findings, which have been published in Science Translational Medicine*, can be used to predict treatment success and may increase survival in patients with bladder cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news