Abstract
The Platinum Opinion by Stenzl et al. [1] in European Urology, as well as the Words of Wisdom by de Angelis et al. [2], brings a welcome discussion on the role of photodynamic diagnosis (PDD)-guided transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) in non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) on the basis of our recently published PHOTO trial [3]. The seminal finding from PHOTO was that at 3 yr, there was no difference in the rate of recurrence between PDD and white light (WL) resection groups. However, there are several points raised by Stenzl et al. [1] and de Angelis et al. [2] that require clarification.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 309-312 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | European Urology |
Volume | 85 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 15 Jun 2023 |
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Publication status | Published - Mar 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding/Support and role of the sponsor: PHOTO was sponsored by The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and coordinated by the Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit at The Institute of Cancer Research. Data management and statistical analyses were conducted by the Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials at the University of Aberdeen. Cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted by the Health Economics Group at Newcastle University. This project was funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme and has been published in full in the Health Technology Assessment journal ( https://doi.org/10.3310/plpu1526 ). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. Further project information is available on the NIHR Journals Library website ( https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hta/#/ ).