Prospective Randomized Comparison of Transurethral Resection by Mean of White Light and Narrow Band Imaging
Non Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Non Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer focused on measuring bladder cancer, recurrence
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients must be older than 18 years of age and female patients who are pregnant, breast feeding or not on adequate contraceptive measures will be excluded.
- All patients will provide a written informed consent prior to the study.
- Consecutive patients from 2 centers in Liguria (National Institute for Cancer Research - Genova and Centro Urologico di Eccellenza ASL 1 - Imperia) with overt or suspected non muscle invasive bladder cancer, including Cis detected by mean of random biopsies or a positive urinary cytology, will be included in the study and randomized to 2 treatments A, B arms.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer will be excluded.
- Patients submitted to immediate radical cystectomy after transurethral resection, irrespective of the clinical stage, will be excluded.
Sites / Locations
- National Institute for Cancer Research (IST)
- Centro Urologico di Eccellenza ASL 1
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Standard transurethral resection
Narrow band imaging transurethral resection
Patients will be submitted to standard white light transurethral resection and/or cold cup biopsies of all visible lesions known or suspected to be bladder cancer; 6 random cold cup biopsies from healthy mucosa of bladder trigone, anterior, posterior and lateral walls will be taken in case of a second transurethral resection of newly diagnosed high grade non muscle invasive bladder cancer or of recurrent high grade non muscle invasive bladder cancer
The system will be switched to narrow band imaging by simply pushing a button. Transurethral resection and/or cold cup biopsies of all visible lesions known or suspected to be bladder cancer will be performed; 6 random cold cup biopsies from healthy mucosa of bladder trigone, anterior, posterior and lateral walls will be taken in case of a second transurethral resection of newly diagnosed high grade non muscle invasive bladder cancer or of recurrent high grade non muscle invasive bladder cancer.