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Editorial
. 2018 Dec;7(Suppl 6):S702-S705.
doi: 10.21037/tau.2018.10.17.

The association of BMI with risk of recurrence and progression in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Alina Vrieling  1
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Editorial

The association of BMI with risk of recurrence and progression in patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Alina Vrieling. Transl Androl Urol. 2018 Dec.
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Conflicts of interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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  • An increased body mass index is associated with a worse prognosis in patients administered BCG immunotherapy for T1 bladder cancer.
    Ferro M, Vartolomei MD, Russo GI, Cantiello F, Farhan ARA, Terracciano D, Cimmino A, Di Stasi S, Musi G, Hurle R, Serretta V, Busetto GM, De Berardinis E, Cioffi A, Perdonà S, Borghesi M, Schiavina R, Cozzi G, Almeida GL, Bove P, Lima E, Grimaldi G, Matei DV, Crisan N, Muto M, Verze P, Battaglia M, Guazzoni G, Autorino R, Morgia G, Damiano R, de Cobelli O, Shariat S, Mirone V, Lucarelli G. Ferro M, et al. World J Urol. 2019 Mar;37(3):507-514. doi: 10.1007/s00345-018-2397-1. Epub 2018 Jul 10. World J Urol. 2019. PMID: 29992381

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