Molecular subtyping, tumor infiltration, and trimodal therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: more questions than answers

Affiliations

¹ Experimental Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
² Department of Urology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

Editorial

Ronald Kool et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2019 Jul.

. 2019 Jul;8(Suppl 3):S325-S328.

doi: 10.21037/tau.2019.05.12.

¹ Experimental Surgery, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
² Department of Urology, McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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