Bladder cancer
First-line therapy of synchronous and metachronous metastatic UCa

Amy (79 years old)

Amy, 79 years old, was very passionate about her job as a secretary for her not-so-organised boss. She is retired now, but still helps her self-employed grandson, who is a plumber, with his administration.

She was diagnosed with metastatic bladder cancer during a workup for haematuria.

Assessment summary:

  • Medical history: diabetes and diabetic nephropathy
  • CT scan of chest, abdomen and pelvis: pelvic lymph node metastases and diffuse liver metastases
  • Biopsy compatible with UCa
  • ECOG PS: 1
  • Peripheral neuropathy: grade 1 due to diabetes
  • No hearing impairment
  • GFR: 45 ml/min due to diabetic nephropathy
  • Cardiac ejection fraction: 70%
  • PD-L1 expression: strongly positive

Which of the following treatment options would you choose for this patient?