Bladder cancer
Follow-up surveillance regimes for low-/intermediate-risk NMIBC

Robert (71 years old)

Robert, a 71-year-old man, is a retired graphic designer. He now enjoys long walks on the beach with his 3 dogs.

He presented with macroscopic haematuria, which led to the diagnosis of low-risk NMIBC.

Assessment summary:

  • No relevant medical and family history
  • Creatinine level: 61 µmol/l
  • Pelvic MRI: bladder polyp
  • CT urogram: no concomitant upper tract tumour, horseshoe kidney
  • Cystoscopy with biopsy: 1 cm papillary tumour with low potential for malignancy
  • Transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) followed by 1 immediate chemotherapy instillation
  • Pathology report:
    • Visually complete resection
    • pTa low-grade (LG)

For the surveillance with cystoscopy, which of the following time schedules would you choose for your patient?