02/02/2026
Progress in therapy
A 2025 study has been published on the use of -induced (RITE) with the ® system for patients with non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer ( ) who had limited treatment options after standard therapies such as BCG. According to the authors, RITE delivers significant therapeutic benefit and durable disease control while enabling bladder preservation and reducing the need for radical cystectomy in patients with -unresponsive NMIBC.
Long-term disease control with median RFS in the overall cohort was 95.1 months.
Bladder preservation rate of 88%, including 89% in patients unresponsive to BCG.
These results reinforce the role of RITE with mitomycin‑C as a promising bladder-preserving alternative for patients with recurrent or high‑risk NMIBC.
A step forward for innovation in urological oncology — congratulations to the clinical teams contributing real‑world data to improve patient outcomes across Europe!
Mero S, Oberneder K, Weiss J, Grobet-Jeandin E, Grégoris A, Sèbe P, Shariat S, D'Andrea D. Radiofrequency induced hyperthermia in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: Oncologic outcomes in a real-world scenario. Actas Urol Esp (Engl Ed). 2025 Jun;49(5):501746. English, Spanish. doi: 10.1016/j.acuroe.2025.501746. Epub 2025 Mar 17. PMID: 40107614.