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Bladder cancer in 2011

The dawn of personalized medicine

Long awaited data from the clinical investigation of bladder cancer in both the neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings were released in 2011, setting the stage for the next generation of work in this area. The findings of a number of studies provide the first steps towards a personalized approach to this disease.

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D. Theodorescu declares that is a patent holder or applicant for the University of Colorado. T. W. Flaig declares no competing interests.

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Flaig, T., Theodorescu, D. The dawn of personalized medicine. Nat Rev Urol 9, 65–66 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2011.220

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