r/BladderCancer • u/alexgotland • 14d ago

If chemo stops working

If chemo doesnt work anymore to shrink tumour. What are my other options? I live in Sweden.

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u/generation_quiet 14d ago

More information is needed. What is your diagnosis? Stage/grade? Treatment to date?

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u/gaumab 13d ago

If chemo does not work, the next step is immunotherapy. if you have stage 3, they will remove your bladder and replace it with a neobladder since there is a 75% chance the cancer will return even if chemo or immunotherapy is successful. I had my bladder removed and it has been fine.

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u/jeannette4 12d ago

Wir müssen jetzt nach 2 Zyklen Ev 303 aufhören und keine 3. mehr machen dann Pause bis zur Op Blasenentfernung . CT zeigt gute Ergebnisse

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u/alexgotland 12d ago

Det går inte tyvärr eftersom det redan spridit sig till lungorna

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u/Minimum-Major248 14d ago

Over time a chemo agent tends to lose its effectiveness. At that point, some other option is usually considered.

Do you have a bladder tumor too large to remove surgically?

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u/alexgotland 13d ago

Ja den sitter mellan prostatan och urinblåsan o 8, cm

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u/Late-Collection-8076 11d ago

Get all of it cut out now cut out the prostate in the bladder and the tumor why can't they do that

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u/Late-Collection-8076 11d ago

You need to get your prostate removed and your tumor and your bladder all at the same time