Biological Stratification of Invasive and Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma.

Muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma (UC) of the bladder remains a highly lethal malignancy. In this review the authors explore the underlying biology associated with the evolution from non-muscle-invasive UC to muscle-invasive and metastatic UC, with a special focus on the molecular stratification of UC and the potential of this stratification to be used for treatment selection.