What are the next steps in managing a 65-year-old male with a history of smoking and recurrent high-grade non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), who has undergone previous transurethral resection of the bladder tumor (TURBT) and intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) therapy?

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