Urothelial Cancer

Shilpa Gupta, MD, discusses the background of the phase 3 JAVELIN Bladder 100 trial in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma.

Roger Li, MD, discusses how the synergistic mechanism of pembrolizumab plus CG0070 could address unmet needs in BCG-unresponsive NMIBC, safety and efficacy data for the combination from the CORE-001 trial, and how those data support planned research efforts for CG0070 in this space.

Closing out their discussion on urothelial carcinoma, key opinion leaders share clinical pearls and excitement for the evolving treatment landscape.

A brief review of second-line and subsequent treatment strategies in metastatic urothelial carcinoma and novel therapies being explored in this space.

The FDA has issued a complete response letter regarding the biologics license application for N-803 in combination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for the treatment of patients with BCG-unresponsive non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ with or without Ta or T1 disease.

Shared insight on clinical trial data behind the intensification of maintenance immunotherapy in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Centering discussion on several key clinical trials, expert panelists reflect on data behind maintenance avelumab in metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Shilpa Gupta, MD, discussed the significance of the phase 3 JAVELIN Bladder 100 trial in urothelial cancer, updated data on the use of avelumab maintenance therapy following first-line chemotherapy in this population, and how this research could better inform patient-provider conversations about this option in the clinic.

Chandler Park, MD, MSc, FACP, discusses the navigation and selection of later-line treatments for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Eric A. Singer, MD, discusses the findings from cohort B of KEYNOTE-057 and explains why systemic therapy with pembrolizumab could be beneficial for patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin–unresponsive, high-risk, papillary-only non–muscle invasive bladder cancer who hope to avoid radical cystectomy.

Aaron E. Katz, MD, discusses the rationale for and findings from a preclinical study evaluating the efficacy of a novel cystoscopic cryocatheter for in situ bladder cancer destruction.

Aristotelis Bamias, MD, discusses the efficacy and safety data from the final OS analysis of the IMvigor130 trial and emphasizes the clinical implications of this research in metastatic urothelial cancer.

Sia Daneshmand, MD, discusses the rationale for investigating TAR-200 for the treatment of patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-unresponsive, high-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer, expands on the preliminary efficacy and safety data from the SunRISe-1 trial, and more.

The FDA has granted 510K clearance to Bladder EpiCheck for use as a noninvasive method for surveillance of tumor recurrence in previously diagnosed patients with non–muscle invasive bladder cancer, in conjunction with cystoscopy.

Young Son, PGY3, discusses the future implications of findings from a study investigating the association between neoadjuvant chemotherapy and increased urinary and bowel anastomosis failure in patients with bladder cancer who are undergoing radical cystectomy.

A panel of four key opinion leaders discuss the role of maintenance therapy in metastatic urothelial carcinoma and how its use has impacted the treatment landscape.

A brief review of the appropriate number of chemotherapy cycles to utilize in the setting of metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Shilpa Gupta, MD, discusses findings from a long-term analysis of the phase 3 JAVELIN Bladder 100 trial in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma.

Sohail Dhanji, MD, discusses the effect of preoperative hypertension on survival outcomes in patients undergoing nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma, and the importance of hypertension control in this population.

Eric A. Singer, MD, discusses the use of systemic pembrolizumab monotherapy in patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin–unresponsive, high-risk non–muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Treatment with pembrolizumab monotherapy resulted in stable long-term disease-free survival rates in patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin–unresponsive, high-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Treatment with TAR-200 produced complete responses and was well tolerated in patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin–unresponsive, high-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer, according to preliminary data from the phase 2b SunRISe-1 trial.

Roger Li, MD, discusses phase 2 data with the combination of CG0070 and pembrolizumab in patients with non–muscle invasive bladder cancer unresponsive to Bacillus Calmette-Guérin.

Cretostimogene grenadenorepvec in combination with pembrolizumab produced high complete response rates with a tolerable safety profile in patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin–unresponsive non–muscle invasive bladder cancer.

First-line avelumab maintenance therapy prolonged survival in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma, regardless of response to first-line chemotherapy, according to findings from an exploratory subgroup analysis of the phase 3 JAVELIN Bladder 100 trial.