Urothelial Cancer

The combination of disitamab vedotin with toripalimab generated responses and displayed a manageable safety profile in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma, irrespective of HER2 expression.

The addition of first-line maintenance avelumab to best supportive care has sustained tolerability in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma.

Shilpa Gupta, MD, discusses the design, methodology, and potential significance of the ongoing phase 3 MAIN-CAV trial in patients with locally advanced/metastatic urothelial carcinoma

Shilpa Gupta, MD, discusses the 4-year safety and efficacy data derived from the phase 1/2 EV-103 trial in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Expert Scott Tagawa, MD, MS, FASCO, FACP, reviews recent clinical trial data on UGT1A1- and Trop-2–guided treatment of metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Extended lymphadenectomy at the time of radical cystectomy did not produce a significant improvement in disease-free survival (DFS) or overall survival (OS) vs standard lymphadenectomy for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

The combination of enfortumab vedotin-ejfv and pembrolizumab generated rapid and durable responses and demonstrated a manageable safety profile in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who were ineligible for cisplatin.

Erdafitinib reduced the risk of death by 36% vs investigator’s choice of chemotherapy in patients with FGFR2/3-altered metastatic urothelial cancer who were previously treated with anti–PD-1 therapy, according to findings from the phase 3 THOR trial.

Shilpa Gupta, MD, discusses the real-world benefit that may be derived based on findings from the long-term analysis of the phase 3 JAVELIN Bladder 100 trial in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma.

Andrew Katims, MD, MPH, discusses the feasibility of using single-cell RNA-sequencing in FGFR3-mutated upper tract urothelial carcinoma

Andrew Katims, MD, MPH, discusses the rationale for investigating immune responses in the tumor microenvironment of FGFR3-mutated upper tract urothelial carcinoma using single-cell RNA-sequencing.

Petros Grivas, MD, PhD, discusses findings from the primary analysis of cohort 3 of the phase 2 TROPHY U-01 trial in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer.

Andrew Katims, MD, MPH, discusses research characterizing immune responses in the tumor microenvironment of FGFR3-mutated upper tract urothelial carcinoma using single-cell RNA-sequencing

As longer-term data read out for established regimens in urothelial cancer and up-and-coming therapeutics inch toward approval, optimizing treatment approaches relies on buy-in from multidisciplinary teams and patients.

Sohail Dhanji, MD, discusses the investigation of preoperative hypertension as a risk factor in patients undergoing nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma, as well as other risk factors for mortality in this patient population.

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.

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.

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.

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.