This publication provides coverage of data in genitourinary cancers that were presented at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting.
Frontline Belzutifan Showcases Significant Clinical Activity in VHL-Associated RCC
June 9th 2021The hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha inhibitor belzutifan maintained clinical efficacy with further follow-up in patients with Von-Hippel Lindau–associated renal cell carcinoma, as well as other VHL-associated neoplasms.
Lenvatinib/Pembrolizumab Yields Survival Benefit in Advanced RCC Across IMDC Risk Groups
June 9th 2021The addition of lenvatinib to pembrolizumab elicited a notable survival benefit and improved responses over single-agent sunitinib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma across evaluable International Metastatic RCC Database Consortium risk subgroups.
Pembrolizumab/Cabozantinib Combo Provides Benefit in mRCC
June 9th 2021The combination of pembrolizumab and cabozantinib induced a response in more than half of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma at the recommended phase 2 dose with a manageable safety profile, meeting the primary end point of a phase 1/2 trial.
Fracture Risk Reduced With BPAs During Radium-223/Enzalutamide Treatment in mCRPC
June 8th 2021Bone-protecting agents utilized during treatment with radium-223 plus enzalutamide reduced the risk for fractures in men with asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.