GENITOURINARY CANCERS

During a virtual Targeted Oncology Case-Based Roundtable event, Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discussed the case of a 66-year-old woman with metastatic bladder cancer.

Thomas Hutson, DO, PharmD suggests the areas new research for non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma should explore.

As a class, immune checkpoint inhibitor-based regimens outshine select targeted therapies in overall survival in patients with metastatic non–clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Although curing advanced RCC is an admirable goal, there are many treatment options available on the horizon that result in substantial improvements in long-term outcomes.

Recent updates to the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s guidelines for renal cell carcinoma reflect quick integration of new agents and combination regimens to provide patients with RCC with more treatment options and the most up-to-date options.

According to new research presented during the virtual AACR Annual Meeting 2021, the likelihood of developing metastatic disease or dying of prostate cancer among men with high genetic risk was lowered in men who maintained a healthy lifestyle.

Alicia K. Morgans, MD, MPH, associate professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, reviewed the clinical trial results for multiple hormonal therapies intended to treat prostate cancer. She explained that many of them show similar outcomes.

A look toward the future treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Expert perspectives on the clinical utility of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab as a frontline combination for advanced renal cell carcinoma.

Robert J. Motzer, MD, discusses dosing strategies to mediate toxicities and maximize efficacy from the frontline combination of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab for renal cell carcinoma.

Robert J. Motzer, MD, provides perspective on recent data from the phase 3 CLEAR trial (Study 307)/KEYNOTE-581 for advanced renal cell carcinoma.

A comprehensive review of the efficacy and safety data from the phase 3 CLEAR trial (Study 307/KEYNOTE-581) for the frontline treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma.

An expert in genitourinary oncology, Robert J. Motzer, MD, reviews the recent historic advances in frontline combinations for the treatment of advanced clear-cell renal cell carcinoma.

The novel, selective hypoxia-inducible factor-2 alpha inhibitor belzutifan was granted a priority review by the FDA for the treatment of patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease–associated renal cell carcinoma who do not require immediate surgery.

The first therapy for adults with relapsed or refractory advanced renal cell carcinoma who have received two or more prior systemic therapies has been granted approval by the FDA.

During a virtual Targeted Oncology Case-Based Roundtable, Manojkumar Bupathi, MD, MS, reviewed second-line treatment options for transitional cell carcinoma.

During a virtual Targeted Oncology Case-Based Roundtable event, Anish B. Parikh, MD, discussed front-line treatment options for metastatic urothelial cancer as well as the data supporting avelumab maintenance.

The FDA has granted an Orphan Drug Designation to Padeliporfin Immune Photo Activated Cancer Therapy for the treatment of adult patients with upper tract urothelial cancer.

Updated data show a continued survival benefit for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma as the group reached the median overall survival endpoint for the phase II MERECA study.

During a Targeted Oncology Case-Based Peer Perspective virtual event, Amir Mortazavi, MD andMoshe Ornstein, MD, MA discussed available treatment regimen for a patient with clear cell renal cell carcinoma and sarcomatoid features.

Treatment with lanreotide autogel in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, and midgut neuroendocrine tumors did not cause deterioration in quality-of-life, according to new data from the Phase II CLARINET FORTE study.

A promising efficacy signal was observed when the immune checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab was added concurrently to radiation followed by adjuvant durvalumab as treatment of patients with localized urothelial bladder cancer.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network released the first set of guidelines for pediatric patients with nephroblastoma for oncologists and primary care physicians.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Shaakir Hasan, DO, discussed the results found when diagnostic and treatment information from patients with bladder cancer was prospectively assessed. He also discussed future work on disparities in health care in an interview with Targeted Oncology.

The durvalumab indication as a treatment for previously treated adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer has been voluntarily withdrawn in the United States by AstraZeneca, the developer of the PD-L1 inhibitor, the company announced in a press release.