Roundtable Discussions: Choudhury Leads Debate on How to Treat Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer
May 12th 2021During a virtual Targeted Oncology Case-Based Roundtable event, Atish D. Choudhury, MD, PhD, discussed methods for treating patients with nonmetastatic prostate cancer with a group of peers.
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FDA Grants Priority Review to Adjuvant Nivolumab for High-Risk MIUC
April 30th 2021The FDA has accepted a Biologics License Application for nivolumab for the adjuvant treatment of patients with surgically resected, high-risk muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma and granted it Priority Review.
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NCCN Guidelines for RCC Add Frontline Lenvatinib/Pembrolizumab as Preferred Treatment Option
April 17th 2021Recent 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.
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Men With High Genetic Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer May Lower Their Risk With a Healthier Lifestyle
April 10th 2021According 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.
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FDA Grants Belzutifan Priority Review for VHL-Associated RCC
March 16th 2021The 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.
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Avelumab Maintenance Considered for a Patient With Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
March 9th 2021During 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.
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Experts Compare Available Regimens for a Patient With Sarcomatoid Features
March 2nd 2021During 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.
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Quality of Life Maintained After Dose Doubling of Lanreotide Autogel in NETs
March 1st 2021Treatment 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.
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Concurrent Durvalumab Plus Radiation Shows Promise in Localized Urothelial Cancer
February 24th 2021A 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.
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Disparities in Bladder Cancer Care Persist Despite Years of Evidence
February 23rd 2021In 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.
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Durvalumab in Bladder Cancer Indication Voluntarily Withdrawn from US Market
February 23rd 2021The 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.
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Developers Submit BLAs for Enfortumab Vedotin for 2 Urothelial Carcinoma Indications
February 18th 2021The submission of 2 Biologic License Applications for enfortumab vedotin-ejfv have been made to the FDA for consideration as treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who have been previously treated with a PD-1/L1 inhibitor and who are ineligible for cisplatin.
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