Genitourinary Cancers

Gary Steinberg, MD, compared the AE profile of the gemcitabine intravesical system for BCG-unresponsive NMIBC with other intravesical therapies.

Gary Steinberg, MD, highlights the FDA approval of the gemcitabine intravesical system and what this means for patients with BCG-unresponsive NMIBC.

A manageable safety profile was observed across 2 expansion doses of the combination in urothelial cancer, consistent with known adverse effects of both drugs.

Changes in FKSI-15 scores from baseline indicated more favorable HRQOL outcomes with the benmelstobart combo vs sunitinib in advanced ccRCC.

External validation will be assessed in cohort 2 of the AURORAX-0087A trial to improve recurrence detection for clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer with a positive Signatera test displayed a significant improvement in disease-free and overall survival.

Adverse reactions in the phase 3 ENVISION trial were largely mild to moderate in severity, and serious reactions occurred in 12% of those with NMIBC.

The FDA did not expand the indication to include patients with non–homologous recombination repair gene mutated castration-resistant prostate cancer.

A machine learning-based approach found that evaluating multiple biomarker features may identify outcomes and treatment resistance in renal cell carcinoma.

The addition of CAN-2409 to a prodrug and radiation therapy in intermediate-to-high-risk prostate cancer significantly improved cancer-specific outcomes.

Efficacy and safety outcomes in the phase 3 CONTACT-03 study were consistent regardless of patients' prior immunotherapy or tyrosine kinase inhibitor use.

Eight votes were cast against the favorability of talazoparib and enzalutamide in the first-line setting for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Data from the LITESPARK-015 trial supported the FDA’s decision to approve belzutifan monotherapy in patients with advanced, unresectable, or metastatic PPGL.

Data from the POTOMAC trial evaluating durvalumab in NMIBC will be presented at a future medical meeting and shared with global regulatory authorities.

No 90-day mortality was observed among patients who were treated with EVP followed by surgery for advanced urothelial cancer.

Complete response rates were observed consistently across patient subgroups in those with high-risk BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Chemoradiotherapy resulted in lower incidence of local progression, prompting an evaluation of resectability in patients with advanced gallbladder cancers.

Various methods of communication ensure that members from radiation oncology, pathology, and other departments are on the same page regarding treatment.

Comprehensive prehabilitation may help prepare patients for bladder-preserving surgery, helping to optimize quality of life outcomes.

Ongoing research suggests environmental exposures and the role of microbiomes may influence bladder cancer development and response to treatment.

A lot of James B. Yu’s research begins with something as simple as a question from a patient regarding what aspects of treatment may be most beneficial.

In radiation oncology, renal cancers are experiencing the greatest levels of change and growth, according to James B. Yu.

“The better the systemic therapy, immunotherapy, or targeted therapy, the more important a non-invasive, local treatment will be,” James B. Yu stated.

As a radiation oncologist, James B. Yu, MD, MHS, FASTRO, works with urologists, medical oncologists, radiologists, pathologists, physicists, and health services researchers.

James B. Yu, MD, MHS, FASTRO, didn’t always envision himself as a radiation oncologist, but now works tirelessly to treat patients and advance research for genitourinary cancers.