Bladder Cancer

The CheckMate -901 trial led to the approval of the nivolumab combination for unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma in the European Union.

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab has shown a response benefit when given at an increased dose for those with metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Kirollos S. Hanna, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FACCC, gives his perspective on the approval of enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab for patients with urothelial carcinoma.

Phase 2 data support the potential of replacing cisplatin with nab-paclitaxel as a backbone therapy for those with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Findings from the CheckMate-901 study support the use of frontline nivolumab plus gemcitabine/cisplatin in advanced urothelial carcinoma.

All patients with a response to TAR-200 did not have progression to muscle-invasive bladder cancer or metastatic disease in the SunRISe-1 trial.

Treatment with cretostimogene grenadenorepvec appears tolerable among patients with high-risk BCG–unresponsive NMIBC in the phase 3 BOND-003 trial.

Findings from the CheckMate-901 trial support the CHMP’s positive opinion of nivolumab plus chemotherapy in metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Nogapendekin alfa-inbakicept is now approved for the treatment of patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who remain molecular residual disease negative following cystectomy may be spared from adjuvant therapy.

Enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab appears to reduce the risk of disease progression or death vs chemotherapy in locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Data from the phase 3 EV-302 trial support an application for enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab as a treatment for patients with advanced bladder cancer in China.

Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, FASCO, discusses the recent approval of nivolumab plus chemotherapy for patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Results from the phase 3 CHECKMATE-901 trial led to the approval of nivolumab plus cisplatin and gemcitabine for patients with unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Data from the phase 3 EV-302 trial support the supplemental biologics license application for enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab for patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer in Japan.

Investigators report clinical benefit with sacituzumab govitecan plus pembrolizumab across all prespecified patient subgroups with metastatic urothelial cancer in cohort 3 of the phase 2 TROPHY-U-01 trial.

Interim findings from a phase 3 trial support adjuvant pembrolizumab as a new therapeutic option for those with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma at high risk of recurrence.

Combining pembrolizumab with cabozantinib produces encouraging efficacy in platinum-ineligible patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma, says Rohit K. Jain, MD, MPH.

Benefits with enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab in prespecified patient subgroups with urothelial carcinoma in the EV-302 trial appear to be consistent with outcomes in the overall study population.

Considering cystectomy in patients with bladder cancer may help with managing the shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin, according to Joshua J. Meeks, MD, PhD, BS.

Clinical practice guideline amendments detail novel urinary biomarkers and agents that may improve Bacillus Calmette-Guerin efficacy in the management of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer and visceral disease may particularly benefit from enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab, according to Amanda Nizam, MD.

uMRD-negative status linked to recurrence-free outcomes with nadofaragene firadenovec in NMIBC

Supporting data for the EMA comes from the phase 3 EV-302 trial, which assessed the efficacy of enfortumab vedotin in combination with pembrolizumab compared with chemotherapy.

Patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma who are susceptible to FGFR3 gene alterations may now receive erdafitinib, according to the FDA.

Investigators note that the phase 3 VESPER study’s data support the use of 6 neoadjuvant cycles of dose-dense MVAC vs 4 in muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Treatment with atezolizumab monotherapy yields an acceptable toxicity profile compared with chemotherapy among those with advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer may now receive enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab following its approval by the FDA.

The FDA has set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of April 5, 2024 for nivolumab plus chemotherapy in unresectable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

If approved, UGN-102 may become the first non-surgical option for patients with low-grade intermediate-risk non–muscle invasive bladder cancer, says Sandip Prasad, MD.