Key Adverse Effects With Bladder Cancer Treatment
March 10th 2025The Oncology Brothers, discuss how bladder cancer treatments commonly cause adverse effects, including frequent urination, painful urination, blood in urine, fatigue, nausea, hair loss, decreased immunity, diarrhea, skin irritation, and bladder inflammation. More severe effects may include organ damage, sexual dysfunction, and reduced fertility.
Second-Line Treatment and Beyond
March 10th 2025The Oncology Brothers, discuss how second-line treatment for bladder cancer typically involves immune checkpoint inhibitors (pembrolizumab, atezolizumab) after failure of platinum-based chemotherapy. For patients who are ineligible for immunotherapy, alternative chemotherapy regimens or targeted therapies may be used based on molecular profiling.
Utilizing Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy in Bladder Cancer Treatment
March 10th 2025The Oncology Brothers, discuss how advances in bladder cancer management have demonstrated significant clinical benefits by strategically combining chemotherapy and immunotherapy, which leverages cytotoxic agents to directly target malignant cells while simultaneously activating immune-mediated tumor recognition, as well as checkpoint inhibitors that have shown promise in maintaining disease control after initial chemotherapy response, especially in metastatic settings.
Treatment Trials for Early Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
March 10th 2025The Oncology Brothers, discuss recent clinical trials for early muscle-invasive bladder cancer that have shown promising results with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy as standard of care, immunotherapy trials using checkpoint inhibitors that have demonstrated improved pathological complete response rates, and bladder-sparing approaches combining maximal TURBT with chemoradiation that have shown comparable outcomes to cystectomy in select patients.
Treatment Paradigm for Early Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
March 10th 2025The Oncology Brothers, discuss how the definition of muscle-invasive bladder cancer is defined as when the cancer has invaded the muscle. They also highlight recommended treatment methods, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and aggressive surgery.
TRANSFORM and ZUMA-7: A Discussion on Efficacy and Safety of CAR T in R/R DLBCL
Panelists discuss the efficacy and safety of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL) and compare the data collected from the TRANSFORM and ZUMA-7 trials, including information regarding the patient control group, patient population prior response, crossovers of both trials, and vein-to-vein time.
Tailoring Therapy: Patient-Specific Decision-Making in Relapsed DLBCL
Panelists discuss the optimal timing of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), which requires careful evaluation of patient fitness, disease burden, prior treatment response, and logistical factors. Key considerations include performance status, comorbidities, disease aggressiveness, and the availability of bridging therapy. Treatment decisions should be individualized based on patient-specific risk factors, prior therapy outcomes, and care goals while balancing the potential benefits and risks across different lines of treatment.
The Role of Biomarkers for Immunotherapy Selection in Upper GI Cancer
Experts discuss the relevance of PD-L1 CPS in predicting immunotherapy efficacy, other complementary biomarkers, the benefits of adding nivolumab to a FOLFOX regimen, and how the CheckMate 649 trial and its recent 5-year update have influenced the use of nivolumab in combination with chemotherapy for advanced gastric and gastroesophageal adenocarcinomas.
Reflex Testing in Upper GI Cancer: Optimizing Molecular Insights for Timely Treatment
Experts discuss the role of reflex testing in ensuring accurate and timely treatment selection, the challenges it may present, and how it can be integrated with next-generation sequencing (NGS) to provide a comprehensive molecular profile while minimizing delays.
Evaluating ALK Inhibitors in Treatment Sequencing and Testing
Dr. Garon discusses the circumstances that might lead him to switch a patient with ALK+ NSCLC from another ALK inhibitor to lorlatinib.
Beyond Salvage: When to Move to CAR T in Relapsed DLBCL
Panelists discuss, when evaluating chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR T) therapy for patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), how key considerations include the patient’s fitness, disease burden, prior treatment response, and timing of referral. The limitations of traditional salvage therapy, with historically poor outcomes, must be weighed against CAR T’s potential for durable remissions despite its risks and complexities.
DLBCL in Focus: Transforming Outcomes With CAR T Therapy
Panelists discuss how the diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) treatment landscape has seen significant evolution with the integration of targeted therapies and chimeric antigen receptor T-cell treatments, supplementing traditional R-CHOP. However, early relapsed/refractory cases remain challenging due to complex tumor biology and resistance mechanisms. This underscores the need for better up-front risk stratification tools and biomarker-driven treatment selection.
Frontline Treatment and Molecular Testing in Upper GI Cancer: Precision-Guided Therapy
Experts discuss frontline treatment options for advanced upper gastric adenocarcinoma, molecular testing methods, challenges encountered, and how test results influence the choice of systemic therapy for patients.
Key Takeaways and Future in Advanced Gastric Cancer Treatment
February 28th 2025Panelists discuss how future analyses in advanced gastric cancer should assess long-term survival, real-world outcomes, biomarkers for response, resistance mechanisms, and patient selection for nivolumab plus chemotherapy. Evaluating these factors will optimize treatment strategies and confirm its role across diverse populations.