Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the USA, with an estimated 81,180 new cases and 17,100 deaths in 2022.1 Advanced urothelial carcinoma (aUC) includes both locally advanced, unresectable and metastatic urothelial cancer. About 5% of all bladder cancer cases present as de novo aUC, while almost 25% of patients present with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). About 50% of these patients progress to aUC even with intent-to-cure locoregional therapy, […]

Bladder cancer (BC) is the sixth most common cancer in the world, accounting for 81,180 estimated new cases and 17,100 deaths in 2022.1 BC is most frequently diagnosed among people aged 65–74 years.1 For patients with disease limited to the bladder, the depth of invasion of the primary tumour is the most important prognostic variable in […]

Watch this two-part activity exploring recent advances in immunotherapies and targeted treatments for patients with bladder cancer. Filmed following the ESMO 2022 Congress. Part 1: Watch urological cancer expert Prof. Axel Merseburger review key data from the ESMO Congress 2022 Watch Now Part 2: Choose from leading experts who discuss what these data may mean for global and regional practice Select An Interview

Patients with locally advanced bladder cancer have a poor prognosis despite surgical therapy. Prof. Sebastian Schmid (Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany) joins touchONCOLOGY to discuss the unmet needs in the treatment of locally advanced bladder cancer, and also discusses the feasibility, safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant radio-immunotherapy following radical cystectomy in patients with locally […]

Cabozantinib is a targeted therapy used to treat many forms of cancers. Prof. Robert Jones (University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom) discusses the rationale, design, and findings of the randomised phase 2 ATLANTIS trial, of maintenance cabozantinib following chemotherapy for metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Questions: What is the rationale for the use of cabozantinib in the […]

touchONCOLOGY were delighted to talk with Dr. Neal Shore (GenesisCare; Carolina Urologic Research Center, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA) to discuss the phase 3 study of pembrolizumab plus chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of muscle-invasive bladder cancer. The abstract ‘KEYNOTE-992: A randomized phase 3 trial of pembrolizumab versus placebo in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer receiving concurrent […]

Dr Cora Sternberg considers the use of antibody–drug conjugates in urothelial carcinoma, including clinical trial data and adverse event management.

touchONCOLOGY joins Professor Stephen B Williams (Chief, Division of Urology, Professor of Urology and Radiology, Division of Urology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA) at ASCO 2021 to discuss the efficacy of TAR-200 in combination with cetrelimab in participants with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. The abstract ‘A phase 3, multicenter, […]