American Urological Association Annual Meeting | Conference

Dr. Williams on the Rationale for the SunRISE-2 Trial in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

September 12th 2021

Stephen B. Williams, MD, discusses the rationale for the phase 3 SunRISE-2 trial in muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

MSI-H/dMMR Prostate Cancer Linked With Response to Checkpoint Blockade

September 11th 2021

Patients with microsatellite instability–high or mismatch repair–deficient prostate cancer may be more likely to respond to treatment with checkpoint inhibitors compared with those who have high tumor mutational burden.

Prognostic Risk Group, Receipt of Subsequent Therapies May Impact OS in mCRPC Receiving Lutetium 177

September 11th 2021

Cancer and Leukemia Group B prognostic risk group and the receipt of subsequent FDA-approved life-prolonging therapies may impact overall survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who are receiving lutetium 177.

Nadofaragene Firadenovec Sustains Efficacy in Advanced NMIBC in Longer-Term Follow-Up

September 11th 2021

Nadofaragene firadenovec, a novel intravesical gene therapy for patients with bacillus Calmette-Guérin unresponsive non–muscle invasive bladder cancer, demonstrated sustained durability according to findings from 2 cohorts of a phase 3 study.

Relugolix Induces Similar Rates of Castration Resistance–Free Survival Vs Leuprolide in Advanced Prostate Cancer

September 11th 2021

Relugolix failed to significantly delay onset of castration resistance compared with standard of care leuprolide in men with advanced prostate cancer.

Durvalumab/Vicineum Combo Shows Early Safety, Activity in High-Grade NMIBC

September 11th 2021

The combination of durvalumab and Vicineum was found to be well tolerated and to elicit complete responses in patients with Bacillus-Calmette Guérin–unresponsive non–muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Lutetium-PSMA Appears Safe in Locally Advanced High-Risk Prostate Cancer

September 11th 2021

Treatment with neoadjuvant lutetium prostate-specific membrane antigen followed by radical prostatectomy exhibited a favorable safety profile in patients with locally advanced high-risk prostate cancer.

TAR-200/Cetrelimab Under Investigation in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

September 11th 2021

TAR-200 plus cetrelimab may offer a superior treatment option for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, and to answer this questions, investigators have initiated the randomized, phase 3 SunRISe-2 trial.

Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Response Signals Change for Cytoreductive Nephrectomy in Advanced RCC

September 11th 2021

Primary tumor response to nivolumab plus ipilimumab observed results of a Japanese study indicates a changing role for the timing of cytoreductive nephrectomy for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.fr

Dr. Tewari on the Benefits of Robotic Radical Prostatectom​y​ in Prostate Cancer

September 10th 2021

Ashutosh K. Tewari, MD, discusses the benefits of robotic radical prostatectom​y in prostate cancer.

Dr. Palese on Emerging Technologies in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

September 10th 2021

Michael A. Palese, MD, discusses emerging technologies in benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Dr. Badani on Utilizing Multiport Robotic Retroperitoneal Partial Nephrectomies in RCC

September 10th 2021

Ketan K. Badani, MD, discusses the utility of multiport robotic retroperitoneal partial nephrectomies in renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

N-803/BCG Combo Shows Promising Responses, Tolerability in BCG-Unresponsive Bladder Cancer

September 10th 2021

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) plus N-803 yielded promising responses and an encouraging safety profile in patients with BCG-unresponsive, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer carcinoma in situ.

RWE Demonstrates Robust PSA Response and Treatment Adherence of Apalutamide in CRPC

September 10th 2021

Patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer demonstrated high adherence rates and favorable prostate-specific antigen response to apalutamide according to real-world evidence presented at the 2021 American Urological Association Annual Meeting.

Elevated Antibody Titers May Predict Nadofaragene Firadenovec Durability in BCG-Unresponsive NMIBC

September 10th 2021

Antibody titers and fold changes may prove to be a prognostic marker for the efficacy of nadofaragene firadenovec for the treatment of patients with bacillus Calmette-Guérun unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

BMI Is a Significant Predictor for Survival in mCRPC

September 10th 2021

Obese men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer have better disease-specific and overall survival than overweight or normal weight patients.