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The OncLive® Conference page includes a listing of all conferences covered by OncLive®, including the ASCO, ESMO, SITC, EHA, ASH, and SABCS annual meetings, as well as the Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium and Miami Breast Cancer Conference, among many others. Conference coverage incorporates articles and interviews in written and video format.

Plimack Recaps 2017 Immunotherapy Approvals in Bladder Cancer

December 1st 2017, 12:12am

SUO Annual Meeting

It has been a landmark year for immunotherapy in bladder cancer with the approval of 5 checkpoint inhibitors across first and second line.

Immunotherapy Combinations on the Rise for RCC

November 30th 2017, 7:12am

SUO Annual Meeting

The combination of PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitors with existing frontline therapies could represent a superior approach for some treatment-naïve patients with renal cell carcinoma.

Plethora of Ongoing Trials Explore Immunotherapy Combinations for Bladder Cancer

November 30th 2017, 6:11am

SUO Annual Meeting

Stemming from the wave of checkpoint inhibitor approvals, multiple trials have begun evaluating immunotherapies in combination with other agents for the treatment of patients with advanced bladder cancer.

Dr. Plimack on Frontline Checkpoint Inhibitors in Bladder Cancer

November 30th 2017, 4:20am

SUO Annual Meeting

Elizabeth Plimack, MD, director of Genitourinary Clinical Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center, discusses checkpoint inhibitors in the frontline setting of bladder cancer.

Dr. McDermott on Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in RCC

November 30th 2017, 4:20am

SUO Annual Meeting

David F. McDermott, MD, director of the Biologic Therapy Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discusses the combination of nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy) in renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Immunotherapy Combo Regimens Next Step in Bladder Cancer

November 30th 2017, 3:27am

SUO Annual Meeting

Elizabeth Plimack, MD, discusses the impact of the immunotherapy approvals in the first- and second-line setting for bladder cancer and the future of combinations for these patients.

Optimizing Adjuvant Therapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma

November 20th 2017, 1:42am

EMUC Congress

Patients with high-risk renal cell carcinoma who harbor early systemic dissemination with very poor survival prognosis may derive some benefit from adjuvant therapy.

Immunotherapy Continues to Shape Future Bladder Cancer Paradigm

November 20th 2017, 1:40am

EMUC Congress

Maria De Santis, MD, discusses the findings of KEYNOTE-045 and the future of immunotherapy in the treatment landscape of bladder cancer.

Dr. Capitanio Discusses Adjuvant Therapy for High-Risk Kidney Cancer

November 19th 2017, 9:50pm

EMUC Congress

Umberto Capitanio, MD, FEBU, department of Urology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, discusses adjuvant therapy for patients with high-risk kidney cancer without metastases.

Dr. Powles on the Impact of Immunotherapy in Kidney Cancer

November 19th 2017, 9:37pm

EMUC Congress

Thomas Powles, MD, Barts Cancer Institute, discusses the impact of immunotherapy on the treatment landscape of kidney cancer.

Next Steps in Bladder Cancer to Include Combination Immunotherapy

November 19th 2017, 3:08am

EMUC Congress

Andrea Necchi, MD, discusses the evolution of bladder cancer therapies, the challenge with the currently available agents, and the next steps and clinical trials being conducted in the field.

Molecular Subtypes Prognostic for OS, DFS in Clear-Cell RCC

November 18th 2017, 10:56pm

EMUC Congress

Four molecular subtypes of clear-cell renal cell carcinoma were prognostic for outcomes after metastasectomy, with striking differences seen in overall survival and disease-free survival between each of the groups.

Dr. Junker on Need to Identify Biomarkers to Predict Response to RCC Treatment

November 18th 2017, 8:05pm

EMUC Congress

Kerstin Junker, MD, associate professor, Department of Urology, Universit

Dr. Mason on the Significance of the PROTECT Study in Prostate Cancer

November 18th 2017, 7:37pm

EMUC Congress

Malcom Mason, MD, Cancer Research Wales Professor of Clinical Oncology at Cardiff University, discusses the significance of the PROTECT study in prostate cancer during the 2017 EMUC Congress.

LDH a Predictor for OS in mCRPC Following Radium-223

November 18th 2017, 4:29am

EMUC Congress

Log LDH was the strongest predictor for overall survival with radium-223 for men with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer.

Immunotherapy Overtakes Targeted Therapy as First-Line Standard of Care for mRCC

November 18th 2017, 3:44am

EMUC Congress

An extension in overall survival seen with the combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab has completely changed the standard of care for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Dr. Volpe Discusses the Management of Localized Kidney Cancer

November 18th 2017, 3:13am

EMUC Congress

Alessandro Volpe, MD, University of Eastern Piedmont Hospital, Maggiore Della Carita Hospital, Novara, Italy, discusses the management of locally advanced kidney cancer.

Pembrolizumab, Atezolizumab New Standards for Bladder Cancer

November 18th 2017, 2:23am

EMUC Congress

A wealth of new clinical trial data for immune checkpoint inhibitors has recently been reported for the treatment of patients with metastatic muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma.

Combining Partial Metastasectomy With Systemic Treatment Beneficial in mRCC

November 18th 2017, 1:41am

EMUC Congress

The addition of incomplete metastasectomy to systemic therapy improved median overall survival by 3 months in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

PI-RADS Offers Prognostic Advantage Over mpMRI Alone for Prostatectomy

November 17th 2017, 9:40pm

EMUC Congress

Use of the novel prostate imaging reporting and data system enhanced the ability to determine prostate cancer stage versus standard multiparametric MRI alone, offering advantages for deciding the extent of resection needed during an endoscopic radical prostatectomy.