GENITOURINARY CANCERS

The FDA is currently evaluating the application of intravesical mitomycin for low-grade intermediate-risk non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Gilead, manufacturer of the TROP2-directed antibody-drug conjugate sacituzumab govitecan, made the decision to withdraw the agent in consultation with the FDA.

Bertram Yuh, MD, MISM, MSHCPM, discussed how single-port robotic surgery has changed treatment paradigms for patients with prostate cancer.

A Prescription Drug User Fee Act target action date of June 13, 2025, has been set for the new drug application of intravesical mitomycin.

In this feature we spoke to Michael J. Morris, MD, and Benjamin Garmezy, MD, on the future of radioligand therapy in patients with prostate cancer.

According to findings from the TALAPRO-2 study, the combination led to significant and meaningful improvements in overall survival vs enzalutamide monotherapy.

The FDA has approved the WATER IV PCa trial, which will compare the safety and efficacy of Aquablation therapy to radical prostatectomy in patients with localized prostate cancer.

Jacob E. Berchuck, MD, discussed research behind using a blood-based liquid biopsy in prostate cancer and findings presented at the 2024 ESMO Congress.

The SunRISe-2 trial evaluating TAR-200 combined with cetrelimab vs chemoradiation in muscle-invasive bladder cancer has been discontinued.

Results from cohort 2 of the TROPHY-U-01 study showed that sacitizumab govitecan led to rapid responses in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

For Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Jeffrey Y.C. Wong, MD, discussed the evolving field of prostate cancer treatment and how it continues to improve.

Arnab Basu, MD, MPH, FACP, discussed his research on high-sensitivity circulating tumor DNA assays in genitourinary malignancies.

The ARANOTE trial confirmed radiographical PFS benefit to adding darolutamide to androgen deprivation therapy without docetaxel in the metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer setting.

The RAPSON trial found that receiving radium-223 prior to docetaxel in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer improved quality of life and tolerability compared to the reverse sequence, without affecting progression-free survival or overall survival.

Adding radium-223 to enzalutamide significantly improved survival outcomes in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and bone metastases.

The FDA has approved FoundationOne CDx and FoundationOne Liquid CDx as companion diagnostics to be used with olaparib, abiraterone, and prednisone or prednisolone BRCA-mutated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Anil Parwani, MD, PhD, discusses how the use of artificial intelligence technology can be integrated into the current workflow of pathologists.

Anil Parwani, MD, PhD, professor of pathology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, discusses the artificial intelligence (AI) technology that is currently being used at his institution.

64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA gained FDA fast track status for advanced prostate cancer imaging.

The US label for lenvatinib has been updated to include new clinical efficacy data for its use as a first-line treatment in advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma, based on results from the KEYNOTE-B61 trial.

Neeraj Agarwal, MD, discusses some of the unmet needs that exist in the prostate cancer space.

In an interview, Benjamin H. Lowentritt, MD, FACS, compared PSA response rates between apalutamide and enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer.

Mark D. Tyson, II, MD, MPH, discussed treatment with cretostimogene grenadenorepvec in high-risk Bacillus Calmette-Guérin-unresponsive non-muscle invasive bladder cancer with carcinoma in situ and data from the BOND-003 trial.

Findings from the phase 3 ARANOTE trial demonstrated an improvement in radiographic progression-free survival with darolutamide vs placebo plus androgen deprivation therapy in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer.

Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FACP, FASCO, discusses the potential benefits of antibody-drug conjugates in urothelial cancer while acknowledging the need for more education and experience among physicians to optimize their use.

BNT324/DB-1311 gained fast track designation from the FDA in unresectable advanced or metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have progressed after standard treatments.

The FDA has granted fast track designation to 225Ac-FL-020, a promising PSMA-targeting radionuclide drug conjugate for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

The tissue-based companion diagnostic device was approved for the same therapy and indication in August 2023.

Vikram Narayan, MD, discussed the durable clinical activity observed with nadofaragene firadenovec in the CS-003 trial for patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Bradley McGregor, MD, discusses how ongoing trials hold the key for further breakthroughs in genitourinary cancer treatment.