Genitourinary Cancers

Bradley McGregor, MD, discusses the CheckMate-9ER trial in metastatic renal cell carcinoma, as well as the need for future studies in histologies beyond clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses the current treatment landscape of metastatic urothelial carcinoma and exciting strategies in the pipeline.

The FDA has granted a Fast Track Designation to IPI-549 for use in combination with nivolumab for the treatment of patients with advanced urothelial cancer, according to Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the manufacturer of the PI3K-gamma inhibitor.

Alexandra Drakaki, MD, discusses the design of the MORPHEUS-mUC trial in advanced/metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

John P. Sfakianos, MD, discusses some of the optimal and evolving management strategies in localized bladder cancer.

Che-Kai Tsao, MD, discusses the current unmet needs in adjuvant therapy for patients with renal cell carcinoma and how current research is addressing such challenges.

In metastatic renal cell carcinoma, the use of frontline combination immunotherapy regimens has led to significant survival benefits for patients, and efforts are now being focused on exploring novel options for those who become refractory to this approach.

Reza Mehrazin, MD, discusses the need for more research before determining the role of cytoreductive nephrectomy in an era of immunotherapy and targeted therapy.

Daniel P. Petrylak, MD, discusses available treatment options in metastatic bladder cancer.

The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has chosen not to recommend pembrolizumab as a treatment for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who have previously received platinum-containing chemotherapy.

Toni K. Choueiri, MD, discusses the safety profile of the oral HIF-2α inhibitor MK-6482 in patients with advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

Chung-Han (Joe) Lee, MD, PhD, discussed advancements in metastatic renal cell carcinoma regarding combination regimens and ongoing questions of how to treat patients upon disease progression.

Che-Kai Tsao, MD, discusses the rationale behind staging disease, especially in the context of when patients are diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma.

Adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy reduced the risk of disease recurrence or death by 55% in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma, according to findings from the phase III POUT trial that have now been published in The Lancet.

Durvalumab alone did not improve overall survival compared with standard-of-care chemotherapy in patients with unresectable urothelial cancer whose tumors had high levels (≥25%) of PD-L1 expression, missing both primary endpoints of the phase III DANUBE trial.

David F. McDermott, MD, discusses the research behind combining VEGF inhibitors with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in renal cell carcinoma treatment.

Arjun V. Balar, MD, discusses how immunotherapy options are helping to reduce reliance on platinum chemotherapy and cystectomy, as well as further efforts to engage the immune system in the fight against bladder cancer and other pathways toward greater treatment efficacy and quality of life for patients.

Chung-Han Lee, MD, PhD, discusses treatment options for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

Robert A. Figlin, MD, discusses novel combinations in the treatment of patients with kidney cancer.

Bradley McGregor, MD, discusses combination therapies with nivolumab, cabozantinib, and sunitinib in renal cell carcinoma.

Thomas Powles, MD, MBBS, MRCP, discusses the mission and goals for the Uromigos Twitter group.