Impact of performance status on treatment outcomes: A real‐world study of advanced urothelial cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors
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DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32645
Abstract: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) represent an appealing treatment for patients with advanced urothelial cancer (aUC) and a poor performance status (PS). However, the benefit of ICIs for patients with a poor PS remains unknown. It… read more here.
Keywords: immune checkpoint; performance status; urothelial cancer; checkpoint inhibitors ... See more keywords
Prognostic outcomes and safety in patients treated with pembrolizumab for advanced urothelial carcinoma: experience in real-world clinical practice
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DOI: 10.1007/s10147-019-01613-9
Abstract: Background Prognostic outcomes and safety following treatment with pembrolizumab in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC) have not been fully elucidated in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oncological efficacy… read more here.
Keywords: prognostic outcomes; safety; outcomes safety; advanced urothelial ... See more keywords
PD-1/PD-L1 Combinations in Advanced Urothelial Cancer: Rationale and Current Clinical Trials.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2019.03.009
Abstract: Chemotherapy is no longer the only viable option for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Immunotherapy, as checkpoint inhibition, has received United States Food and Drug Administration approval in the preceding several years,… read more here.
Keywords: line; current clinical; combinations advanced; clinical trials ... See more keywords
An adaptive, biomarker-directed platform study of durvalumab in combination with targeted therapies in advanced urothelial cancer.
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DOI: 10.1038/s41591-021-01317-6
Abstract: Durvalumab is a programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor with clinical activity in advanced urothelial cancer (AUC)1. AUC is characterized by several recurrent targetable genomic alterations2-5. This study ( NCT02546661 , BISCAY) combined durvalumab with relevant… read more here.
Keywords: urothelial cancer; biomarker; study; advanced urothelial ... See more keywords
Borealis-1: a randomized, first-line, placebo-controlled, phase II study evaluating apatorsen and chemotherapy for patients with advanced urothelial cancer
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DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx400
Abstract: Background Five-year survival of patients with inoperable, advanced urothelial carcinoma treated with the first-line chemotherapy is 5%-15%. We assessed whether the Hsp27 inhibitor apatorsen combined with gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GC) could improve overall survival (OS)… read more here.
Keywords: chemotherapy; first line; placebo controlled; apatorsen ... See more keywords
Remarkable response to gemcitabine rechallenge in advanced urothelial carcinoma: a case report
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DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000001387
Abstract: Therapeutic alternatives in advanced urothelial carcinoma are limited, especially in advanced lines, with only a few drugs having demonstrated relevant clinical benefit. This article discusses about a young patient with significant cardiovascular comorbidities, already treated… read more here.
Keywords: advanced urothelial; gemcitabine rechallenge; urothelial carcinoma;
Exposure‐response relationship of ramucirumab in RANGE, a randomized phase III trial in advanced urothelial carcinoma refractory to platinum therapy
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DOI: 10.1111/bcp.15233
Abstract: Patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC) who progress after platinum‐based chemotherapy have a poor prognosis, and there is a medical need to improve current treatment options. Ramucirumab plus docetaxel significantly improved progression‐free survival but not… read more here.
Keywords: exposure response; trial; advanced urothelial; urothelial carcinoma ... See more keywords
First‐line checkpoint inhibitors in PD‐L1‐positive patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma
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DOI: 10.1111/bju.14627
Abstract: More than 50% of all patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma cannot receive highly toxic cisplatin-based chemotherapy as the first-line treatment because of their unsatisfactory performance status and co-morbidities. Replacement of cisplatin with carboplatin does not… read more here.
Keywords: patients advanced; first line; advanced urothelial; urothelial carcinoma ... See more keywords
Association of prior local therapy and outcomes with PD(L)1 inhibitor in advanced urothelial cancer.
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DOI: 10.1111/bju.15603
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To compare clinical outcomes with anti-PD(L)1 immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma (aUC) who have vs have not undergone radical surgery (RS) or radiation (RT) prior to developing metastatic disease.… read more here.
Keywords: line; treatment; association; prior locoregional ... See more keywords
Immunotherapy for Patients with Advanced Urothelial Cancer: Current Evidence and Future Perspectives
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DOI: 10.1155/2017/5618174
Abstract: In recent years, immunotherapy has produced encouraging results in a rapidly increasing number of solid tumors. The responsiveness of bladder cancer to immunotherapy was first established in nonmuscle invasive disease in 1976 with intravesical instillations… read more here.
Keywords: bladder cancer; checkpoint inhibitors; immunotherapy patients; patients advanced ... See more keywords
Vinflunine in the treatment of advanced urothelial cancer: clinical evidence and experience
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DOI: 10.1177/1756287216677903
Abstract: Vinflunine (VFL) has been approved in Europe for second-line treatment of metastatic and advanced urothelial cancer after failure of platin-containing therapy. Since approval, the drug has been investigated in few clinical trials. Most of the… read more here.
Keywords: treatment advanced; urothelial cancer; advanced urothelial; vinflunine treatment ... See more keywords