Bladder Cancer

The FDA has granted a priority review to a supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for Keytruda (pembrolizumab), an anti-PD-1 immunotherapy, for the treatment of patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-unresponsive, high-risk, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), according to Merck, the drug’s manufacturer.

The oral medication Balversa (erdafitinib) shows promise in patients who have FGFR3 gene alterations.

Here are the top 5 CURE stories for July 2019.

Genomic distinctions between bladder cancer variances are revealed through rapid autopsy, according to one study, and may help push forward bladder cancer research.

Karen, who received her bladder cancer diagnosis in 2010, was faced with a similar challenge after her husband was diagnosed with the same disease just six years later.

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a bladder cancer survivor turned caregiver about the advice she would give her newly-diagnosed self.

A medical oncologist discusses the findings of three clinical trials presented during the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network announced the recipient of its prestigious Bladder Cancer Research Innovation Award. 

Compared with single-agent therapy, the combination of Yervoy and Opdivo showed a 38% overall response rate.

After progressing on prior therapy, 44% of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who were treated with enfortumab vedotin demonstrated a response to treatment, according to phase 2 study findings.