Combination of NAI and BCG found safe, effective in treatment of NMIBC

The objectives of the trial are to further confirm the recommended phase 2 dose and to assess the efficacy of MVR-T3011.

In this episode, Ashish M. Kamat, MD, MBBS, highlights the state of bladder cancer care in recognition of Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.

Results of an exclusive Urology Times survey point to urologists preferring intravesical chemotherapy for treating BCG-unresponsive NMIBC.

“It's not a replacement for clinical judgment, obviously. But at the end of the day, the idea is that it shows you what your next steps are based on what the American Urological Association and [Society of Urologic Oncology] guidelines are for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer,” Chad R. Ritch, MD, MBA, FACS.

The findings also lend further credence to the muscle-invasive bladder cancer treatment regimen, investigators reported.

"The pre-specified thresholds for statistical significance were not met for the dual primary end points of overall survival in cisplatin-ineligible and PD-L1 positive patients," said Michiel Van der Heijden, MD, PhD.