Developments in the penile cancer treatment paradigm

"RPLND is an attractive option for those who prefer to avoid chemotherapy," write Jiping Zeng, MD; Timothy A. Masterson, MD; and Clint Cary, MD, MPH, MBA.

“When you compound the patient delay and…the physician delay, then you really get a delay in diagnosis,” says Curtis A. Pettaway, MD.

“As health care professionals, we should take a multidisciplinary approach to addressing the stress of a cancer diagnosis by helping mitigate financial toxicity, treatment burden, and emotional impact on both the patient and their family," says Mouneeb M. Choudry, MD.

“Because so many disease processes that we deal with are related to tobacco use and smoking specifically… I think this is absolutely our domain,” says Richard S. Matulewicz, MD, of tobacco cessation counseling and treatment.

The cisplatin drug shortage was first announced on February 10, 2023.

The FDA is set to have a decision regarding the subcutaneous nivolumab formulation on or by December 29, 2024.