Dr. Lyon discusses risk of VTE following radical cystectomy

The pCR rate was 33% with APL-1202 plus tislelizumab compared with 26% with tislelizumab alone.

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

“Among active surveillance patients, 82% are metastases-free, and 60% were metastases-free and had an intact, unradiated bladder,” said Pooja Ghatalia, MD.

“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 results [indicate] that neoadjuvant DV combined with toripalimab had promising efficacy and acceptable safety in patients with HER2-expressing MIBC,” said Xinan Sheng, MD.

The pCR was 37.3% (95% CI, 33.2-41.6) in the durvalumab arm and 27.5% (95% CI, 23.8-31.6) in the comparator arm.