Monitoring Patients With NMIBC

The priority review decision is based on results of the phase 3 NIAGARA study (NCT03732677).

Zeyad Schwen, MD, a urologic oncologist at Cleveland Clinic, discusses how patient factors and cancer characteristics are key to deciding between focal therapies and whole gland treatment for prostate cancer.

“The combination of pembrolizumab and chemotherapy presents a promising new treatment approach for these challenging-to-treat, rare cancers and could be a major breakthrough for patient care,” says Arnold I. Chin, MD, PhD.

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

At the time of data cutoff, 71% of patients achieved a complete response following treatment.

"Together, the data point to the exciting potential for this combination regimen to be used to treat patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer," says Roger Li, MD.