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- Sam Chang converses with Ashish Kamat about a study exploring age's influence on treatment outcomes for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients. Despite common beliefs that older patients may not respond as well to intravesical therapy, their research challenges this notion, suggesting age should not deter from appropriate treatment. Utilizing a robust dataset, they found no significant differ...
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- Sam Chang converses with Trinity Bivalacqua about treatments in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, focusing on Cretostimogene grenadenorepvec (Creto), an oncolytic adenovirus, CG0070. Dr. Bivalacqua discusses trials exploring Creto's efficacy in managing BCG-unresponsive CIS, emphasizing its dual mechanism of action: direct tumor lysis and immune system activation. Initial results from the BOND-0...
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- Ashish Kamat is joined by Gautam Jayram to unravel the complexities of BCG unresponsiveness in bladder cancer treatment. Dr. Jayram emphasizes the importance of understanding what constitutes adequate BCG treatment, highlighting the necessity of more than just six initial doses for accurate classification of BCG unresponsiveness. He sheds light on the challenges and disparities in BCG access, part...
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- Ashish Kamat is joined by Neal Shore to delve into risk stratification in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Dr. Shore highlights the crucial role of the AUA guidelines, developed with significant contributions from Dr. Kamat and others, in differentiating patients into low, intermediate, and high-risk categories. This stratification informs the frequency of cystoscopies, the intensity of...
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- Kyle Richards delves into the subject of environmental factors influencing bladder cancer, particularly focusing on the potential carcinogenic effects of Agent Orange on non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Dr. Richards highlights the recognition of Agent Orange by the VA as a linked carcinogen to bladder cancer, allowing veterans exposure benefits. Through an observational retrospective study invo...
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- Sam Chang converses with Neal Shore about the KEYNOTE-676 trial, focusing on combining pembrolizumab with BCG for high-risk NMIBC patients previously treated with BCG. This study aims to explore the potential synergy between two immunotherapeutic agents, leveraging pembrolizumab's success in MIBC to improve outcomes in NMIBC. With enrollment progressing well, the trial signals a collaborative futu...
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- Neal Shore and Mark Tyson discuss advances in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer treatments, particularly for BCG unresponsive patients. They delve into the approval and data on nadofaragene firadenovec, a novel intravesical gene therapy, highlighting its efficacy and patient-friendly administration schedule. Dr. Tyson shares insights on the drug's mechanism, its clinical trial outcomes, and its o...
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- Sam Chang engages with Josh Meeks to discuss nadofaragene firadenovec’s role in treating BCG-unresponsive bladder cancer. They consider the significance of clinical trials and FDA approval for nadofaragene, noting patient interest in new treatment options. Dr. Meeks outlines the challenges with current therapies, including dual chemotherapy and Pembrolizumab, and points to nadofaragene's potential...
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- Sam Chang hosts Vikram Narayan for a discussion on the potential of urinary markers in predicting responses to nadofaragene, a treatment for BCG-unresponsive bladder cancer. Dr. Narayan discusses findings from a study utilizing the UroAmp test for assessing urinary minimal residual disease (MRD) in patients treated with nadofaragene. This next-generation sequencing approach reveals the mutation pr...
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- Ashish Kamat and Mark Tyson discuss the currently enrolling PIVOT-006 study. Dr. Tyson discusses cretostimogene grenadenorepvec, a conditionally replicating oncolytic adenovirus designed for cancer cell destruction and immunotherapeutic effects. Highlighting four pivotal studies demonstrating the agent's efficacy, especially in BCG unresponsive populations, Dr. Tyson outlines the development of in...
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