Recent advancements in the treatment of metastatic urothelial cancer (mUC) have dramatically improved patient outcomes, primarily due to the introduction of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). According…
In a significant advancement for cancer treatment, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to Bavencio (avelumab) for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
Immunotherapy, targeted therapy, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, intravesical treatment - oh my! These therapeutic options have all been used to treat individuals living with urothelial carcinoma. But the treatment landscape has…
Opdivo (nivolumab) is an immune checkpoint inhibitor that binds to PD-1 and contributes to cancer cell death. It has shown efficacy in treating a number of cancer types, both…
According to reporting for Cure Today, the FDA recently granted Accelerated Approval to a combination treatment of Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.…
In August 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Opdivo (nivolumab) for the adjuvant treatment of a rare form of cancer called urothelial carcinoma. More particularly, the drug…
Welcome to the Rare Classroom, a new series from Patient Worthy. Rare Classroom is designed for the curious reader who wants to get informed on some of the rarest, most…
Nivolumab has recently received an additional indication for the treatment of urothelial carcinoma with a high risk for recurrence following radical resection, a form of bladder cancer. This decision came…
Clinical trials are often used to understand the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of specific treatments. Unfortunately, sometimes the drugs in these studies fail. According to Targeted Oncology, this occurred in…
On March 29, 2021, global biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb ("BMS") shared that its type II variation application for Opdivo (nivolumab) was validated by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).…
In 2007, biotechnology company Seagen Inc. and pharmaceutical company Astellas Pharma Inc. ("Astellas") collaborated to develop enfortumab vedotin. Now, in 2021, the pair submitted two supplemental Biologics License Applications (sBLAs)…
According to a recent FDA press release, the agency has given its first approval for a drug developed specifically for adult patients diagnosed with upper tract, low-grade, urothelial cancer.…
According to a story from gurufocus, the biotechnology company QED Therapeutics recently announced that the first patients have been dosed in separate phase 2 and phase 3 clinical studies testing…
A recent study has found that undergoing chemotherapy after having surgery for a rare kidney cancer reduces the chance of cancer relapse by 50%. The recent study was published…
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