Hannah Clarke

As the year comes to a close, we revisit some of this year’s top content on the management of renal cancer.

The approval is supported by data from the phase 3 CheckMate-67T trial.

As the year comes to a close, we revisit some of this year’s top content on kidney stone management.

The SURE procedure also demonstrated significantly better outcomes on the study’s secondary end points of stone clearance and residual stone volume.

The approval of vibegron is supported by data from the phase 3 COURAGE trial.

The alert was issued to clarify that the devices should not be used for suction and irrigation.

The investigators found a positive correlation between PSA levels and SUVmax.

“Our findings highlight the coordinated interplay between GCN2 and p53 regulation during nutrient stress and provide insight into how they could be targeted in developing new therapeutic strategies for [prostate cancer]," write the authors.

Initial data from the trial are expected to be released in the first half of 2025.

The redePHine trial is expected to launch in the first half of 2025.

The inclusion of the test is supported by more than 25 studies demonstrating its clinical utility, including 2 studies published earlier this year.

Pluvicto was approved by Health Canada in August 2022.

From baseline to 1 year, the Ki-67 index decreased in the dietary intervention cohort by 15% and increased in the control cohort by 24%.

Age, race, and hormonal contraceptive use did not significantly impact the efficacy of sildenafil cream, 3.6%, in female sexual arousal disorder.

A final decision on marketing authorization is anticipated for Q1 of 2025.

“If approved, this approach has the potential to transform the treatment paradigm in prostate cancer, offering patients with localized disease an effective treatment option that may reduce the risk of disease recurrence," says Glen Gejerman, MD, MBA.

The primary aims for the EVANESCE-II trial are to confirm the safety of the FemPulse System and to establish noninferiority to first-line tolterodine.

Specifically, 90% of patients in the HIFU arm vs 86% of patients in the radical prostatectomy arm were free from subsequent definitive treatment at 30 months.

Cretostimogene grenadenorepvec is an investigational oncolytic immunotherapy for patients with BCG-unresponsive high-risk NMIBC.

The clearance is supported by data from the PRESERVE trial, which evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the NanoKnife System in patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer.

The overall complete response rate was 74.5% (95% CI, 65.4%-82.4%).

PT217 is currently under investigation in the phase 1/2 SKYBRIDGE trial in patients with neuroendocrine cancers.

Data showed that all patients achieved a PSA decline of at least 50%.

Ferring has announced the opening of the first clinical trial sites for 2 studies within the ABLE clinical trial program as well as the launch of the phase 1/2 LUNAR trial.

“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.

The phase 2 CELLVX-230 trial is exploring the potential of FK-PC101 to delay or prevent prostate cancer recurrence following prostatectomy.

“Our study highlights the potential of epigenomic profiling from a simple blood draw to provide a real-time, non-invasive readout of PSMA expression that corresponds with treatment response," says Jacob E. Berchuck, MD.

“The median DOR of 47.8 months in patients who achieved complete response with JELMYTO provides evidence of robust durability in maintaining control of low-grade UTUC over an extended period,” says Phillip Pierorazio, MD.

The study showed significant reductions in both anxiety and depressive symptoms following the intervention.

Data from the CAPItello-281 trial also showed a trend toward an improvement in overall survival.