2022 AUA preview: Dr. Schwen on top research in prostate cancer

“Combination therapy with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab provides a comparable OS, and a trend of improvement in PFS and response outcomes, compared with most current global SOC therapies for treatment-naïve patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma,” the study authors wrote.

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.

“Our study provides real-world recurrence and survival rates, [however], a major limitation is the retrospective nature of the analysis,” wrote the investigators, led by Viktor Gruenwald, MD, PhD.

Gopal H. Badlani, MD, and Steven A. Kaplan, MD, discuss some of the notable abstracts in benign urology that were presented at the 2023 AUA Annual Meeting.

Overall, the pathological complete response rate among patients who received APL-1202 plus tislelizumab was 39%, compared with 21% among those who received tislelizumab alone.

“Updated efficacy and safety results continue to support pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib as a first-line treatment option for patients with advanced non–clear cell RCC,” lead study author Martin H. Voss, MD.