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Opinion|Videos|April 3, 2025

Checkpoint Inhibitors for Treatment of NMIBC

Author(s)Chad A. Reichard, MD , Karim Chamie, MD, MSHS , R. Jonathan Henderson, MD

Experts share their initial impressions of the available data on immunotherapies, including PD-L1 inhibitors durvalumab and sasanlimab, being evaluated in bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG)–unresponsive patients with non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).

Episodes in this series

EP. 1 Standard of Care and Intravesical Chemotherapy in NMIBC

EP. 1 Standard of Care and Intravesical Chemotherapy in NMIBC

EP. 2 BCG for treatment of NMIBC

EP. 2 BCG for treatment of NMIBC

EP. 3 Cystectomy in NMIBC

EP. 3 Cystectomy in NMIBC

EP. 4 New Intravesical Delivery Systems and TAR-200 in NMIBC

EP. 4 New Intravesical Delivery Systems and TAR-200 in NMIBC

EP. 5 TAR-200 Efficacy and Safety in High-Risk BCG- Unresponsive NMIBC (SunRISe-1)

EP. 5 TAR-200 Efficacy and Safety in High-Risk BCG- Unresponsive NMIBC (SunRISe-1)

EP. 6 TAR-200 Clinical Development Program in NMIBC

EP. 6 TAR-200 Clinical Development Program in NMIBC

EP. 7 Other Investigational Drug Delivery Systems in NMIBC

EP. 7 Other Investigational Drug Delivery Systems in NMIBC

EP. 8 Cretostimogene Grenadenorepvec and Integration of Novel Therapies in High-Risk BCG-Unresponsive NMIBC

EP. 8 Cretostimogene Grenadenorepvec and Integration of Novel Therapies in High-Risk BCG-Unresponsive NMIBC

EP. 9 FDA-Approved Treatments for BCG-Unresponsive NMIBC

EP. 9 FDA-Approved Treatments for BCG-Unresponsive NMIBC

EP. 10 Use and Sequencing of Novel Treatments in NMIBC

EP. 10 Use and Sequencing of Novel Treatments in NMIBC

EP. 11 Communication of Treatment Options for High-Risk NMIBC

EP. 11 Communication of Treatment Options for High-Risk NMIBC

EP. 12 Checkpoint Inhibitors for Treatment of NMIBC

EP. 12 Checkpoint Inhibitors for Treatment of NMIBC

EP. 13 Unmet Needs in NMIBC

EP. 13 Unmet Needs in NMIBC

EP. 14 Operationalizing TAR-200 and Other Delivery Systems in Practice

EP. 14 Operationalizing TAR-200 and Other Delivery Systems in Practice

EP. 15 Patient Communication and Treatment Adherence in NMIBC

EP. 15 Patient Communication and Treatment Adherence in NMIBC

EP. 16 Uptake of New Treatments in Urology Practice

EP. 16 Uptake of New Treatments in Urology Practice

EP. 17 Final Thoughts and Clinical Trials in NMIBC

EP. 17 Final Thoughts and Clinical Trials in NMIBC

Video content above is prompted by the following:

In addition to recent approval, several immunotherapies such as PD-(L)-1 inhibitors (durvalumab and sasanlimab) are being evaluated in BCG-unresponsive patients. What are your initial impressions of available data with immunotherapies?

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