Dr. Alexis Rompré-Brodeur on germline testing in renal cell carcinoma

"This preplanned ENACT trial biomarker analysis demonstrates the value of the Decipher score, AR-A score, and PAM50 genomic classifiers in identifying patients undergoing AS who are most likely to benefit from enzalutamide treatment," wrote the authors.

The MPS2 models demonstrated negative predictive values of 95% to 99% for cancers of grade group 2 or higher and of 99% for cancers of grade group 3 or higher.

"As a kidney cancer community, we need to investigate these molecular subtypes prospectively in clinical trials to determine whether specific subtypes benefit from certain therapies or not," says David A. Braun, MD, PhD.

The study is exploring the small activating RNA therapy RAG-01 in patients with BCG-unresponsive non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

“Systemic therapy for RCC has changed very quickly. Every year, it's exciting to see that we're getting new developments, new drug approvals, and changes in the standard of care,” says Wenxin (Vincent) Xu, MD.

Rohan Garje, MD, discusses recent research linking TP53, RB1, and PTEN mutations with worse overall survival outcomes in prostate cancer.