Dr. McVary discusses individualizing care in men with BPH

"These findings may directly inform clinical care, such as providing diet recommendations for managing health, and potentially offer other positive health benefits for preventing numerous chronic diseases,” said Bradley Alexander McGregor, MD.

Laura Bukavina, MD, and Kyle Rose, MD, discuss some of the notable abstracts from the 2023 ASCO GU conference.

"While the data are still early, EG-70's safety profile and efficacy are well on their way towards establishing a new benchmark for monotherapy treatment of high-risk NMIBC with BCG-unresponsive carcinoma in situ,” said lead study author Gary Steinberg MD.

“Obviously, patients benefit [from this regimen]. Not only can they enjoy longer life, but also their cancer is pretty much under control for a longer time, which is great,” says Karim Fizazi, MD, PhD

Baseline findings showed that patients treated with first-line platinum-based chemotherapy prior to avelumab maintenance experienced a complete response rate of 13% and a partial response rate of 68% to chemotherapy.

The real-world data were presented at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.