Dr. Shaakir Hasan discusses disparities in bladder cancer diagnosis and treatment

Disitamab vedotin is a HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate and toripalimab is a PD1-inhibitor.

In this episode, Ashish M. Kamat, MD, MBBS, highlights the state of bladder cancer care in recognition of Bladder Cancer Awareness Month.

"This is the first data to show that antegrade instillation of UGN-101 had lower ureteral stricture rates compared [with] retrograde approaches,” said Josh Gottlieb, DO.

“It's not a replacement for clinical judgment, obviously. But at the end of the day, the idea is that it shows you what your next steps are based on what the American Urological Association and [Society of Urologic Oncology] guidelines are for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer,” Chad R. Ritch, MD, MBA, FACS.

The investigators found that patients who experienced recurrence following BCG therapy were more likely to have BRS3 tumors compared with BRS1 or BRS2.

The intravesical drug delivery system TAR-210 is designed to provide localized continuous release of erdafitinib in patients with bladder cancer.