Opinion|Videos|March 27, 2025
FDA-Approved Treatments for BCG-Unresponsive NMIBC
Experts briefly discuss 3 new FDA-approved treatments for patients who are unresponsive to bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) in the last 5 years—pembrolizumab, nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln, and nadofaragene firadenovec—highlighting how each is administered, and share their impressions of the safety and efficacy of these agents.
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- Three new treatments for patients who are unresponsive to BCG were FDA approved in the last 5 years. Briefly discuss each of the following approved therapies and how are they are administered.
- Pembrolizumab, nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln, and nadofaragene firadenovec
- What are your impressions of the safety and efficacy of these agents?
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