Is cisplatin eligibility status a factor in the prevalence of patients with UTUC receiving adjuvant therapy?
“There are a few different approaches in perioperative medical chemotherapy or immunotherapy treatment, and it's unclear as to how we should consider all these different approaches,” says Shawn Dason, MD, FRCSC.
In this video, Shawn Dason, MD, FRCSC, discusses the background and findings of the study, “How often does cisplatin ineligibility prevent patients from receiving adjuvant therapy following radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma?” This study was presented at the 2022 Society of Women in Urology Annual Clinical Mentoring Conference. Dason is a urologic oncologist and an assistant professor of urology at The Ohio State University in Columbus.
FDA accepts resubmission of BLA for N-803 in NMIBC
October 26th 2023The FDA has accepted a resubmitted biologics license application for N-803 for use in combination with BCG for the treatment of patients with BCG-unresponsive non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer carcinoma in situ with or without Ta or T1 disease.
Speaking of Urology Podcast: Dr. Ritch and Dr. Katz discuss new bladder cancer management app
December 7th 2021“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.
