Arjun V. Balar, MD, walks through the patient discussion when weighing the use of pembrolizumab (Keytruda).
In this video, Arjun V. Balar, MD, explains what a urologist should look for or consider regarding tumor and patient characteristics when deciding on use of pembrolizumab in patients with BCG-unresponsive, high-risk non–muscle invasive bladder cancer. Balar is associate professor of medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and genitourinary medical oncology program director at NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York.
Lenvatinib/pembrolizumab compares favorably with frontline standards in renal cell carcinoma
February 2nd 2024“Combination therapy with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab provides a comparable OS, and a trend of improvement in PFS and response outcomes, compared with most current global SOC therapies for treatment-naïve patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma,” the study authors wrote.
First-line pembrolizumab/lenvatinib shows efficacy for advanced non–clear cell RCC
January 29th 2024“Updated efficacy and safety results continue to support pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib as a first-line treatment option for patients with advanced non–clear cell RCC,” lead study author Martin H. Voss, MD.