“We found that, overall, segmental ureterectomy patients actually did better in terms of overall survival,” says Siv Venkat, MD, FRCSC.
In this video, Siv Venkat, MD, FRCSC, discusses the background and findings of the study, “Comparison of radical nephroureterectomy and segmental ureterectomy in upper tract urothelial carcinoma,” presented recently at the 2021 Society of Urologic Oncology Annual Meeting. Venkat is a urologic oncology fellow at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, 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
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