bladder cancer

MRI Plus Biopsy as an Alternative to TURBT in Bladder Cancer Staging

Patrick DalyOncology | February 9, 2023

In the BladderPath study, researchers explored staging suspected muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) with MRI and ...

Using Circulating Tumor DNA To Guide Adjuvant Therapy in Bladder Cancer: IMvigor010 and IMvigor011

DocWire News EditorsOncology | April 22, 2022

Eur Urol Focus. 2022 Apr 18:S2405-4569(22)00078-5. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2022.04.001. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRecent ...

TAS0313 Plus Pembrolizumab in Urothelial Carcinoma

DocWire News EditorsASCO 2021 | April 25, 2023

Evaluating efficacy of a cancer peptide vaccine plus pembrolizumab for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial ...

Hem/Onc Roundup: Financial Burden of Cancer Survivors, Brain Tumors in Kidney Cancer Patients

Rebecca AraujoOncology | April 16, 2021

This week, findings from a clinical trial of children with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma found the anti-CD30 antibody drug ...

Hem/Onc Roundup: Melflufen Combo Approved for MM; Plus, Geography Impacts Bladder Cancer Severity

Rebecca AraujoOncology | March 5, 2021

This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to melphalan flufenamide (melflufen) ...

Sesen Bio’s Vicineum for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Receives FDA Priority Review

Kaitlyn D’OnofrioOncology | February 19, 2021

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted Sesen Bio’s Biologics License Application (BLA) for Vicineum for the ...

Aspirin Use May Improve Survival in Breast, Bladder Cancers

Kaitlyn D’OnofrioBreast Cancer News | April 11, 2023

Older patients with breast cancer or bladder cancer may increase their survival by taking aspirin, according to a ...

Bladder Cancer Patients Who Smoke Are More Likely to Die Following Surgery

Rob DillardOncology | September 16, 2020

Bladder cancer patients who smoke have worse outcomes following radical cystectomy, according to a study published in ...

Study: No Confirmed Link Between Hair Dye and Cancer Risk

Rob DillardOncology | September 3, 2020

Despite previous studies that indicated that people who use hair dye have an augmented risk of cancer, especially ...

Impact of Anemia on the Survival of Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer

DocWire News EditorsAnemia | August 31, 2023

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FDA Approves First Non-Surgical Treatment for Low-Grade Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer

Kerri FitzgeraldOncology | April 17, 2020

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jelmyto™ (mitomycin gel) to treat low-grade upper tract urothelial ...

Tap Water Is Linked to Bladder Cancer When These Chemicals are Found

Kerri FitzgeraldOncology | July 25, 2022

Exposure to trihalomethanes found in tap water increases the risk of bladder cancer and may be responsible for one in 20 ...

FDA Approves First New Bladder Cancer Treatment in 20 Years

Kaitlyn D’OnofrioOncology | January 9, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval for pembrolizumab—marketed as Keytruda and manufactured by ...

FDA Approves Novel Urothelial Cancer Treatment

Kerri FitzgeraldOncology | December 20, 2019

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to Padcev™ (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) for adults ...

OncoTherad May Prevent Tumor Recurrence in Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

DocWire News EditorsASCO 2019 | June 4, 2019

Following failure of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) for high-grade non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), there ...

Maintenance Pembrolizumab After First-Line Chemotherapy Improves Survival in Urothelial Cancer

DocWire News EditorsASCO 2019 | June 4, 2019

Platinum-based chemotherapy for first-line treatment of metastatic urothelial cancer is typically administered for a ...

FDA Approves First Targeted Therapy for Bladder Cancer

Kerri FitzgeraldOncology | April 25, 2023

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved erdafitinib (BALVERSA™) for the treatment of adults with ...

Is the Risk of Bladder Cancer Elevated in Patients Taking CVD-Preventing Medications?

Kerri FitzgeraldCardiology | February 19, 2019

A study published in the European Journal of Cancer Prevention observed that no relevant association between the use ...