Bladder cancer : shedding light on the most promising investigational drugs in clinical trials

Introduction: Urothelial cancers (UC) include tumors of the bladder, upper tract, and proximal urethra. Bladder cancer (BC) arises from urothelial cells lining the bladder and accounts for 90-95% of UC. BC is responsible for approximately 500,000 new cases and has a dismal prognosis with 200,000 deaths annually globally. However, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and antibody-drug conjugates are rapidly changing the treatment landscape. Novel therapies are building on this success and are being intensively investigated in clinical trials.Areas Covered: This paper examines the clinical trial data by searching Medline through January 2021 and clinicaltrials.gov and conference proceedings from the latest ASCO and ESMO meetings. We summarize the emerging data from clinical trials and offer insights into mechanisms of novel agents, nuances in clinical trial designs, and future directions.Expert Opinion: Approval of multiple ICIs, Enfortumab Vedotin (EV), Erdatfitinib and switch maintenance strategy with Avelumab, represent major advances in metastatic disease. ICI agents and EV are well poised to move forward for treating the early stages of bladder cancer. Finally, molecular characterization of the tumor offers hope for personalized treatment approaches.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Expert opinion on investigational drugs - 30(2021), 8 vom: 15. Aug., Seite 837-855

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bin Riaz, Irbaz [VerfasserIn]
Khan, Ahsan Masood [VerfasserIn]
Catto, James Wf [VerfasserIn]
Hussain, Syed A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibody drug conjugates
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
Bladder cancer
Clinical trials
Drugs, Investigational
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
Nadofaragene firadenovec
Review
Urothelial cancers

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Date Completed 27.08.2021

Date Revised 27.08.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/13543784.2021.1948999

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM327183144