Predicting Immunotherapy Response in Bladder Cancer
PD-L1 status may not be the best predictor when it comes to determining who will respond to checkpoint blockade.
When it comes to predicting response to checkpoint inhibitors for patients with urothelial carcinoma, PD-L1 status may not be the most accurate factor, explained Robert Dreicer, MD, deputy director of UVA Cancer Center, director of solid tumor oncology within the division of hematology/oncology and is a professor of medicine and urology at the University of Virginia.
PD-L1 is not the most reliable predictor because there are many patients whose tumors are not PD-L1 positive who still respond to immunotherapy. More research in this field is still warranted.
Stopping ICIs at 1 or 2 Years May Not Compromise Survival in HNSCC
September 11th 2024This retrospective, population-based study shows strong efficacy across multiple patient subgroups and different lines of therapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Key Advances in Cancer Survivorship Toxicity Management
July 15th 2022In this episode of The Vitals, Lidia Schapira, MD, FASCO, recounts highlights from the 2022 ASCO Symptoms and Survivorship track and underscores key takeaways for practitioners seeking to enhance the delivery of cancer survivorship care.
