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FDA Approves Anktiva for BCG-Unresponsive, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Anktiva (N-803, or nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) plus Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for the treatment of patients wit...
FDA Approves Anktiva (nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) Plus BCG for BCG-Unresponsive Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
CULVER CITY, Calif., April 22, 2024 -- ImmunityBio, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBRX), an immunotherapy company, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Anktiva (N-803, or ...
Urine Test Could Cut Need for Painful Bladder Cancer Procedure
MONDAY, April 8, 2024 – A new urine test could spare bladder cancer survivors from a painful follow-up procedure needed to ensure their cancer hasn’t come back, researchers report. People who’ve got...
Drug Combo Marks Advance Against Bladder Cancer
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 – A cancer drug duo more than doubled the survival of people battling the most common form of advanced bladder cancer, trial results show. Patients who took a combo of meds...
Padcev (enfortumab vedotin-ejfv) with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) Approved by FDA as the First and Only ADC Plus PD-1 to Treat Advanced Bladder Cancer
Padcev plus pembrolizumab approved based on groundbreaking EV-302 trial Confirmatory trial found Padcev plus pembrolizumab nearly doubled median overall survival compared to standard of care...
Selenium Not Linked to Recurrence of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 – For patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), selenium supplementation does not reduce the risk for recurrence, while vitamin E is associated with an...
Treatment Strategy Helps People With Advanced Bladder Cancer Retain the Organ
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – “Listen, I’m not a Pollyanna,” New Yorker David Cabelis makes clear. “I’m a cab driver.” “But I was diagnosed with this cancer,” the 72-year old said. “Bladder cancer, that’s...
Gemcitabine, Cisplatin, Nivolumab Facilitate Bladder Sparing
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 – For patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), treatment with gemcitabine, cisplatin, plus nivolumab facilitates bladder sparing, according to a study published...
Urine-Based DNA Methylation Test Can Detect Bladder Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 – A urine-based DNA methylation test can accurately detect bladder cancer in patients with hematuria, according to a study published online June 14 in The Journal of Molecular...
Exposure to Agent Orange Linked to Risk of Bladder Cancer
WEDNESDAY, June 28, 2023 – Exposure to Agent Orange is associated with a small but significantly increased risk of bladder cancer among male Vietnam veterans, according to a study published online...
American Society of Clinical Oncology, June 2-6
The annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology was held from June 2 to 6 in Chicago and attracted more than 34,000 participants from around the world, including clinicians,...
Bladder Cancer Treatment May Lower Risk for Alzheimer and Related Dementias
MONDAY, June 12, 2023 – The bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine is associated with a significantly lower rate and risk for Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) among patients with...
ASCO: Extended Lymph Node Removal Not Beneficial for Bladder Cancer
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 – For patients with localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy, extended lymphadenectomy (LND) is not associated with improved disease-free or...
Patients With Bladder Cancer May Avoid Removal of Extra Lymph Nodes, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 – For years, doctors have thought that a more extensive surgery that removes a wider swath of lymph nodes was the best option for certain patients with bladder cancer. Now, a...
American Urological Association, April 28-May 1
The annual meeting of the American Urological Association was held from April 28 to May 1 in Chicago and attracted participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied...
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