ASCO 2022 VL

Promising Depth of Response Data in Renal Cell Carcinoma: Insights from CheckMate 9ER Trial - Cristina Suárez

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Pedro Barata hosts Cristina Suárez to discuss the results from the CheckMate 9ER trial. The trial established the combination of Cabozantinib (Cabo) and Nivolumab (Nivo) versus Sunitinib as a standard treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma. A post hoc analysis, categorized patients into six depth of response subgroups based on the overall response rate and tumor reduction. The findings reveal...

Advanced Prostate Cancer Practice Informing Data Presented at ASCO 2022 - Neeraj Agarwal

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In this discussion, Alicia Morgans and Neeraj Agarwal highlight prostate cancer abstract key takeaways presented at the 2022 ASCO meeting. In the PSMA targeting and imaging space, they highlight the 3-year update TheraP data. In the PSMA testing space, the correlation of PSMA positivity and risk of biochemical recurrence after surgery. Drs Morgans and Agarwal transition to highlight the impact of...

Optimizing Multi-Disciplinary Care Teams for Radiopharmaceutical Administration - Neal Shore

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Urologist Neal Shore joins Alicia Morgans in a conversation on the multidisciplinary approach and successful incorporation of radium-223 dichloride (radium-223) into the treatment algorithm for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and symptomatic bone metastases. Drs. Shore and Morgans talk through the challenges care teams face when planning the administration of radiu...

Durvalumab Alone or with Savolitinib or Tremelimumab in Previously Treated Advanced Clear Cell Renal Cancer - CALYPSO Trial Results - Tom Powles

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Thomas Powles discusses the results of the CALYPSO trial with Pedro Barata. Dr. Powles provides an overview of the trial design of this international, multicentre, open-label phase Ib/IIa study of durvalumab alone, savolitinib alone, and durvalumab in combination with savolitinib or tremelimumab in patients with metastatic renal cell cancer. He then discusses the trial results, plus his thoughts o...

PSMA PET Imaging in Clinical Practice - Thomas Hope & Jeremie Calais

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Matthew Cooperberg is joined by Tom Hope and Jeremie Calais in a discussion PSMA PET agents that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and their effect on clinical practice. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) nuclear imaging technique is used to detect prostate cancer. Combining PET with Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) helps doctors to specifically identify pros...

The Effect of Metastasis-Directed Therapy (MDT) on Oligometastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Outcomes - Philip Sutera

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In a conversation with Alicia Morgans, Phillip Sutera discusses his work in metastasis-directed therapy (MDT). Dr. Sutera gives a brief overview of the background of the research discussing the association between prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) response and radiographic-progression-free survival among patients treated with stereotactic ablative radiation therapy in oligometastatic castr...

The ORACLE Study: The Efficacy of Combination Systemic Therapies in Patients with Non-Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma - Deepak Kilari

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Deepak Kilari joins Pedro Barata in a discussion on the ORACLE study, which investigates the efficacy of combination systemic therapies in patients with advanced non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Dr. Kilari gives an overview of the trial design and shares his hopes and goals for the future of this trial as it continues to expand to more institutions and provide a larger, more robust data set. B...

Long-Term Outcomes in EV-301, Enfortumab Vedotin Versus Chemotherapy in Patients With Previously Treated Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma - Jonathan Rosenberg

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Jonathan Rosenberg joins Alicia Morgans to discuss long-term outcomes of enfortumab vedotin (EV) in patients with previously treated advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC) in the EV-301 trial. The EV-301 trial demonstrated improvements in progression-free and overall survival for patients with previously treated advanced UC who received EV compared to chemotherapy. In discussing how this updated analy...

The Intensified Treatment Landscape of Metastatic Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer (mHSPC) - Russell Szmulewitz

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Russell Szmulewitz joins Charles Ryan in a discussion highlighting three abstracts in the metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer treatment landscape when discussing treatment intensification. In highlighting these studies outlines the following 5 key questions for the field of mHSPC: Do all patients with mHSPC benefit from ADT intensification? When should we use triplet (ADT + ARSI + docetax...

PROCLAIM Study Reveals Impact of Germline Genetic Testing on Prostate Cancer Clinical Decisions - Neal Shore

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Neal Shore shares insights from his presentation about the PROCLAIM trial - a study examining the impact of germline genetic testing on prostate cancer clinical decisions. Dr. Shore underscores the importance of expanding testing beyond traditional criteria, given the prevalence of pathogenic germline variants among both qualifying and non-qualifying patients under NCCN criteria. Notably, the tria...