Bladder Cancer

The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) is pleased to announce two 2020 Young Investigator Awards (YIA), to support the development of outstanding early-career research scientists and clinical cancer research investigators.

This new option may save patients with high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer from having to undergo a radical cystectomy to treat their disease.

At 15 years old the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network looks back and takes a look ahead.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Keytruda for the treatment of patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin–unresponsive, high-risk, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Patients with previously untreated locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma treated with Bavencio and best supportive care as a first-line maintenance therapy experienced significantly longer survival.

The Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval of Padcev offers patients with advanced bladder cancer a potential standard of care.

The Food and Drug Administration approved Padcev for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who have received prior treatment with a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor and platinum-containing chemotherapy.

The FDA has granted a priority review to a supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for Keytruda (pembrolizumab), an anti-PD-1 immunotherapy, for the treatment of patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-unresponsive, high-risk, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), according to Merck, the drug’s manufacturer.

The IMvigor130 trial showed chemotherapy plus immunotherapy in patients with metastatic urothelial cancer could prolong the time to disease progression.

The oral medication Balversa (erdafitinib) shows promise in patients who have FGFR3 gene alterations.

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Genomic distinctions between bladder cancer variances are revealed through rapid autopsy, according to one study, and may help push forward bladder cancer research.

Karen, who received her bladder cancer diagnosis in 2010, was faced with a similar challenge after her husband was diagnosed with the same disease just six years later.

A medical oncologist discusses the findings of three clinical trials presented during the 2019 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.

The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network announced the recipient of its prestigious Bladder Cancer Research Innovation Award.

Compared with single-agent therapy, the combination of Yervoy and Opdivo showed a 38% overall response rate.

After progressing on prior therapy, 44% of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer who were treated with enfortumab vedotin demonstrated a response to treatment, according to phase 2 study findings.

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With no available diagnostic tests for the detection and/or monitoring of bladder cancer, researchers from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University may have two new urine tests that determine the disease’s severity and detect for its recurrence.

May is recognized as Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. Know the facts and statistics in order to understand your risk for the disease and take preventative actions to guard your health.

A recent study showed that postmenopausal women demonstrated a significant reduction in the risk for bladder cancer after quitting smoking, highlighting the need for prevention and cessation programs in older women.

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that a particular subgroup of patients with advanced bladder cancer, identified with a computational tool, responded to immunotherapy.

A person’s pre-existing mental state may negatively influence their health, but professional support can help maintain the best mindset, say researchers.

Researchers found that women who went into menopause before 45 years old were at greater risk for bladder cancer than women who experienced it later.

After more than 30 years of relative stability, the treatment landscape for urothelial cancer has seen updates in recent years that provide hope for patients.

According to survey results, almost 30% of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer survivors experienced at least one PTSD symptom.

The Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to Balversa to treat locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer with a type of susceptible genetic alterations known as FGFR3 or FGFR2, in patients who have progressed during or following prior platinum-containing chemotherapy.

A percentage of patients with urothelial carcinoma saw their disease shrink or disappear after treatment with enfortumab vedotin in a phase 2 clinical trial.