Uro-Oncology Asia 2019

19 January 2019 - 20 January 2019

Research sheds light on PARP inhibitor use in mCRPC

Jackey Suen, 20190306023055

The future of poly(adenosine diphosphate–ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is promising in light of encouraging results from recent clinical studies.

Immune-checkpoint inhibitors changing the landscape of bladder cancer management

Dr. Joseph Delano Fule Robles, 20190304042018

Since the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) as standard of care in the second-line setting for metastatic urothelial carcinoma, new approaches on how clinicians manage this condition are emerging.

Robot-assisted radical cystectomy comparable to open cystectomy for urologic cancers

Dr. Joseph Delano Fule Robles, 20190222084223

Studies have demonstrated that robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC) is as effective and has a cost advantage compared with open cystectomy for the management of urologic cancers.

Prostate cancer biomarker research gains momentum, but challenges remain

Jackey Suen, 20190130073512

Recent research has revealed various potential biomarkers for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), but several challenges remain in fully utilizing them in clinical practice.

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Individualized starting dose of niraparib effective, well tolerated in Chinese patients with recurrent ovarian cancer

Dr Margaret Shi, 09 Oct 2020

Individualized starting dose (ISD) of maintenance niraparib improves progression-free survival (PFS) vs placebo in Chinese patients with platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer (PSROC), results of the NORA trial have shown.

KEYNOTE-042: Pembrolizumab monotherapy works in PD-L1–positive advanced NSCLC regardless of STK11 or KEAP1 status

Dr Margaret Shi, 14 May 2020

Pembrolizumab monotherapy improves overall survival (OS) and cancer control compared with platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with untreated locally advanced or metastatic programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1)–positive non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) regardless of STK11 or KEAP1 mutation status, according to results of the phase III KEYNOTE-042 study.