Immuno-Oncology Approaches to Salvage Treatment for Non-muscle invasive Bladder Cancer

This article provides a comprehensive review of the available data for immunotherapy being used as a salvage treatment in non –muscle-invasive bladder cancer. The literature demonstrates that the immune system has an important role in bladder cancer progression. Initial results from studies using checkpoint inhibitors, recombinant interferon-α2b protein, and oncolytic adenoviruses have shown promising responses with acc eptable toxicities. However, the majority of the current data arises from small trials with limited follow-up. There are currently several ongoing studies in this setting, which we await completion, to increase our understanding of immunotherapy as a salvage treatment in non–muscle-invasive bladde r cancer.

Source: Urologic Clinics of North America - November 20, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Niranjan J. Sathianathen, Subodh Regmi, Shilpa Gupta, Badrinath R. Konety Source Type: research