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Redefining First-Line nccRCC Treatment: Fruquintinib plus Serplulimab Combination Achieves 97.2% Disease Control Rate
At the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Professor Jiwei Huang, on behalf of the research team, delivered an oral presentation reporting the latest efficacy and safety data from a multicenter, single-arm, Phase II clinical study. The trial evaluated fruquintinib in combination with serplulimab as a first-line treatment for patients…
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Transcending HER2 Expression Boundaries: RC48 Achieves Breakthrough Benefits in Both HER2-Positive and HER2-Low Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma
At a recent international oncology conference, Professor Tom Powles from the Barts Cancer Centre in London presented the latest results from the RC48-G001 study. This global, multicenter Phase 2 trial evaluated disitamab vedotin (RC48) in patients with HER2-expressing, previously treated advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC). As a HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) utilizing a monomethyl auristatin E…
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Overcoming “Low-Shedding” Barriers: Prof. Taigo Kato Highlights the Value of WGS-Based ctDNA Monitoring in Postoperative RCC
At a recent academic session, Professor Taigo Kato from the Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine presented the preliminary results of the MONSTAR-SCREEN-3 study. The study investigates the clinical utility of an ultra-sensitive whole-genome sequencing (WGS)-based circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) assay for the detection of molecular residual disease (MRD) in patients with resectable renal cell…
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KEYNOTE-905 Update: EV plus Pembrolizumab Achieves 57% pCR and Significantly Extends DFS in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
At a recent international medical congress, Dr. Steffen Rausch from the University Hospital Tübingen presented the latest analysis of pathological outcomes and disease-free survival (DFS) from the KEYNOTE-905 study. This randomized, open-label Phase III trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of perioperative enfortumab vedotin (EV) combined with pembrolizumab in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC)…
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Balancing Survival Benefit and Quality of Life: Clinical Trade-offs in Adjuvant Immunotherapy Based on RAMPART PRO Data
At a recent international academic symposium, Dr. Sophie Merrick from the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London (UCL) reported the Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) data from the RAMPART trial. The study aimed to evaluate the dynamic impact of adjuvant durvalumab plus tremelimumab versus active monitoring on the quality of life (QoL) of…
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Significant Improvement in PFS and DOR: LITESPARK-011 Validates Clinical Benefit of a Novel Combination Following Immunotherapy Progression
For patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who have progressed after anti-PD-(L)1 therapy, a consensus standard of care is currently lacking. Belzutifan, a first-in-class HIF-2α inhibitor, combined with the VEGFR-TKI lenvatinib, has emerged as a promising therapeutic strategy. At a recent academic conference, Professor Robert J. Motzer from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC)…
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Toward Precision Bladder Preservation: RETAIN 2 Validates Nivolumab Plus NAC Potential; ctDNA Emerges as a Key Systemic Risk Predictor
At the recent genitourinary oncology symposium, Dr. Pooja Ghatalia from Fox Chase Cancer Center presented the primary clinical outcomes of the RETAIN 2 trial. She also provided an integrated analysis of the RETAIN 1 and RETAIN 2 trials, focusing on the role of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in guiding response-adapted bladder preservation for patients with…
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Dual Liquid Biopsy Insights: Combining utDNA and ctDNA to Identify pCR and Inform Bladder-Sparing Strategies in MIBC
At the recent ASCO Annual Meeting, Professor Michiel S. van der Heijden from the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) presented the latest biomarker analysis from the Phase III NIAGARA trial. The study investigated the dynamics of urinary tumor DNA (utDNA) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) receiving perioperative durvalumab in…