Immunotherapies in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: immunotherapies and NMIBC

Yohann Loriot, Morgan Rouprêt

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    Abstract

    Local and systemic immunotherapies are used for the management of bladder cancer in daily practice. BCG has been administered for almost 40 years in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Despite its efficacy, disease progression is observed in nearly 30% of patients. Given the antitumor activity of immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic setting, these therapies are currently investigated in NMIBC. Pembrolizumab is now approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of patients with BCG-unresponsive, high-risk, NMIBC with carcinoma in situ with or without papillary tumors who are ineligible for or have not elected to undergo cystectomy. Several phase 3 trials are ongoing to investigate the efficacy of PD(L)1 inhibitors combined with BCG such as ALBAN study in France.

    Translated title of the contributionImmunothérapie des tumeurs de la vessie n'infiltrant pas le muscle: immunothérapies et TVNIM
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)S49-S55
    JournalBulletin du Cancer
    Volume107
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2020

    Keywords

    • Immunotherapy
    • NMIBC
    • Urothelial carcinoma

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