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Nov 6, 2023, 00:56
Earle Burgess: We finally have evidence that a triplicate regimen in bladder cancer is better than chemo alone
Earle Burgess, Chief, Genitourinary Oncology Section at Atrium Health, Levine Cancer Institute, made the following post on LinkedIn:
“Gemcitabine (Gem) + Cisplatin (Cis) + Nivolumab (Nivo) is better than Gem + Cis alone in advanced urothelial cancer.
We finally have evidence that a triplicate regimen in bladder cancer is better than chemo alone: the CheckMate 901 study.
Never mind that chemo + pembrolizumab or + atezolizumab, both immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) similar to nivolumab, were really no better than chemo alone.
What’s special about Nivo that we finally got a positive chemo + ICI trial?
Let’s take a look at the CM901 trial to find out….”
Source: Earle Burgess/LinkedIn
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