Episode 6: Updates on Genitourinary Cancer Therapies from ASCO 2025

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Panelists discuss how upcoming studies at ASCO 2025 could change practice in kidney, bladder, and prostate cancer, highlighting research on novel drug combinations, biomarkers, organ-sparing approaches, and AI-driven treatment selection.

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Given resource scarcity, developing practice strategies for resource-constrained settings would require aid from commercial and government stakeholders.
Large international meetings may facilitate conversations regarding disparities of care outside of high-income countries.
Observing changes in the tumor microenvironment before and after a biopsy may elucidate how kidney cancer cells interact with immune cells.
Various kidney cancer trials have combined agents such as A2a receptor inhibitors with immunotherapy backbones to potentially improve treatment outcomes.
Leveraging novel agents, innovative clinical trial designs, and correlative studies may improve the treatment of patients with kidney cancer.
An “avalanche of funding” has propelled the kidney cancer field forward, says Jason Muhitch, PhD.
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