State of the art of adjuvant immunotherapy in urothelial cancer: New developments and upcoming changes.

IF 4.1 4区医学 Q2 BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-19 DOI:10.1080/21645515.2024.2440165

Elisa Tassinari, Linda Danielli, Andrea Marchetti, Matteo Rosellini, Costantino Ricci, Pietro Piazza, Angelo Mottaran, Riccardo Schiavina, Matteo Santoni, Veronica Mollica, Francesco Massari

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Abstract

In recent years, several clinical trials focused on the potential role of immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in the adjuvant treatment of muscle-invasive urothelial cancer (UC). Heretofore, only the anti-programmed death protein 1 (anti-PD1) nivolumab received European Medical Agency (EMA) approval for cisplatin-unfit patients. In our work, we deeply analyzed the results of the three pivotal studies in view of the rapidly evolving therapeutic advanced UC's scenario. Furthermore, there are several ongoing research to investigate ICIs and other emerging immune agents in this setting; results are awaited. Additionally, current efforts have been made to assess the role of these agents in earlier disease settings, particularly in high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). In our review, we analyzed the potential role of predictive and/or prognostic biomarkers that may improve patient selection and treatment efficacy. To conclude, we highlighted the upcoming changes that could redefine the standard of care for patients with early-stage UC.

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Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY-IMMUNOLOGY

CiteScore

7.90

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8.30%

发文量

489

审稿时长

3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： (formerly Human Vaccines; issn 1554-8619) Vaccine research and development is extending its reach beyond the prevention of bacterial or viral diseases. There are experimental vaccines for immunotherapeutic purposes and for applications outside of infectious diseases, in diverse fields such as cancer, autoimmunity, allergy, Alzheimer’s and addiction. Many of these vaccines and immunotherapeutics should become available in the next two decades, with consequent benefit for human health. Continued advancement in this field will benefit from a forum that can (A) help to promote interest by keeping investigators updated, and (B) enable an exchange of ideas regarding the latest progress in the many topics pertaining to vaccines and immunotherapeutics. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics provides such a forum. It is published monthly in a format that is accessible to a wide international audience in the academic, industrial and public sectors.