
Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC), which refers to renal pelvis cancer and ureteral cancer, is a rare malignant tumor that comprises 5% to 10% of all urothelial tumors. Based on statistics, UTUC has an incidence of approximately 2/100,000, or 2 per 100,000 of the general population [1,...

Managing urothelial carcinoma with immune checkpoint inhibitors requires addressing issues beyond clinical outcomes. Implementation difficulties affect most patients, predictive biomarkers show limited utility, and treatment discontinuation from toxicity remains problematic. This article integrates clinical...

Enfortumab vedotin (EV) plus pembrolizumab is the first-line standard of care for patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (la/mUC). However, randomized data to guide treatment after progression on EV plus pembrolizumab are limited. Datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd), a trophoblast...

Treatment for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (la/mUC) is evolving in Europe. In 2022, ESMO guidelines recommended avelumab as first-line (1L) maintenance for la/mUC in patients who did not progress on platinum-based chemotherapy (PBC) and, in March 2024, recommended enfortumab vedotin...

Gepotidacin, a novel oral antibacterial targeting bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV, exhibits potent activity against Escherichia coli and Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistant strains. This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the efficacy and safety of gepotidacin compared with standard-of-care...