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Predicting the Pathologic Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 4 Jan 2021
Bandini Marco, Ross Jeffrey S, Raggi Daniele, Gallina Andrea, Colecchia Maurizio, Lucianò Roberta, Giannatempo Patrizia, Farè Elena, Pederzoli Filippo, Bianchi Marco, Colombo Renzo, Gandaglia Giorgio, Fossati Nicola, Marandino Laura, Capitanio Umberto, Deho' Federico, Ali Siraj M, Madison Russell, Chung Jon H, Salonia Andrea, Briganti Alberto, Montorsi Francesco, Necchi Andrea
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In the PURE-01 study (NCT02736266), we aimed to evaluate the ability to predict the pathologic complete response (pT0N0) after pembrolizumab by using clinical and tumor biomarkers. METHODS: In an open-label, single-arm, phase 2 study, 3 courses of 200 mg pembrolizumab preceding radical cystectomy were administered in patients with T2-4aN0M0 muscle-invasive bladder cancer. The analyses included a...
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