Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment landscape for bladder cancer and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). Initially confined to advanced disease, the anti-PD-1 therapies Keytruda (Merck & Co.) and Opdivo (Bristol Myers Squibb) have become staples in earlier treatment lines, and Keytruda is now poised to become the standard of care in the first-line setting in combination with the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), Padcev (Seagen / Pfizer / Astellas), for all patients regardless of platinum sensitivity. The PD-L1 inhibitor, Bavencio (Merck KGaA / Pfizer), approved as first-line maintenance treatment, highlights the expanded use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in all lines of therapy. In addition, the approvals of ADCs, Padcev and Trodelvy (Gilead), have diversified the treatment paradigm in later treatment lines. In 2022, Adstiladrin (Ferring Pharmaceuticals) became the first gene therapy to treat high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer in the United States, and several new therapies with novel combinations and MOAs, anticipated to be approved by 2033, will only intensify the competition in this market.
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