(UroToday.com) Platinum-based chemotherapy is the mainstay of first-line treatment for medically eligible patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC). Unfortunately, up to 50% of patients are unable to receive cisplatin, and disease progression often develops even for patients who receive cisplatin. Immunotherapy with checkpoint blockade is a standard of care option for platinum-ineligible patients or those who have progressed on platinum therapy. Antibody-drug conjugates that are targeted to a highly expressed tumor protein and conjugated to a chemotherapy payload, such as enfortumab vedotin, are emerging as effective therapies for subsequent lines of treatment.
