Combination Urothelial Cancer Treatment Nearly Doubles Patient Survival in International Trial
A new combination treatment for urothelial cancer nearly doubled patient survival rates in a new international trial. Combining the anticancer drugs enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab (EV+P) led to significantly improved survival rates among patients with advanced urothelial cancer (the most common type of bladder cancer) compared with standard chemotherapy, according to results of a large international clinical trial involving 185 sites, including the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center’s Greenberg Bladder Cancer Institute, in 25 countries.
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