He is expanding clinical trials for the artificial bladder to include more populations who could benefit, such as bladder cancer patients. (discovermagazine.com)
Along with differences in gene alterations, bladder cancer patients also show differences in how well they respond to certain therapies. (sciencedaily.com)
Pembrolizumab is one of six immunotherapies (and one of three anti-PD-1 / PD - L1 checkpoint inhibitors) to be approved for bladder cancer patients, and is the only one of the six available as a first - line treatment. (cancerresearch.org)