Welcome to another episode of the Oncology Brothers podcast! In this episode, we dived into the recent FDA approval of Durvalumab combined with chemotherapy for resectable muscle-invasive bladder cancer, based on the NIAGARA trial.

Join us as we chat with Dr. Thomas Powles, a GU medical oncologist and the lead author of the NIAGARA trial. We discussed the study design, the significant improvements in overall survival, and the implications of this new treatment approach. Dr. Powles shared insights on the use of immunotherapy in the perioperative setting, the importance of pathological complete response, and the safety of combining Durvalumab with chemotherapy.

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