Highlights from the 2024 ASCO Genitourinary Symposium: focus on urothelial and prostate cancer

Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2024 Aug;24(8):661-664. doi: 10.1080/14737140.2024.2370384. Epub 2024 Jun 27.

Abstract

The 2024 ASCO Genitourinary Cancer Symposium, this year celebrating the 20th anniversary, delved into key advancements in urothelial carcinoma (UC) and prostate cancer (PC). For UC, insights emerged from adjuvant pembrolizumab for muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma, and from the efficacy of the EV-302 study of enfortumab vedotin +pembrolizumab in the metastatic setting. In PC, adjuvant therapy with high-dose radiotherapy schedules plus long-t erm ADT was explored. In metastatic castration-resistant PC, highlights included a novel combo (cabozantinib+atezolizumab) for poor prognosis patients; confirmed benefits of ARSI+PARPi in BRCA-mutated patients; and safety considerations for ARSI treatments. The symposium continued its role as an indispensable platform for shaping specialized oncological care.

Keywords: 2024 ASCO GU; MIBC; Urothelial carcinoma; mCRPC; mUC; prostate cancer.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / pharmacology
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / drug therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / pathology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / therapy
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / therapy
  • Urologic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Urologic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Urologic Neoplasms / therapy