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Urologic Neoplasms

Late-stage therapeutic developmentEmerging researchRising momentum
12
Publications
17
Clinical trials
4
Related conditions
5
Related treatments
6
Related proteins
2025
Latest publication
Current focus
Antibodies biologyNectins biologyTherapeutic developmentDiagnosis & biomarkersInflammation & immunity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this disease.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan with Nivolumab in HER2-Expressing Metastatic Breast or Urothelial Cancer: Analysis of the Phase Ib DS8201-A-U105 Study.

Research2024-12-01Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research

Applications of artificial intelligence in urologic oncology.

Research2024-05-01Investigative and clinical urology

<i>NECTIN4</i> Amplification Is Frequent in Solid Tumors and Predicts Enfortumab Vedotin Response in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer.

Research2024-04-24Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Enfortumab Vedotin and Pembrolizumab in Untreated Advanced Urothelial Cancer.

Research2024-03-01The New England journal of medicine

Enfortumab Vedotin in Previously Treated Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma.

Research2021-02-12The New England journal of medicine

Avelumab Maintenance Therapy for Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma.

Research2020-09-18The New England journal of medicine

EV-101: A Phase I Study of Single-Agent Enfortumab Vedotin in Patients With Nectin-4-Positive Solid Tumors, Including Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma.

Research2020-02-07Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Erdafitinib in Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma.

Research2019-07-01The New England journal of medicine

Pembrolizumab as Second-Line Therapy for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma.

Research2017-02-17The New England journal of medicine

What's happening now

An analyst briefing on current research, clinical, regulatory and industry activity surrounding this disease.

Executive briefingUpdating summary…Momentum: Low
Key developments
  • 2 clinical trials expected to report results, the earliest in Q4 2026.

Research-associated treatments

Drugs and agents co-studied with this disease across the research literature — associative, not necessarily established treatments. Number shows shared papers.

Clinical trials

13 sponsors · 0 new · 0 completed in the last 12 months (net -2)

The current development programme across all trial phases.

Clinical programme
17
All trials
5
Active
3
Late-stage
6
Completed
Late-stage studies
Recently completed

Research activity

12 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this disease, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
19982025
Most influential
Recent publications

Enfortumab Vedotin and Pembrolizumab in Untreated Advanced Urothelial Cancer.

The New England journal of medicine · 2024 · 719 cites

<i>NECTIN4</i> Amplification Is Frequent in Solid Tumors and Predicts Enfortumab Vedotin Response in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2024 · 95 cites

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan with Nivolumab in HER2-Expressing Metastatic Breast or Urothelial Cancer: Analysis of the Phase Ib DS8201-A-U105 Study.

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2024 · 31 cites

Applications of artificial intelligence in urologic oncology.

Investigative and clinical urology · 2024 · 13 cites

Enfortumab Vedotin in Previously Treated Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma.

The New England journal of medicine · 2021 · 900 cites
Major themes8
  • Urologic Neoplasms3
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal1
  • Antineoplastic Agents1
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols1
  • Artificial Intelligence1
  • Biomarkers, Tumor1
  • Breast Neoplasms1
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell1
Leading journals6
  • The New England journal of medicine5
  • Cancer2
  • Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2
  • Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research1
  • European urology oncology1
  • Investigative and clinical urology1
Leading researchers8
  • Loriot Y4
  • Petrylak DP4
  • Necchi A3
  • Park SH3
  • Powles T3
  • Bellmunt J2
  • Castellano D2
  • Duran I2
Affiliations (unnormalised)6
  • Asan Medical Center1
  • Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute1
  • Bavarian Center for Cancer Research (Bayerisches Zentrum für Krebsforschung1
  • Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Düsseldorf (CIO-ABCD)1
  • Centre Georges Francois Leclerc1
  • Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center1

Disease biology

6 matches

Key proteins & gene products studied in this disease. Number shows shared papers.

Related conditions

4 matches

Diseases frequently studied alongside this one. Number shows shared papers.

Disease profile

A grounded synthesis of the condition — overview, causes, mechanism, risk factors and current standard of care.

Overview

Urologic neoplasms are tumors or cancers arising in the urinary tract in either males or females. The supplied literature framing treats this as a broad urologic oncology category that includes diseases such as bladder, prostate, and kidney cancers.

Pathophysiology

The grounding supports a neoplastic process in the urinary tract, with literature emphasis on pathology, blood-based markers, and genetics. Review material also highlights circulating tumor DNA as a source of prognostic and predictive information, reflecting tumor biology that can be monitored for progression and drug resistance.

Current standard of care

The supplied grounding supports treatment at the modality and drug-class level rather than a single uniform regimen. Co-studied therapies include platinum-based chemotherapy, gemcitabine, pembrolizumab, and enfortumab vedotin, indicating use of cytotoxic chemotherapy, immune checkpoint inhibition, and antibody-drug conjugate approaches in urologic oncology.

AI-generated summary grounded in MeSH and 2 peer-reviewed sources. Informational only — not medical advice. Generated 2026-07-07.

Reference

Authoritative identity, definition & identifiers.

Defined in MeSH

Tumors or cancer of the URINARY TRACT in either the male or the female.

References & data sources
  • Disease identity & definition — NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), public domain
  • Clinical trials — ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
  • Research activity — Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI) + OpenAlex-derived paper links
  • Related entities are derived from literature co-mention (studied together) — associative, not causal.