Novel ADCs and combination therapy in urothelial carcinoma: latest updates from the 2023 ASCO-GU Cancers Symposium

J Hematol Oncol. 2023 Jul 28;16(1):85. doi: 10.1186/s13045-023-01475-9.

Abstract

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) combine the cytotoxicity of small-molecule drugs with antibody targeting. Due to their precise and powerful effect, they have become a new hotspot and an important trend in the research and development of anti-tumor antibody drugs. Every year, exciting new developments and innovations in the treatment of urological tumors are introduced at the American Society of Clinical Oncology-Genitourinary (ASCO-GU) Cancers Symposium. In this article, we summarize some of the most impressive advances in new clinical trials and clinical data on ADCs in the 2023 ASCO-GU Cancers Symposium for the treatment of urothelial carcinoma.

Keywords: ADCs; Disitamab vedotin; Enfortumab vedotin; Sacituzumab govitecan; Urothelial carcinoma.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents* / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell* / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunoconjugates* / pharmacology
  • Immunoconjugates* / therapeutic use
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Urologic Neoplasms* / drug therapy

Substances

  • Immunoconjugates
  • Antineoplastic Agents