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Consensus or Controversy? Clinical Investigators Provide Perspectives on the Current and Future Clinical Care of Patients with Urothelial Bladder Cancer (Symposium Video Proceedings)
Released June 2025

Featuring perspectives from Dr Matthew D Galsky, Prof Andrea Necchi and Prof Thomas Powles, moderated by Dr Galsky. Published June 2025.

CE Information and Faculty Disclosures

  • TARGET AUDIENCE
    This program is intended for medical and radiation oncologists, urologists and other healthcare providers involved in the treatment of urothelial bladder cancer.

    LEARNING OBJECTIVES

    • Evaluate the efficacy of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibody therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer, and counsel patients about the current role of this treatment strategy.
    • Consider the potential clinical role of circulating tumor DNA assessment to guide treatment decision-making and monitor for recurrence in nonmetastatic UBC.
    • Review available clinical trial evidence with novel intravesical therapies under evaluation for nonmetastatic UBC, and determine the potential utility of these approaches for appropriately selected patients.
    • Appreciate the biological rationale for combining anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies with chemotherapy or other systemic agents with established efficacy in UBC, such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), and discuss the current role of these regimens with patients about to begin first-line therapy.
    • Recall pivotal clinical trial findings with novel compounds with unique mechanisms of action for previously treated locally advanced or metastatic UBC, such as ADCs and tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and identify patients for whom these approaches would be appropriate.

    ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
    Research To Practice is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

    CREDIT DESIGNATION STATEMENT
    Audio Program: Research To Practice designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    Video Program: Research To Practice designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

    AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (ABIM) — MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC)
    Successful completion of these CME activities, which includes participation in the evaluation component and a post-test, enables the participant to earn up to 1.75 (audio) and 1.25 (video) Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for each activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

    Please note, these programs have been specifically designed for the following ABIM specialty: medical oncology.

    AMERICAN BOARD OF SURGERY (ABS) — CONTINOUS CERTIFICATION (CC)
    Successful completion of these CME activities, which includes participation in the evaluation component and a post-test, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME and Self-Assessment requirement(s) of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.

    Please note, these programs have been specifically designed for the following ABS practice area: complex general surgical oncology.

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    HOW TO USE THIS CME ACTIVITY
    Audio Program: This CME activity consists of an audio component. To receive credit, the participant should review the CME information, listen to the MP3s, review the downloadable slide set, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better and fill out the evaluation located at ResearchToPractice.com/ASCO2025/Bladder/CME. The corresponding video program is available as an alternative at ResearchToPractice.com/ASCO2025/Bladder/Video.

    Video Program: This CME activity consists of a video component. To receive credit, the participant should review the CME information, watch the video, complete the post-test with a score of 80% or better and fill out the evaluation located at ResearchToPractice.com/ASCO2025/Bladder/Video/CME. The corresponding audio program is available as an alternative at ResearchToPractice.com/ASCO2025/Bladder.

    CONTENT VALIDATION AND DISCLOSURES
    Research To Practice (RTP) is committed to providing its participants with high-quality, unbiased and state-of-the-art education and adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of an accredited continuing education activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers and others, are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of this activity. In addition, all activity content is reviewed by RTP scientific staff and an external, independent physician reviewer for fair balance, scientific objectivity of studies referenced and patient care recommendations.

    FACULTY — The following faculty reported relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities:

    Andrea Necchi, MD
    Associate Professor
    Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
    Head of Genitourinary Medical Oncology
    IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
    Milan, Italy

    Advisory Committees: Bristol Myers Squibb, CatalYm, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Genenta Science, Johnson & Johnson, Merck; Consulting Agreements: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Gilead Sciences Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer Inc, Samsung Bioepis; Contracted Research: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Merck.

    Thomas Powles, MBBS, MRCP, MD
    Director of Barts Cancer Institute
    Queen Mary University of London
    London, United Kingdom

    Advisory Committees and Consulting Agreements: Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eisai Inc, Exelixis Inc, Incyte Corporation, Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Johnson & Johnson, Merck Serono, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer Inc, Roche Laboratories Inc, Seagen Inc; Nonrelevant Financial Relationships: Mashup Media LLC.

    SURVEY PARTICIPANTS
    Terence Friedlander, MDAdvisory Committees: Aadi Bioscience, AbbVie Inc, Adaptimmune, Aktis Oncology, Astellas, Bicycle Therapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences Inc, Merck, Pfizer Inc, Samsung Bioepis; Consulting Agreements: Astellas, EMD Serono Inc, Pfizer Inc; Contracted Research: Bicycle Therapeutics, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc; Data and Safety Monitoring Boards/Committees: Bicycle Therapeutics. Petros Grivas, MD, PhD, FASCOConsulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bicycle Therapeutics, Bristol Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, EMD Serono Inc, Foundation Medicine, Fresenius Kabi AG, Gilead Sciences Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Lilly, Merck, Pfizer Inc, Replimune, Roche Laboratories Inc, Strata Oncology, UroGen Pharma; Contracted Research (Paid to Institution): Acrivon Therapeutics, ALX Oncology, Bristol Myers Squibb, EMD Serono Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Gilead Sciences Inc, Merck; Data and Safety Monitoring Boards/Committees: Bristol Myers Squibb, Strata Oncology. Jonathan E Rosenberg, MDAdvisory Committees: Astellas, Seagen Inc, Tyra Biosciences Inc; Consulting Agreements: Aadi Bioscience, Aktis Oncology, Alligator Bioscience, Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Bristol Myers Squibb, EMD Serono Inc, Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Generate Biomedicines, Gilead Sciences Inc, Hengrui Therapeutics Inc, Imvax Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Loxo Oncology Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly & Company, Merck, Pfizer Inc, Samsung Bioepis, Seagen Inc, Tyra Biosciences Inc; Contracted Research: Astellas, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, Seagen Inc.

    MODERATOR
    Matthew D Galsky, MD
    Lillian and Howard Stratton Professor of Medicine
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Co-Leader, Bladder Cancer Center of Excellence
    Associate Director, Translational Research
    The Tisch Cancer Institute
    New York, New York

    Consulting Agreements: AbbVie Inc, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, EMD Serono Inc, Gilead Sciences Inc, Janssen Biotech Inc, Merck, Pfizer Inc, Seagen Inc.

    RESEARCH TO PRACTICE CME PLANNING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, STAFF AND REVIEWERS — Planners, scientific staff and independent reviewers for Research To Practice have no relevant conflicts of interest to disclose.

    These educational activities contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the Food and Drug Administration. Research To Practice does not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications and warnings. The opinions expressed are those of the presenters and are not to be construed as those of the publisher or grantors.

    These activities are supported by educational grants from Johnson & Johnson and Natera Inc.

    Release date: June 2025
    Expiration date: June 2026

    After completing the post-test, learners may download and review the answers here in order to identify further areas of study.

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