Novel treatment strategies for upper-tract urothelial cancer

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While radical nephroureterectomy remains the gold standard for managing upper-tract urothelial cancer (UTUC), it is associated with major complications and loss of renal function. Nephron-sparing modalities are less invasive and offer an alternative approach for managing low-risk, low-grade UTUC. In this video presentation, Dr Gary Steinberg addresses unmet needs in the management of UTUC and provides insights into choosing kidney-sparing approaches. New developments involving chemoablation for low-grade UTUC, and how these fit into the current treatment algorithm, are also discussed.

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What is the latest evidence-based thinking on the management of upper-tract urothelial cancer (UTUC)? In this lively roundtable discussion, three leading experts review and discuss key practical issues. They provide insights into current challenges in UTUC management, along with updates on staging, grading, and risk stratification for identification of patients who are candidates for kidney-sparing approaches. The experts also discuss recent clinical efficacy and safety data on chemoablation for low-grade UTUC and the risk/benefit profile in relation to traditional surgical treatments, offering a rationale for the use of each of these approaches in candidate patients.

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The infographic allows participants to review best practices in risk stratification in upper-tract urothelial cancer (UTUC) and in selecting patients for appropriate treatment, including new kidney-sparing approaches.

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The interactive case, based on a patient in the real world, allows participants to follow a patient from assessment through to treatment, providing practical guidance along the way on staging, grading, and risk stratification. The case highlights the factors that influence the choice of therapy for patients with low-grade upper-tract urothelial cancer (UTUC) and provides practical recommendations for implementing newly available kidney-sparing approaches, such as chemoablation, in the clinic.

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