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How do you counsel patients with high-risk NMIBC about the risk of systemic immune-related adverse events when adding durvalumab to BCG?

Given recent evidence at ASCO that patients treated with ICI can have decision regret & toxicity that is not captured with CTCAE, how do you present risks vs benefits for this setting? Nally et al., ASCO 2026
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What elements are part of your approach to counseling on IRAE risk when adding durvalumab to BCG in high risk NMIBC?

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Medical Oncology · University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors have changed the life expectancy of patients with cancer; however, the immune-related adverse events could be life-altering. Patients with high-risk NMIBC now have the opportunity to receive durvalumab with BCG based on the POTOMAC trial. Therefore, it is the responsibil...

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