Are there scenarios where you would still prefer adjuvant nivolumab based on known pathologic risk over using perioperative durvalumab for all patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer?
Are there any subgroups which can predict specific benefit (or lack thereof) such as patients with residual disease or PD-L1 overexpression?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Adjuvant nivolumab can still be considered for patients who fit the criteria for CheckMate 274, which led to the approval of this regimen. Specifically, this refers to patients who have not had perioperative chemotherapy and have high-risk disease at the time of radical cystectomy (≥pT3N0) or pat...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
Perhaps for patients with lower clinical risks, cT2, cN0, I might consider neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone, and decide on adjuvant nivolumab accordingly based on the final pathologic stage. This is especially if I am concerned about the immunologic side effects by adding immunotherapy on top of chemo...