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For muscle invasive bladder cancer, after neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cis/gem and surgery with residual tumor and lymph node involvement, would you consider adjuvant avelumab as an extrapolation base on the JAVELIN 100 results?

https://meetinglibrary.asco.org/record/186872/abstract How do you weigh the negative results from IMvigor 010 of adjuvant atezolizumab vs the results of JAVELIN 100 showing benefit of switch maintenance avelumab?
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Medical Oncology · AdventHealth Cancer Institute
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I would not use adjuvant avelumab following radical cystectomy finding residual high risk disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Biologically, this group has disease resistant to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and is not akin to those with stable or responding disease following platinum therapy included...

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Medical Oncology · University of Washington School of Medicine
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Adjuvant (post-op) setting with NED is very different than switch maintenance strategy after induction chemotherapy in the 1L setting. IMvigor010 did not meet the primary endpoint of DFS but we are awaiting (Checkmate 274, Ambassador, and Proof 302) adjuvant trials. I would not use IO in the adjuvan...

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