When do you consider for first-line atezolizumab for metastatic bladder cancer?
Which patients do you consider to be chemotherapy-ineligible for the sake of this treatment decision? How strong does the contraindication need to be?
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Medical Oncology · Mayo Clinic
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I see these patients in 2 groups, "cisplatin-ineligible" or "chemotherapy-ineligible”.
In the “cisplatin- ineligible” group one may consider a carboplatin-based regimen (carboplatin plus gemcitabine or carboplatin plus taxol) or atezolizumab.
In “chemotherapy-ineligible”, I consider both performanc...
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