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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

State of the art of adjuvant immunotherapy in urothelial cancer: New developments and upcoming changes.

Elisa Tassinari, Linda Danielli, Andrea Marchetti, Matteo Rosellini, Costantino Ricci, Pietro Piazza, Angelo Mottaran, Riccardo Schiavina, Matteo Santoni, Veronica Mollica and 1 more

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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Elisa TassinariMedical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Linda DanielliMedical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Andrea MarchettiMedical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Matteo RoselliniMedical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Costantino RicciPathology Unit, DIAP-Dipartimento InterAziendale di Anatomia Patologica di Bologna, Maggiore Hospital-AUSL Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Pietro PiazzaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Angelo MottaranDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Riccardo SchiavinaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Matteo SantoniOncology Unit, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy.
Veronica MollicaMedical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Francesco MassariMedical Oncology, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6476-6871

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, several clinical trials focused on the potential role of immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in the adjuvant treatment of muscle-invasive urothelial cancer (UC). Heretofore, only the anti-programmed death protein 1 (anti-PD1) nivolumab received European Medical Agency (EMA) approval for cisplatin-unfit patients. In our work, we deeply analyzed the results of the three pivotal studies in view of the rapidly evolving therapeutic advanced UC's scenario. Furthermore, there are several ongoing research to investigate ICIs and other emerging immune agents in this setting; results are awaited. Additionally, current efforts have been made to assess the role of these agents in earlier disease settings, particularly in high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). In our review, we analyzed the potential role of predictive and/or prognostic biomarkers that may improve patient selection and treatment efficacy. To conclude, we highlighted the upcoming changes that could redefine the standard of care for patients with early-stage UC.

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Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantHumansNivolumabTreatment OutcomeImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsNivolumabadjuvant therapybiomarkersbladder cancerimmunotherapymuscle-invasive bladder cancernon-muscle invasive bladder cancerUrothelial cancer

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PMID39701156
PMCPMC11730629

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