Current Trends and Future Directions in the Treatment of Advanced Urological Cancers

Dear Colleagues,

The Journal of Clinical Medicine announces a new Special Issue “Current Trends and Future Directions in the Treatment of Advanced Urological Cancers”.

Advanced urological malignancies comprise a diverse group of cancers including bladder, prostate and kidney cancer, each posing unique therapeutic challenges Bladder cancer remains an aggressive tumor with poor outcomes; recent advances for metastatic BC, such as the combination of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICIs) and Antibody Drug Conjugates, are changing the therapeutic landscape, but adverse events and patient selection remain an issue.

In metastatic renal cell carcinoma, ICIs significantly changed first line treatment; however, management after progression remains unclear, highlighting the need for new therapeutic strategies. Recent developments such as the characterization of Hypoxia-Induced Factor-1 are promising but more data are needed to inform trials and clinical decisions.

In prostate cancer, practice-changing advances in the treatment of localized, hormone sensitive tumors are not reflected in metastatic, castration-resistant disease (mCRPC); new therapeutic tools such as the PSMA-lutetium scan and ICIs have been introduced, alongside genetic features such as Mismatch Repair and Microsatellite Instability, bringing insight into different patient populations with diverse cancer subtypes.

The aim of this Special Issue is to provide new insights and data on the therapeutic management of advanced urological malignancies.

Dr. Dimitrios Makrakis
Guest Editor

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