ASCO GU 2026 (February 26-28)

ASCO GU 2026 (February 26-28)


An AI Agent Reduces Anxiety and Physician Burden Before Prostate Cancer Surgery

An AI Agent Reduces Anxiety and Physician Burden Before Prostate Cancer Surgery

Sonia Reyes
| Feb 28, 2026
A prospective phase II trial at ASCO GU 2026 found that an LLM-based AI communication agent reduced anxiety in prostate cancer patients before surgery while easing the administrative burden on clinical staff.
Adjuvant Combination Beats Checkpoint Monotherapy in High-Risk Kidney Cancer

Adjuvant Combination Beats Checkpoint Monotherapy in High-Risk Kidney Cancer

Sonia Reyes
Oncology Care | Feb 28, 2026
Phase 3 LITESPARK-022 found that adjuvant pembrolizumab plus belzutifan significantly improved disease-free survival over pembrolizumab alone in clear cell RCC, potentially establishing a new standard of care.
A Blood Biomarker May Reduce Overtreatment in Early Testicular Cancer

A Blood Biomarker May Reduce Overtreatment in Early Testicular Cancer

Sonia Reyes
Precision Medicine | Feb 27, 2026
The CLIMATE prospective cohort study found miR-371a-3p surpassed conventional tumor markers for detecting residual testicular germ cell tumor, potentially enabling more precise active surveillance.
Chemo-Free Perioperative Regimen Outperforms Platinum Standard in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Chemo-Free Perioperative Regimen Outperforms Platinum Standard in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer

Sonia Reyes
Oncology Care | Feb 27, 2026
KEYNOTE-B15 found that perioperative enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab significantly outperformed cisplatin-based chemotherapy in cisplatin-eligible muscle-invasive bladder cancer, setting a new treatment benchmark.
A New Oral Combination Clears the Bar in Second-Line Kidney Cancer

A New Oral Combination Clears the Bar in Second-Line Kidney Cancer

Sonia Reyes
Oncology Care | Feb 26, 2026
Phase 3 LITESPARK-011 showed an oral belzutifan/lenvatinib combination outperformed cabozantinib in advanced clear cell RCC after immunotherapy, with FDA review due October 2026. Keywords: renal cell carcinoma, belzutifan, lenvatinib, HIF-2alpha, LITESPARK-011
Adding a Radiopharmaceutical to Enzalutamide Extends Survival in Bone-Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Adding a Radiopharmaceutical to Enzalutamide Extends Survival in Bone-Metastatic Prostate Cancer

George Padron
Oncology Care | Feb 26, 2026
Final OS data from PEACE-3 show radium-223 plus enzalutamide extended median survival by 5.6 months in mCRPC with bone metastases, supporting it as a first-line combination option.
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