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ArticleChemotherapy2026

Clinical Feasibility of Platinum-Based Chemotherapy Followed by Avelumab Maintenance after Enfortumab Vedotin plus Pembrolizumab in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma: A Case Series.

Masaomi Ikeda, Satoshi Ichikawa, Shunsuke Ito, Kazuki Okumura, Yuriko Otsu, Izuru Shiba, Yutaka Shiono, Soichiro Shimura, Kohei Mori, Shuhei Hirano and 4 more

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Article in Chemotherapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Masaomi IkedaDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan, ikeda.masaomi@grape.plala.or.jp.
Satoshi IchikawaDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Shunsuke ItoDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Kazuki OkumuraDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Yuriko OtsuDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Izuru ShibaDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Yutaka ShionoDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Soichiro ShimuraDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Kohei MoriDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Shuhei HiranoDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Dai KoguchiDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Hideyasu TsumuraDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Daisuke IshiiDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.
Kazumasa MatsumotoDepartment of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

<p>Introduction: The introduction of enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab (EVP) has caused a paradigm shift in the first-line treatment strategies for metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). However, no standard subsequent therapy has been established after EVP therapy, and the role of platinum-based chemotherapy (PBC) followed by avelumab maintenance therapy remains unclear. Case Presentation: We report three cases of mUC treated with EVP followed by PBC and subsequent avelumab maintenance therapy. As the first-line treatment, EVP achieved disease control in all cases; however, disease progression or treatment discontinuation occurred. Subsequent PBC resulted in stable disease or partial response. Afterward, patients were transitioned to avelumab maintenance therapy, which resulted in further tumor regression or sustained disease control, even in patients with prior pembrolizumab exposure and those who discontinued EVP therapy due to adverse events. Conclusion: PBC is often considered as a subsequent treatment after EVP therapy, except in patients with FGFR gene alterations. PBC followed by avelumab maintenance therapy may represent a feasible subsequent treatment option for selected patients with mUC who achieve disease control after EVP therapy.

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Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, Humanizedavelumabenfortumab vedotinpembrolizumabAvelumabEnfortumab vedotinPembrolizumabSubsequent therapy

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PMID42166388
PMCPMC13368017

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