Periop EV-Pembro | Do we even need cystectomy anymore?? EV-303 with Christof Vulsteke

An episode of the GU Cast | Urology Podcast podcast, hosted by Professor Declan Murphy & Dr Renu Eapen, titled "Periop EV-Pembro | Do we even need cystectomy anymore?? EV-303 with Christof Vulsteke" was published on February 24, 2026 and runs 20 minutes.

February 24, 2026 ·20m · GU Cast | Urology Podcast

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Summary

Giant bladder cancer paper in NEJM this week with the highly anticipated results of the perioperative EV-Pembro trial (EV-303 / KN-905). Already we can say this is a landmark publicaion in bladder cancer that will change practice and even challenge the role of cystectomy (maybe)! Declan Murphy and Renu Eapen caught up with first author Christof Vulsteke (Integrated Cancer Centre, Ghent, BEL) when we were at ESMO Asia recently and had a chat about this work and how it will change practic...

Episode Description

Giant bladder cancer paper in NEJM this week with the highly anticipated results of the perioperative EV-Pembro trial (EV-303 / KN-905). Already we can say this is a landmark publicaion in bladder cancer that will change practice and even challenge the role of cystectomy (maybe)!
Declan Murphy and Renu Eapen caught up with first author Christof Vulsteke (Integrated Cancer Centre, Ghent, BEL) when we were at ESMO Asia recently and had a chat about this work and how it will change practice.

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EV-303 in NEJM