Summary: The FDA has accepted for priority review nivolumab and cisplatin-based chemotherapy as a first line of treatment in patients with inoperable or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
Sabrina Serani
Sabrina Serani is the assistant managing editor for Targeted Oncology.
Articles by Sabrina Serani
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