Emily Menendez

Emily Menendez is the associate editor of GU Oncology Now and GI Oncology Now. She uses her copywriting experience to contribute content on the latest updates in the GU and GI oncology spheres. Ms. Menendez received her BA from the University of Central Florida.

Articles by Emily Menendez

Emily MenendezProstate Cancer Diagnostics | March 13, 2025
Germline genetic testing is underused for patients with prostate cancer, despite many being eligible for the procedure.
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Emily MenendezRLT | March 7, 2025
Enzalutamide with [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 improved OS and HRQOL, along with PSA PFS.
Emily MenendezRenal Cell Carcinoma Diagnostics | March 4, 2025
A recent proof-of-concept study has further evaluated the efficacy of PSMA-guided MDT for oligometastatic RCC.
Emily MenendezAdvanced Urothelial Carcinoma | March 4, 2025
COSMIC-021 began in 2017 to analyze the effects of cabozantinib alone or with atezolizumab for advanced solid tumors.
Emily MenendezUrothelial Carcinoma Diagnostics | February 28, 2025
This newly developed assay can assess the genomic profile of ctDNA in patients with advanced UC.
Emily MenendezAdvanced Renal Cell Carcinoma | February 25, 2025
The combination therapy provided similar survival rates and toxicity in an older patient population.
Emily MenendezCRPC | February 25, 2025
The combination demonstrated a manageable safety profile with evidence of EZH2 pharmacodynamic inhibition and OR.
Emily MenendezMuscle Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma | February 20, 2025
Preliminary results of the study showed promising efficacy and safety with neoadjuvant treatment with DV plus toripalimab.
Emily MenendezAdvanced Urothelial Carcinoma | February 20, 2025
EV with erdafitinib is a feasible combination with the ability to provide promising antitumor activity in mUC.
Emily MenendeznccRCC | February 19, 2025
Previous data from the phase II CALYPSO study has demonstrated the efficacy of durvalumab in combination with savolitinib.
Emily MenendezRenal Cell Carcinoma | February 13, 2025
A long-term efficacy benefit was seen with nivolumab plus cabozantinib over sunitinib, with no new safety signals.
Emily MenendezTesticular, Penile, and Rare Malignancies | February 13, 2025
The EPIC-A trial has demonstrated the efficacy and safety of cemiplimab combined with platinum-based chemotherapy for la/mPC.
Emily MenendezMuscle Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma | February 13, 2025
The interim analysis of the RETAIN-2 trial demonstrated a 46% pT0 rate among those undergoing cystectomy.
Emily MenendezUrothelial Carcinoma | February 13, 2025
New research evaluated the efficacy and safety of durvalumab with intravesical gem/doce in a cohort from ADAPT-BLADDER.
Emily MenendezRenal Cell Carcinoma | February 13, 2025
The first-line treatment of aRCC with cabozantinib, nivolumab and ipilimumab continued to provide PFS and ORR benefits.
Emily MenendezMuscle Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma | February 13, 2025
Nivolumab demonstrated sustained DFS benefits across all patients with MIBC and in prior NAC subgroups.
Emily MenendezCRPC | February 12, 2025
C2D1 ctDNA fraction may be more strongly associated with rPFS and OS than baseline ctDNA fraction.
Emily MenendezmCSPC | February 12, 2025
In 53.3% of cases, PSMA PET positively identified bone disease despite negative findings on bone scintigraphy.
Emily MenendezmHSPC | February 12, 2025
Patients with mHSPC who are younger, have a high BMI, or have low-volume disease may benefit more from treatment with ARPIs.
Emily MenendezTesticular, Penile, and Rare Malignancies | February 7, 2025
Specificity findings varied, but some studies suggested similar or slightly higher rates in favor of MRI.