Guru P. Sonpavde MD
Medical Director, Genitourinary Oncology; Assistant Director, Clinical Research Unit; Christopher K. Glanz Chair for Bladder Cancer Research, AdventHealth Cancer Institute, Orlando, FloridaDr. Guru Sonpavde, is the Medical Director of Genitourinary Oncology, Assistant Director of the Clinical Research Unit, and Christopher K. Glanz Chair for Bladder Cancer Research at the AdventHealth Cancer Institute in Orlando, Florida.
With a focus on drug development and translational research in genitourinary cancers, Dr. Sonpavde has led multiple clinical trials studying novel immunotherapy and targeted drugs, particularly for the treatment of bladder cancer. He has also led translational projects and developed prognostic classifications and clinical endpoints focused on bladder cancer. He is a member of Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) and the Bladder Cancer Task Force of the National Cancer Institute Genitourinary Cancers Steering Committee.
Dr. Sonpavde completed his fellowship in medical oncology and hematology at Indiana University.
Disclosures
- Advisory boards: BMS (Bristol Myers Squibb); Genentech; EMD Serono; Merck; Sanofi; Seattle Genetics/Astellas; AstraZeneca; Exelixis; Janssen; Bicycle Therapeutics; Pfizer; Gilead; Scholar Rock; G1 Therapeutics; Eli Lilly/Loxo Oncology; Infinity Pharmaceuticals; Lucence; IMV Technologies
- Research funding: Sanofi iAward); AstraZeneca; Gilead; Helsinn; Lucence; Predicine; Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS); EMD Serono; Jazz Therapeutics; GeneCentric; Kure It; NCI (R21)
- Honoraria:
- Study steering committees: Unpaid: Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS); Bavarian Nordic; Seattle Genetics; QED, G1 Therapeutics Paid: AstraZeneca; EMD Serono; Debiopharm
- DSMC: Mereo BioPharma
- Writing/editing/speaking fees: Wolters Kluwer (UpToDate); Elsevier (PracticeUpdate); Physicians’ Education Resource (PER); OncLive; Research To Practice; Medscape; Cancer Network; Masters Lecture Series (MLS)
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Tislelizumab Combined With Nab-Paclitaxel for High-Risk Non-Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Bladder Carcinoma
- Cell-Free DNA Methylation as a Biomarker in Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
- Maintenance Cabozantinib Following Chemotherapy for Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
- ASCO 2022: Abstract Recommendations From Dr. Guru Sonpavde for Bladder Cancer
- CRP Flare Predicts Response to Anti–PD-L1 Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
- Fixed-Dose Durvalumab for Previously Treated Patients With Urinary Tract Carcinoma
- Durvalumab Plus Olaparib for Platinum-Ineligible Patients With Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma
- Pembrolizumab Plus Lenvatinib for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma
- CV301 Vaccine Plus Atezolizumab for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma
- Neoadjuvant Gemcitabine and Cisplatin Plus Atezolizumab in Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer