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:
- 2021 Top Story in Bladder Cancer: Adjuvant Nivolumab vs Placebo in Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma
- Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Treated Patients With Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
- Significance of Serial Circulating Tumor DNA Alterations in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Therapy
- The New Standard of Care in Post-Platinum and PD-L1 Inhibitor Setting of Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
- ESMO 2021: Recommendations From Dr. Guru Sonpavde for Urothelial Carcinoma
- Real-World Performance of Checkpoint Inhibitors Among Platinum-Ineligible Patients With Advanced Bladder Cancer
- Feladilimab Plus Pembrolizumab for Urothelial Carcinoma
- Durvalumab Plus Tremelimumab With Radiation for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
- Gemcitabine and Cisplatin With Bevacizumab or Placebo in Patients With Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma
- Sacituzumab Govitecan in Patients With Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Progressing After Platinum-Based Chemotherapy and Checkpoint Inhibitors