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:
- Dr. Guru Sonpavde on the Results of the EV-201 Trial in the Cisplatin-Ineligible Post–PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitor Cohort
- Neoadjuvant PD-L1 Plus CTLA-4 Blockade in Patients With Cisplatin-Ineligible Operable High-Risk Urothelial Carcinoma
- Upper Tract Urothelial Cell Carcinoma: Part 1
- Genitourinary Tumor Board: Bladder Cancer
- Adjuvant Nivolumab for High-Risk Muscle-Invasive Urothelial Carcinoma
- Key Takeaways From ESMO: Updates on Immunotherapy for Bladder Cancer
- An Overview of Chemotherapy Combinations in Urothelial Carcinoma
- Avelumab Maintenance Therapy for Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
- Dose-Dense Methotrexate, Vinblastine, Doxorubicin, and Cisplatin vs Gemcitabine and Cisplatin as Perioperative Chemotherapy for Patients With Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
- Clinical Perspectives on New Data on Antibody-Drug Conjugates for Refractory Urothelial Cancer