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:
- Enfortumab Vedotin-ejfv Improves OS Significantly in Previously Treated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Urothelial Cancer
- Radiation With Concurrent Capecitabine and Mitomycin-C for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
- Practical Issues With Use of Edrafitinib in Urothelial Carcinoma
- ASCO: Outcomes of Patients With Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Following Discontinuation of Enfortumab-Vedotin
- ASCO: Adjuvant Chemotherapy Plus Novel Therapies for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
- Pattern of Adverse Events With New Immuno-Oncology Agents: Implications for Monitoring
- AACR: Combination Checkpoint Inhibitor and Chemotherapy for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma
- Integrating Immuno-Oncology and Targeted Therapy for Bladder Cancer in Practice
- FGFR Inhibitors in Bladder Cancer
- Erdafitinib in Urothelial Carcinoma