Renal Cell Carcinoma

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Nazli Dizman, MD, discussed the role of gut microbiome in cancer and speaks to her presentation given at IKCS.

During a Targeted Oncology case-based roundtable event, Robert J. Motzer, MD, discussed the results of several major trials of drug combinations in patients with renal cell carcinoma.

During a Targeted Oncology case-based roundtable event, Sumanta Kumar Pal, David I. Quinn, MD, MBBS, PhD, and participants discussed frontline therapy options for a patient with metastatic relapsed/refractory renal cell carcinoma.

During a Targeted Oncology Case-Based Roundtable event, Toni K. Choueiri, MD, discussed treatment options using immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.

The target number of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma has been enrolled in the phase 3 CONTACT-3 trial, which aims to determine the efficacy and safety of cabozantinib combined with atezolizumab.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Sunil Sudarshan, MD, discussed the kidney cancer paradigm and opportunities to advance the field with new targets.

During a live virtual event, Ulka Vaishampayan, MBBS, discussed the results of the CLEAR trial of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab compared with sunitinib in first-line treatment of advanced RCC.

During a live virtual event, Sandy Srinivas, MD, discussed the tolerability of the tyrosine kinase inhibitor/immunotherapy combinations cabozantinib plus nivolumab and lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab, compared with the dual immunotherapy ipilimumab plus nivolumab.

Cristiane D. Bergerot, PhD, discusses how financial toxicity associated with renal cell carcinoma is impacting oncologists and their patients.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Matthew T. Campbell, MD, discussed unmet needs for patients with renal cell carcinoma and sarcomatoid dedifferentiation. He also explained how to approach the treatment of patients with challenging non-clear cell tumors.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Toni Choueiri, MD, discusses the impact the approval of adjuvant pembrolizumab has had on the RCC space.

Cristiane D. Bergerot, PhD, discussed factors contributing to financial toxicity in patients with RCC and how it impacts oncology care providers.

Toni Choueiri, MD, explains what led to the phase 3 COSMIC-313 clinical trial.

FDA approval is being sought for dovitinib as a treatment option for patients with renal cell carcinoma.

Rana R. McKay, MD, discussed the implications of the KEYNOTE-564 study along with the future of adjuvant immunotherapy in RCC, in an interview with Targeted Oncology

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD, discussed how the treatment landscape has changed for renal cell carcinoma and the continuing promise of lenvatinib.

Proactive management of treatment-emergent adverse events, including treatment interruption, may be crucial for patients with renal cell carcinoma receiving lenvatinib in combination with pembrolizumab, according to the CLEAR study investigators.

Despite advanced in the field of renal cell carcinoma, most patients still die of the disease and more options and new targets are needed, says Moshe C. Ornstein, MD, MA.

During a live virtual event, Sandy Srinivas, MD, discussed results from the CLEAR trial of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab in renal cell carcinoma and the participants' experiences with the regimen including dose reductions needed by their patients across multiple cancer types.

Based on the case of a man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, Brian Rini, MD, and peers discussed later-line immunotherapy and tyrosine kinase inhibitor combination therapies.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Eric Jonasch, MD, discussed the impact belzutifan has had on the VHL-assocaited renal cell carcinoma space, along with unmet clinical needs the agent is addressing.

In an interview with Targeted Oncology, Viraj Master, MD, PhD, FACS , discussed how adjuvant pembrolizumab may impact the treatment landscape of renal cell carcinoma.

In a post-hoc analysis of the CheckMate 9ER trial, researchers found that, along with additional efficacy benefits, the combination of nivolumab plus cabozantinib had manageable adverse events.

The FDA has approved adjuvant pembrolizumab for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma with an intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence following nephrectomy or following nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions.

A significant reduction in the number of patients experiencing grade 3 or 4 toxicity was observed with modified dosing as ipilimumab combine with nivolumab in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma.